Law
Clean energy resources
ENERGY RESOURCES – Amends existing law to provide for the promotion and development of clean energy resources for declared purposes, to revise provisions regarding powers of the Idaho Energy Resources Authority, and to provide for clean energy generation projects.

RS30204 / H0096

This bill amends the Idaho Energy Resources Authority (IERA) Act by removing definitions of “renewable energy” and “renewable energy generation projects,” replacing those terms with definitions of “clean energy” and “clean energy generation projects.” The new definition of clean energy carries over the old renewable energy definition that included water/hydro, geothermal, wind, solar and biogas, while adding nuclear, hydrogen, energy/battery storage, and other non-carbon emitting resources. Broadening these definitions signals Idaho’s support behind research and development of emerging energy technologies, including advanced nuclear energy, small modular reactors, hydrogen turbine generators, and energy storage systems.

Bill Events
Date Description
02/07 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
02/08 Reported Printed and Referred to Environment, Energy & Technology
02/15 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
02/16 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
02/17 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-2-0
AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – Berch, Chew
Absent – None
Floor Sponsor - Horman
Title apvd - to Senate
02/20 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
02/22 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
02/23 Read second time; filed for Third Reading
03/08 Read third time in full – PASSED - 30-5-0
AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Dunn(Carlson), Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder
NAYS – Just, Rabe, Taylor, Wintrow, Zuiderveld
Absent and excused – None
Floor Sponsor - Harris
Title apvd - to House
03/09 Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
03/13 Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
Signed by President; returned to House
03/14 Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
03/15 Delivered to Governor at 12:19 p.m. on March 14, 2023
03/16 Reported Signed by Governor on March 14, 2023
Session Law Chapter 24
Effective: 07/01/2023
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