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IdahoH 05022026 regular legislative sessionHouse

IDAHO FOREST PRODUCTS COMMISSION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Idaho Forest Products Commission.

Sponsored By: RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE

Signed by Governor

IDAHO FOREST PRODUCTS COMMISSION

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New industry fees fund the commission

Beginning July 1, 2026, the commission can charge industry fees to fund its work. Manufacturers can be charged up to $0.50 per thousand board feet on logs harvested in Idaho or measured or processed in Idaho, including logs cut in Idaho and sold out of state. Harvest and transport businesses can be charged up to $25 per employee, using July Labor records and including sole owners and partners; no fee applies to forest products moved by railroad. Private owners with more than 10,000 acres can be charged up to $0.10 per acre. You pay only one category of fee, and it is the highest one that applies to you.

Who counts as a wood-products manufacturer

Beginning July 1, 2026, the law defines who is a forest product manufacturer. It includes businesses that process timber, chips, sawdust, or shavings into products for sale. It also includes buyers of Idaho timber who sell it outside Idaho for manufacturing. It excludes businesses that only make fence or corral posts or rails, shingles or shakes, firewood or pellets, or shaped logs for log buildings. If you are included, you are subject to commission assessments.

Old commission rules end July 1, 2026

All Forest Products Commission rules in IDAPA 15.03.01 are void on and after July 1, 2026. This removes the current administrative rules and leaves the new statute in control.

Payment deadlines, installments, and penalties

Assessments use data from the prior calendar year. The commission sets the assessment by January 1 and mails notices by the last day of the fourth week of May. You can pay in full 30 days after the notice or in four equal payments, with the balance due by December 31. A payment is delinquent after 30 days; interest is 1% per month starting day 31, and late penalties can be up to 15% per year. The commission can recover collection costs and attorney fees and can work with tax, labor, lands, and transportation agencies to find and collect from businesses. If you stop business during the year, the assessment is not reduced.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Judy Boyle

    Republican • House

  • Mark Harris

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 101 • No: 1

Senate vote • 2/24/2026

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 35 • No: 0

House vote • 2/9/2026

House Floor Vote

Yes: 66 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Reported Signed by Governor on March 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 8 Effective: 07/01/2026; 07/01/2026 IDAPA Sunset Clause – SECTION 5

    3/3/2026

  2. Delivered to Governor at 2:55 p.m. on February 27, 2026

    3/2/2026

  3. Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

    2/27/2026Senate

  4. Signed by President; returned to House

    2/26/2026Senate

  5. Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

    2/26/2026Senate

  6. Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

    2/25/2026House

  7. Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

    2/25/2026House

  8. Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0

    2/24/2026Senate

  9. Read second time; filed for Third Reading

    2/17/2026Senate

  10. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

    2/16/2026Senate

  11. Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment

    2/10/2026Senate

  12. Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

    2/10/2026Senate

  13. Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 66-1-3

    2/9/2026House

  14. U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, February 9, 2026

    2/6/2026House

  15. Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

    2/5/2026House

  16. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

    2/4/2026House

  17. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

    2/4/2026House

  18. Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation

    1/21/2026House

  19. Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

    1/20/2026House

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