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@@-LEGISLATURE+ST+A+TEMENTOF-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OUTDATED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+PURPOSE+RS32888+/+S1242+T+oensurethat-thestate+laws+are+streamlined,+up-to-date,+and+essential+for+the+citizens+of+Idaho,+while+best+serving+the+public+health,+safety+,+and+welfare,+the+Legislature+approved+the+Idaho+Code+Cleanup+Act,+H14+in+the+2025+legislative+session.+Submitted+sections+of+Idaho+Code+were+reviewed+for+repeal+consideration+by+the+DOGE+T+ask+Force+on+the+criteria+of+obsolete,+outdated,+and+unnecessary+.+This+bill+impacts+three+sections+of+Idaho+Code:+1)+Updates+Section+22-1204,+pertaining+to+rules,+by+removing+a+prohibition+on+promulgating+certain+rules+for+a+period+of+1+year+,+which+ended+in+2020;+2)+Repeals+Section+22-121+1A,+relating+to+the+referendum+of+whether+the+additional+$0.01+tax+on+potatoes+should+be+continued.+This+referendum+was+conducted+53+years+ago;+and+3)+Repeals+Section+22-1215,+a+duplicative+section+of+code+as+the+commission+is+subject+to+the+public+recordslawsprovidedin-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+Section+74-101(16),+Idaho+Code.+FISCAL+NOTE+There+is+no+fiscal+impact+to+any+local,+state,+or+federal+fundwith-the-Idaho-12-Code-Cleanup-Act,-following-comprehensive-review,-the-Legislature-has-iden---13-tified-the-provisions-ofthis-act+legislation.+Contact:+Senator+Camille+Blaylock+(208)+332-1000+Representative+Jef+f+Ehlers+(208)+332-1000+DISCLAIMER:+This+statement+of+purpose+and+fiscal+note+ar+e+a+mer+e+attachment+to+this+bill+and+pr+epar+ed+by+a+pr+oponent+of+the+bill.+It+is+neither+intendedas-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outdated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+an+expr+ession+of+legislative+intent+nor+intended+forany-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+use+outside+of+the+legislative+pr+ocess,+including+judicial+r+eview+(Joint+Rule+18).+Statement+of+Purpose+/+Fiscal+Note+Bill+SOP/FN+INTRODUCED:+01/29/2026,+9:51+AM
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