S1242 • 2026

POTATO COMMISSION – Amends and repeals existing law to remove outdated provisions.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-19
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

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POTATO COMMISSION – Amends and repeals existing law to remove outdated provisions.

What This Bill Does

POTATO COMMISSION – Amends and repeals existing law to remove outdated provisions.

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Bill History

2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Reported delivered to Governor at 4:06 p.m. on 03/18/26
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by Governor on 03/19/26 Session Law Chapter 55 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 68-0-2 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug(Chadwick), Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Haws, Wheeler Floor Sponsor - Ehlers Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-13 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-02-19 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
2026-02-19 Idaho State Legislature
Read First Time, Referred to Agricultural Affairs
2026-02-18 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Brooks(Lakey), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hawkins(Anthon), Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Blaylock Title apvd - to House
2026-02-11 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-02-10 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-01-30 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed; referred to Agricultural Affairs
2026-01-29 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Official Summary Text

POTATO COMMISSION – Amends and repeals existing law to remove outdated provisions.

Current Bill Text

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1242
BY
AGRICULTURAL
AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
IDAHO
POTATO
COMMISSION;
PROVIDING
LEGISLATIVE
INTENT;
2
AMENDING
SECTION
22
-
1204,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REMOVE
AN
OUTDATED
PROVISION
3
REGARDING
RULES;
REPEALING
SECTION
22
-
1211A,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
4
TO
REFERENDUM
OF
CONTINUANCE
OF
ADDITIONAL
TAX;
REPEALING
SECTION
5
22
-
1215,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
ACCESS
TO
RECORDS;
AND
DECLARING
AN
6
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
7
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
8
SECTION
1.
IDAHO
CODE
CLEANUP
-
-
LEGISLATIVE
INTENT.
It
is
the
intent
9
of
the
Legislature
to
ensure
that
the
state
laws
provided
in
Idaho
Code
are
10
streamlined,
up
-
to
-
date,
and
essential
for
the
citizens
of
Idaho,
while
best
1
1
serving
the
public
health,
safety,
and
welfare.
In
accordance
with
the
Idaho
12
Code
Cleanup
Act,
following
comprehensive
review,
the
Legislature
has
iden
-
13
tified
the
provisions
of
this
act
as
obsolete,
outdated,
or
unnecessary.
14
SECTION
2.
That
Section
22
-
1204,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
15
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
22
-
1204.
DEFINITIONS.
As
used
in
this
act:
17
1.
The
term
"commission"
means
the
Idaho
potato
commission.
18
2.
The
term
"person"
means
individual,
partnership,
corporation,
asso
-
19
ciation,
grower
and/or
any
other
business
unit.
20
3.
The
term
"potatoes"
means
and
includes
only
potatoes
sold
or
in
-
21
tended
for
human
consumption
and
grown
in
the
state
of
Idaho.
22
4.
"Shipment"
of
potatoes
shall
be
deemed
to
take
place
when
the
pota
-
23
toes
are
loaded
within
the
state
of
Idaho,
in
a
car,
bulk,
truck
or
other
con
-
24
veyance
in
which
the
potatoes
are
to
be
transported
for
sale
or
otherwise.
25
5.
The
term
"dealer"
means
and
includes
any
person
engaged
in
the
busi
-
26
ness
of
buying,
receiving,
processing,
or
selling
potatoes
for
profit
or
re
-
27
muneration.
28
6.
The
term
"shipper"
means
and
includes
one
who
is
properly
licensed
29
under
federal
and
state
laws,
actively
engaged
in
the
packing
and
shipping
of
30
potatoes
in
the
primary
channel
of
trade
in
interstate
commerce
in
the
state
31
of
Idaho,
who
does
not
provide
the
primary
management
to
a
growing
or
pro
-
32
cessing
operation,
and
who
ships
more
than
he
produces.
33
7.
The
term
"grower"
means
one
who
is
actively
engaged
in
the
growing
34
of
potatoes
on
five
(5)
or
more
acres
in
the
state
of
Idaho,
and
who
does
not
35
provide
the
primary
management
to
a
shipping
or
processing
operation.
36
8.
Potatoes
shall
be
deemed
to
be
delivered
into
the
primary
channel
of
37
trade
when
any
such
potatoes
are
sold
or
delivered
for
shipment,
or
delivered
38
for
canning
and/or
processing
into
by
-
products.
39

2
9.
The
term
"hundredweight"
means
each
one
hundred
(100)
pound
unit
or
1
combination
of
packages
making
a
one
hundred
(100)
pound
unit
of
any
shipment
2
of
potatoes
based
on
invoice
and/or
bill
of
lading
records.
3
10.
The
term
"processor"
means
a
person
who
is
actively
engaged
in
the
4
processing
of
potatoes
in
the
state
of
Idaho
for
human
consumption.
5
11.
The
term
"processing"
means
changing
the
form
of
potatoes
from
the
6
raw
or
natural
state
into
a
product
for
human
consumption.
7
12.
The
term
"handler"
means
and
includes
any
person
processing
pota
-
8
toes
or
handling
them
in
the
primary
channel
of
trade.
9
13.
The
term
"tax"
means
an
assessment
levied
on
potatoes
covered
by
10
this
act
for
the
sole
purpose
of
financing,
on
behalf
of
the
potato
industry
1
1
in
Idaho,
the
commission's
activities
in
carrying
out
the
purposes
of
this
12
act.
13
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
the
commis
-
14
sion
shall
not
be
authorized
to
promulgate
rules
relating
to
the
amendments
15
to
the
definitions
of
the
terms
"shipper,"
"grower,"
and
"processor"
as
pro
-
16
vided
for
in
this
act
for
a
period
of
one
(1)
year
from
the
effective
date
of
17
this
act.
18
SECTION
3.
That
Section
22
-
1211A
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
19
repealed.
20
SECTION
4.
That
Section
22
-
1215
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
21
repealed.
22
SECTION
5.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
23
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
24
July
1,
2026.
25