Idaho 67th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2023) Status: Enacted

H 106 — PROHIBITIONS ON UTILITY CONNECTIONS – Adds to existing law to prohibit any type of local government entity from restricting certain types of utility connections.

Last action — Reported Signed by Governor on March 20, 2023 Session Law Chapter 55 Effective: 07/01/2023

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 09, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Brad Little (Republican) on March 21, 2023.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Reported Signed by Governor on March 20, 2023 Session Law Chapter 55 Effective: 07/01/2023

  2. Delivered to Governor at 11:43 a.m. on March 17, 2023

  3. Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

  4. Signed by President; returned to House

  5. Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

  6. Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

  7. Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

  8. Read third time in full – PASSED - 28-7-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Schroeder, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Winder, ZuiderveldNAYS – Just, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - BerntTitle apvd - to House

  9. Read second time; filed for Third Reading

  10. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

  11. Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation

  12. Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

  13. Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 58-12-0AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Cheatum, Chew, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Lanting, Mathias, Nash, Necochea, RobertsAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - Dixon(1)Title apvd - to Senate

  14. Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

  15. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

  16. Reported Printed and Referred to Local Government

  17. Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Sponsors

  • LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on · 13 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (104)

104 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Read third time in full –

Passed 28 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 22000
Unaffiliated 6100
Democrat 0600
Total 28700
% of votes cast 80%20%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Hartgen — Yea
Herndon — Yea
Lee — Yea
Schroeder — Yea
Trakel — Yea
Winder — Yea
Just — Nay
Alison “Ali” Rabe Democrat Nay
Carrie Semmelroth Democrat Nay
James D. Ruchti Democrat Nay
Janie Ward-Engelking Democrat Nay
Melissa Wintrow Democrat Nay
Ron C. Taylor Democrat Nay
Ben Adams Republican Yea
Ben Toews Republican Yea
Brian Lenney Republican Yea
C. Scott Grow Republican Yea
Carl J. Bjerke Republican Yea
Cindy J. Carlson Republican Yea
Daniel D. Foreman Republican Yea
Dave Lent Republican Yea
Doug Okuniewicz Republican Yea
Doug Ricks Republican Yea
Glenneda Zuiderveld Republican Yea
Jim Guthrie Republican Yea
Julie VanOrden Republican Yea
Kelly Arthur Anthon Republican Yea
Kevin Cook Republican Yea
Lori Den Hartog Republican Yea
Mark Harris Republican Yea
Phil Hart Republican Yea
Tammy Nichols Republican Yea
Todd M. Lakey Republican Yea
Treg A. Bernt Republican Yea
Van T. Burtenshaw Republican Yea

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Read Third Time in Full –

Passed 58 Yea · 12 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 37200
Unaffiliated 20500
Democrat 1500
Total 581200
% of votes cast 83%17%0%0%
How each member voted (70)
Member Party Vote
Allgood — Yea
Andrus — Yea
Blanksma — Yea
Bundy — Yea
Burns — Yea
Clow — Yea
Crane — Yea
Crane — Yea
Dixon — Yea
Dixon — Yea
Durrant — Yea
Gallagher — Yea
Horman — Yea
Kingsley — Yea
Lambert — Yea
Wroten — Yea
Yamamoto — Yea
Young — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Chew — Nay
Lanting — Nay
Nash — Nay
Necochea — Nay
Roberts — Nay
Vander Woude — Yea
Brooke Green Democrat Nay
Chris Mathias Democrat Nay
Ilana Rubel Democrat Yea
John Gannon Democrat Nay
Soñia R. Galaviz Democrat Nay
Steve Berch Democrat Nay
Barbara Ehardt Republican Yea
Brandon Mitchell Republican Yea
Britt Raybould Republican Yea
Bruce D. Skaug Republican Yea
Charlie Shepherd Republican Yea
Clay Handy Republican Yea
Dale R. Hawkins Republican Yea
Dan Garner Republican Nay
David M. Cannon Republican Yea
Dori Healey Republican Yea
Douglas T. Pickett Republican Yea
Dustin Manwaring Republican Yea
Elaine Price Republican Yea
Heather Scott Republican Yea
Jack Nelsen Republican Yea
James Holtzclaw Republican Yea
James Petzke Republican Yea
Jason A. Monks Republican Yea
Jeff Ehlers Republican Yea
Jeff J. Cornilles Republican Yea
Jerald Raymond Republican Yea
Joe A. Palmer Republican Yea
Joe Alfieri Republican Yea
Jon O. Weber Republican Yea
Jordan Redman Republican Yea
Josh Tanner Republican Yea
Josh Wheeler Republican Yea
Judy Boyle Republican Yea
Lori Ann McCann Republican Yea
Marco Adam Erickson Republican Yea
Mark Sauter Republican Yea
Richard W. “Rick” Cheatum Republican Nay
Rod Furniss Republican Yea
Ron Mendive Republican Yea
Stephanie Jo Mickelsen Republican Yea
Steve Miller Republican Yea
Ted Hill Republican Yea
Tony Wisniewski Republican Yea
Vito Barbieri Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Who sponsors H 106?
H 106 is sponsored by LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE.
What is the current status of H 106?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 09, 2023. Enacted.
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