Idaho 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025) Status: In Committee

S 1124 — PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION – Adds to existing law to provide for electric corporations’ standard of care for wildfire liability.

Last action — Recommitted to State Affairs

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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1124 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO WILDFIRE MITIGATION STANDARD OF CARE;
1124, As Amended BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO WILDFIRE MITIGATION STANDARD OF CARE;
(1) The com- mission shall review a wildfire mitigation plan or an update thereto and, af- ter notice and comment, within six (6) months of receiving such filing, shall approve or reject the plan.
(1) The com- mission shall review a wildfire mitigation plan or an update thereto and, af- ter notice and comment, and a public hearing if requested by an interested person, within six (6) months of receiving such filing, shall approve or re- ject the plan.
In reviewing the plan, the commission shall en- sure that it meets the minimum requirements stated in section 61-1803, Idaho Code, and shall consider the following factors:
In reviewing the plan, the commission shall ensure that it meets the minimum requirements stated in section 61-1803, Idaho Code, and shall consider the following factors:
(1) In any civil action, a commission-approved plan shall be deemed to be a reasonable and prudent plan to establish adequate measures for the electric corporation to prepare for and address wildfire risk and shall establish the electric corporation's duty to its members and the public.
In any civil action, a commission-approved plan shall be deemed to be a reasonable and prudent plan to establish adequate measures for the electric corporation to prepare for and address wildfire risk and shall establish the electric corporation's duty to its members and the public.
(2) An electric corporation that is not a public utility, including but not limited to a cooperative association distributing electric power to its members or a municipal electric distribution system pursuant to sec- tion 50-342, Idaho Code, that chooses not to file a wildfire mitigation plan with the commission pursuant to section 61-1803, Idaho Code, may develop a wildfire mitigation plan for its own use.
In any civil action, if it is determined by a court that the plan meets the criteria set forth in section 61-1803(2), Idaho Code, deference shall be given to the provisions of the wildfire mitigation plan and to any plan approved by the commission under section 61-1804, Idaho Code, for electric corporations with similar risk profiles, and, absent evidence to the contrary, the plan shall establish the electric corporation's duty to its members and the public.
(1) For the purposes of this section, "substan- tial compliance" or "substantially comply" means a reasonable good faith ef- fort by an electric corporation to adhere to the elements or metrics of its wildfire mitigation plan and allows for minor deviations or omissions.
(1) For the purposes of this section, "substan- tial compliance" or "substantially comply" means a reasonable good faith effort by an electric corporation to adhere to the elements or metrics of its wildfire mitigation plan and allows for minor deviations and minor omis- sions.
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Action History

  1. Recommitted to State Affairs

  2. Referred to 14th Order for amendment

  3. Motion to reconsider - PASSED

  4. UC to reconsider

  5. Notice to reconsider - Held at Desk

  6. Read third time in full as amended – FAILED - 16-19-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Harris, Keyser, Lakey, Lent, Markley(Carlson), Okuniewicz, Toews, VanOrden, WoodwardNAYS – Bernt, Foreman, Galloway, Goodrich(Rabe), Grow, Guthrie, Hart, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - WoodwardFiled in Office of the Secretary of Senate

  7. Retained on calendar

  8. Read second time as amended, filed for Third reading

  9. Read first time as amended, filed for Second Reading

  10. Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended

  11. Amendments reported printed

  12. Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment

  13. Reported out without recommendation, as amended

  14. Placed in the Committee of the Whole

  15. Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment

  16. Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs

  17. Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Sponsors

  • STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on · 18 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (104)

104 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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Failed 16 Yea · 19 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 141300
Unaffiliated 2100
Democrat 0500
Total 161900
% of votes cast 46%54%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Markley — Yea
Goodrich — Nay
Den Hartog — Yea
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
Brandon Shippy Republican Nay
Brian Lenney Republican Nay
C. Scott Grow Republican Nay
Camille Blaylock Republican Yea
Carl J. Bjerke Republican Yea
Christy Zito Republican Nay
Codi Galloway Republican Nay
Daniel D. Foreman Republican Nay
Dave Lent Republican Yea
Doug Okuniewicz Republican Yea
Doug Ricks Republican Nay
Glenneda Zuiderveld Republican Nay
James W. “Jim” Woodward Republican Yea
Jim Guthrie Republican Nay
Josh Keyser Republican Yea
Joshua Kohl Republican Nay
Julie VanOrden Republican Yea
Kelly Arthur Anthon Republican Yea
Kevin Cook Republican Yea
Mark Harris Republican Yea
Phil Hart Republican Nay
Tammy Nichols Republican Nay
Todd M. Lakey Republican Yea
Treg A. Bernt Republican Nay
Van T. Burtenshaw Republican Yea

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Who sponsors S 1124?
S 1124 is sponsored by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
What is the current status of S 1124?
This bill died with 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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