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Committee actions roundup: confirmations, bills and RSs advanced to print or floor
Summary
A voice‑vote session of the Senate Resources and Environment Committee advanced multiple bills, printed several legislative drafts and approved gubernatorial appointments for floor consideration; this roundup lists each motion and the committee's procedural outcome.
The Senate Resources and Environment Committee completed a series of procedural actions by voice vote, advancing several bills to the Senate floor, approving the printing of multiple legislative drafts (RSs), and forwarding two gubernatorial appointments to the full Senate for confirmation consideration.
Confirmed for referral to the Senate floor for consideration (committee recommendation): - Gubernatorial appointment of Lonnie Allen (Ashton, Idaho) to the Outfitters and Guides Licensing Board. Motion moved by Senator Van Orden; seconded by Senator Taylor; committee approved by voice vote. - Gubernatorial appointment of James Keating (Hailey, Idaho) to the Parks and Recreation Board. Motion moved by Senator Taylor; seconded by Senator Van Orden; committee approved by voice vote.
Bills and resolutions sent to the Senate floor with committee recommendations: - House Bill 15 (outfitter licensing for accredited postsecondary institutions) — motion to send to floor with due‑pass recommendation moved by Senator Van Orden; seconded by Senator Hart; approved by voice vote (see separate article on HB 15). - Senate Bill 1020 (redirect assessments from FERC‑licensed hydropower utilities to the Renewable Energy Resources Fund) — motion moved by Senator Van Orden; seconded by Senator Taylor; approved by voice vote (see separate article on SB 1020). - Senate Bill 1040 (allow recharge‑related contracts with district board members’ land if no profit sharing) — motion moved by Senator Harris; seconded by Senator Cook; approved by voice vote (see separate article on SB 1040). - Senate Bill 1041 (allow lateral users to petition canal companies or other irrigation entities; clarifies 'conduit') — motion moved by Senator Van Orden; seconded by Senator Cook; approved by voice vote (see separate article on SB 1041).
Legislative drafts (RS) the committee voted to print for further hearings and stakeholder review: - RS 32298 (joint memorial to study rebuilding Teton Dam and other storage) — moved by Senator Cole; seconded by Senator Hart; approved by voice vote (separate article on RS 32298). - RS 32278 (draft addressing exempt domestic wells in the Eastern Snake Plain aquifer) — moved by Senator Harris; seconded by Senator Cook; approved by voice vote (separate article on RS 32278). - RS 31979 (conform irrigation district assessment lien priority language to other codes) — motion to send RS 31979 to print moved by committee (second by Senator Cook); approved by voice vote. - RS 32358 (treat water rights removed from the water supply bank as starting a new five‑year forfeiture clock) — motion moved by Senator Van Orden; seconded by Senator Sandra Harris; approved by voice vote. - RS 32245 (increase off‑highway vehicle sticker fees to adjust for inflation; distribution adjustments) — motion moved by Senator Cook; seconded by Senator Taylor; approved by voice vote. - RS 32277 (trespassing revisions to clarify posting requirements and enforcement on public and private land) — motion moved by Senator Cook; seconded by Senator Van Orden; approved by voice vote.
Procedure notes: Most committee actions were voice votes with the committee chair recording “aye” and no recorded opposition; transcript does not include roll‑call tallies. Printing an RS enables full committee hearings and stakeholder submissions; advancing a bill with a “do pass” recommendation moves it to the Senate calendar for floor debate.
