Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Committee Roundup topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
House Business Committee introduces three RSs including EV charger preemption and athletic-commission exemption
Summary
The committee introduced RS31906 (electric-vehicle charger preemption) and RS31843 (Idaho Athletic Commission exemption for nonprofit fight exhibitions) and approved both for bill drafting. RS31831 (wildfire insurance) was also introduced (see separate article).
The House Business Committee on Jan. 15 introduced three resolution subjects (RSs) from the committee agenda: RS31906 related to electric-vehicle charging and parking, RS31843 to adjust Idaho Athletic Commission rules for certain nonprofit combat-sport exhibitions, and RS31831 on wildfire insurance (introduced separately with a detailed Department of Insurance presentation).
RS31906: EV charger preemption Representative Joe Palmer (R–Meridian) introduced RS31906, described in his remarks as a preemption measure that would prohibit any entity — public or private — from requiring installation of electric-vehicle chargers or designating parking spaces specifically for EVs. "If this bill is enacted then there will not be a provision available for anyone to force anybody to have any kind of charger that is set up or a parking spot specific for the EV vehicles," Palmer told the committee. Representative Crane moved to introduce the RS for bill drafting; the motion carried without recorded opposition.
RS31843: athletic-commission exemption for nonprofit exhibitions Representative Rob Beiswanger (R–Horseshoe Bend) presented RS31843 (change 1), a one-line amendment the sponsor said would add nonprofits to existing exemptions that allow certain contests or exhibitions to proceed without Athletic Commission licensure. Beiswanger described a local charity martial-arts event that raised $24,000 for a veterans memorial but was blocked in 2024 after the commission reviewed it. He told the committee the RS would allow events run for the benefit of 501(c)(3) or (c)(6) organizations to fall under the same exemptions currently afforded to high-school, college or military contests.
During debate several members flagged a drafting inconsistency between the bill text and the statement of purpose: the text appears to reference an exemption within the licensing chapter while the statement of purpose references licensure; Representative Birch and others asked the sponsor to verify whether the change is intended to remove licensing requirements or to affect taxation. Beiswanger and other members explained the intent is to place nonprofit charity exhibitions within existing licensing exemptions; Representative Birch asked that the statement of purpose be adjusted if it does not match the bill text. Representative Wheeler moved to introduce RS31843 (C1), and the motion carried.
Votes at a glance - RS31906 (electric-vehicle charger preemption): motion to introduce moved by Representative Crane; motion carried (no recorded nays during introduction session). - RS31843 (Idaho Athletic Commission exemption for nonprofit exhibitions): motion to introduce moved by Representative Wheeler; motion carried (no recorded nays at introduction). - RS31831 (wildfire insurance): introduced and carried; three members (Representatives Harris, Marmon and Raeser) were recorded as opposed. See article on RS31831 for full coverage.
What’s next: Each RS will be returned as a bill for a formal committee hearing, at which the committee will take public testimony, consider fiscal notes and any technical drafting corrections.
