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S 1133 Idaho Senate · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION AREAS – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise the Agricultural Protection Area Act.

Idaho's S 1133 revises the Agricultural Protection Area Act to create clearer, standardized processes for designating and managing agricultural protection areas. It requires county commissions to establish ordinances by January 2025, including application procedures, 60-day review timelines for county staff, and formal appeal options to the county commission within 30 days. The bill specifies that designating land as an agricultural protection area does not require rezoning or changes to land use plans, and landowners can voluntarily add or remove land after a 10-year notice period. This affects landowners seeking to protect agricultural use and county officials managing land designations.
Issues: ✗ HousingOpposes HousingBill designates agricultural areas without rezoning, restricting land conversion for housing development per land use focus, limiting housing options.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Signed Apr 3, 2025
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Bill Text → Engrossment 1 · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to remove the definition section (67-9703) and replace it with a new section (67-9704) that consolidates definitions and substantive rules about agricultural protection areas. The bill also added a new section (67-9706) detailing the review and approval process for applications, and removed the previous version of that section. The changes streamline the bill's structure and clarify the procedures for establishing and managing agricultural protection areas.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed by removing the definitions section, which previously defined key terms like 'agricultural production', 'agricultural protection area', and 'applicant'. The substantive requirements for establishing agricultural protection areas remain largely the same, but the organizational structure of the code sections was modified.
DEFINITION

Removed Section 67-9703, which contained definitions for terms such as 'agricultural production', 'agricultural protection area', 'agricultural protection area commission', 'agricultural protection area fund', 'applicant', 'hardship', and 'proposal'.

REQUIREMENT

Modified Section 67-9704 to consolidate the definition of agricultural protection areas with the substantive requirements for establishing them, including the requirement for counties to establish ordinances by January 1, 2025.

Added new subsection (6) to Section 67-9704 specifying that agricultural protection areas cannot be changed to another land use designation except upon expiration or voluntary removal by the landowner.

Removed the previous version of Section 67-9706, which contained provisions for reviewing and acting on agricultural protection area applications.

Added new Section 67-9706 establishing a 60-day timeline for county administrators to approve or deny applications after receiving a recommendation from the agricultural protection area commission, with provisions for appeals to the county commissioners board.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2025 · House Mar 25, 2025

How they voted

27–7
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Mar 14, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
22 Yea 7 Nay 1
73% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 3, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on 03/31/25 Session Law Chapter 241 Effective: 03/31/2025
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 50-18-2AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Beiswenger, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green(Lesmeister), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speake
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (27-7-1)
senate
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
Amendments reported printed
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out without recommendation, as amended
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Placed in the Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to Local Government & Taxation
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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