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Senate panel rescinds rule language on six‑month grazing‑lease notice
Summary
The Senate Resources & Environment Committee voted to resend an earlier motion and then struck a subsection of an administrative rule the committee and sponsor said conflicted with legislative intent on six‑month grazing‑lease cancellations.
The Senate Resources & Environment Committee voted to resend a prior motion and to strike a subsection of an Idaho administrative rule that members said conflicted with the legislature's intent for state grazing leases.
Senators voted to rescind the committee motion adopted Feb. 26, 2025, that had approved striking final rule IDAPA 20.03.14 (as described in committee materials). Committee members then approved a second motion to remove section 50, subsection 2, of that same rule.
Committee members said the rule, as written, guaranteed any state grazing lease for at least six months while also allowing the lease to be canceled on six months' notice — language they said contradicted the statute's intended effect. Senator Harris moved to resend the earlier motion and then moved the specific strike of IDAPA 20.03.14, §50(2); Senator Hart seconded both motions. Each motion passed on voice votes. The record shows committee leadership called for the ayes and stated “Motion carries.”
The committee did not record a roll‑call tally in the transcript for either vote; no floor deadline or implementation timeline for the removed subsection was specified in committee remarks. The committee then proceeded to consider subsequent bills on the agenda.
Minutes from the meeting show the committee processed the rule actions as part of its agenda before taking up House Bill 146 on wind‑farm lighting and other items.
