Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Committee Votes topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Votes at a glance: Senate Resources & Environment Committee, Jan. 28, 2026
Summary
The committee approved two gubernatorial appointments, sent multiple resolutions to print and approved five DEQ dockets and other routine business; motions were carried by voice vote.
The Senate Resources & Environment Committee on Jan. 28 carried a set of routine and substantive measures by voice vote.
Appointments and recommendations - The committee voted to send the gubernatorial appointment of Carl Rey (Boise) to the Outfitters and Guides Licensing Board to the Senate floor with a recommendation for confirmation (motion: Senator Harris; second: Senator Guthrie). Term: May 12, 2025–April 20, 2027. - The committee voted to send the gubernatorial appointment of Kenneth Long (Horseshoe Bend) to the Outfitters and Guides Licensing Board to the Senate floor with a recommendation for confirmation (motion: Vice Chairman Hart; second: Senator Taylor). Term: May 12, 2025–April 20, 2027.
Resolutions and memorials sent to print - RS 33113 (Joint Memorial, Depredation Claims): sent to print (motion: Senator Harris; second: Senator Cook). The memorial requests federal rules preventing depredation-claim filings from being used to modify federal grazing permits; language was updated to say "managed by the United States." - RS 32927C1 (Fish and Game public comment period): sent to print (motion: Senator Guthrie; second: Senator Harris). The RS would require a 30-day public comment period for season-setting proclamation notices. - RS 33051–RS 33054 (Idaho Water Resource Board Districts 1–4): sent to print as a group (motion: Senator Okuniewicz; second: Senator Cook). Each resolution affirms support for identified water infrastructure projects in the district described.
DEQ dockets approved (motions carried by voice vote) - Docket No. 58-0116-2501 (Wastewater rules ZBR chapter rewrite) — approved (motion: Senator Harris; second: Senator Cook). - Docket No. 58-0113-2501 (Rules for Ore Processing by Cyanidation; temporary and pending) — approved (motion: Senator Guthrie; second: Chairman Burtenshaw). - Docket No. 58-0108-2501 (Idaho Rules for Public Drinking Water Systems) — approved (motion: Senator Guthrie; second: Senator Cook). - Docket No. 58-0108-2502 (Static pressure correction for distribution systems) — approved with effective date sine die (motion: Senator Taylor; second: Senator Guthrie). - Docket No. 58-0112-2501 (Rules for Administration of Wastewater and Drinking Water Loan Funds) — approved (motion: Senator Guthrie; second: Senator Taylor).
Procedure - Chairman Burtenshaw passed the gavel to Vice Chairman Hart and later resumed the gavel. The committee adjourned at 2:40 p.m.
All recorded approvals in the minutes were carried by voice vote; no roll-call tallies appear in the transcript.
