Idaho Bills
3 bills · 2026 Regular Session
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Lands for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
Cindy Carlson · SD-007
Repeals existing law to remove outdated or unnecessary provisions.
To ensure that state laws are streamlined, up-to-date, and essential for the citizens of Idaho, while best serving the public health, safety, and welfare, the Legislature approved the Idaho Code Cleanup Act, H14 in the 2025 legislative session. Submitted sections of Idaho Code were reviewed for repeal consideration by the DOGE Task Force on the criteria of obsolete, outdated, and unnecessary. This bill repeals 30 sections of Idaho Code in Title 38 and Title 58 pertaining to the Idaho Department of Lands and floating timber and Town Site Claims. Transporting logs by floating them down river is no longer common practice. The town site claim framework dates to the territorial era.
Dustin Manwaring · HD-029A
34 – 0
Amends existing law regarding counsel for the Department of Lands.
This legislation makes technical and conforming amendments to the code to align existing provisions with changes to legal representation of the Idaho Department of Lands adopted in previously enacted law, ensuring consistency, clarity, and accuracy without altering substantive legal rights. Additionally for clarity, this legislation codifies the existing authority of the State Board of Land Commissioners to utilize the General Counsel of IDL for legal services or to otherwise retain legal counsel of its choosing.
Mark Harris · SD-035
30 – 5