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ID S1235
Bill
Status
1/28/2026
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Appointees expressly rejected by the Idaho Senate become ineligible for any gubernatorial appointment requiring Senate confirmation for one year following the rejection
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Amends Section 59-904, Idaho Code, which governs how state office vacancies are filled and confirmed
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Applies to positions including department directors (administration, finance, insurance, agriculture, water resources, state police, commerce, labor, environmental quality, juvenile corrections), board members (regents, water resource, fish and game, transportation, health and welfare, environmental quality, parks and recreation, correction, industrial commission, public utilities, personnel, retirement system, state insurance fund), and commission members
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Declared an emergency measure, taking effect immediately upon passage and approval with retroactive application to January 1, 2026
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Does not apply to appointments made prior to the effective date of this chapter
Legislative Description
Amends existing law to provide that gubernatorial appointees who are expressly rejected by the Senate shall not be appointed to any position requiring the advice and consent of the Senate for a period of one year following the Senate's express rejection.
STATE OFFICES
Last Action
Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
1/29/2026