HOUSE BILL 96
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.
Date | Description |
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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 |