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Committee approves minutes, appointment and multiple rule dockets; sends several items to the floor or print
Summary
The Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee approved minutes, recommended a gubernatorial appointment for confirmation, and approved a slate of rule dockets covering insurance, fire code, propane safety and professional licensing.
The Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee approved meeting minutes, advanced a gubernatorial reappointment, and approved a series of rule dockets from state agencies during its session.
Minutes and appointment Senator Lakey moved to approve the minutes of Jan. 9, 2025; the committee approved the motion without recorded opposition. The committee also voted to send the gubernatorial reappointment of Steve Landon to the Idaho State Insurance Fund Board to the full Senate with a recommendation that he be confirmed; the motion to move the appointment to the floor was made and seconded and the committee recorded that the motion carried.
Rule dockets approved - Docket 18-0302-2401 (IDAPA 18.03.02, life settlements): Presented by Eric Fletcher, company activities bureau chief at the Department of Insurance, the rule was described as reduced by about 30% to remove duplication with statute and simplify requirements for life settlement transactions; the committee approved the docket.
- Docket 18-0501-2401 (IDAPA 18.05.01, title insurance): Shannon Hole, market oversight bureau chief at the Department of Insurance, said the chapter was reduced by about 7% and included one substantive modernization to the definition of "collected funds" for escrow transactions; the committee accepted the docket.
- Docket 18-0606-2401 (IDAPA 18.06.06, surplus lines): Fletcher said the rule clarifies that the surplus-lines broker annual report is satisfied by premium tax filings; the committee approved the docket.
- Docket 18-0801-2401 (International Fire Code adoption): Idaho State Fire Marshal Knut Bridal described updates and negotiated changes to violation-penalty language and progressive enforcement principles; the committee approved the adoption as presented.
- Docket 24-2201-2401 (state liquefied petroleum gas rules): Jessica Spoya, licensing and registration program manager at the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, presented revisions that adopt NFPA 58 (2024 edition) and reorganize chapter formatting; the committee accepted the pending rule as final.
- Docket 24-3201-2401 (professional engineers and professional land surveyors): Spoya reviewed changes including reciprocity clarifications and a reduction in continuing education hours for engineers from 30 to 24 per renewal cycle; the committee approved the docket.
All of the rule dockets were recorded as approved or accepted during the meeting with no recorded opposition. Presenters and department staff were present for committee questions and clarifications; the chair closed the session after completing the agenda.
