RULE APPROVAL – HOUSE ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE – States findings of the Legislature and provides that all pending and temporary rules of the Department of Environmental Quality have been reviewed and approved by the House Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee.

HR 9 is a procedural resolution approving the review of pending environmental rules by the House Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee. It formally states that all pending and temporary rules from Idaho’s Department of Environmental Quality, submitted for legislative review during the 2025 session, have been examined and approved by the committee as required by Idaho law. This resolution does not change environmental regulations or create new policies - it simply documents the committee’s completion of its statutory review role. It directly affects the Department of Environmental Quality by confirming its rules have met legislative review standards.