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Idaho Code § 39-3027: voter submission before a law prohibiting nuclear generation

Idaho Code § 39-3027, added in 1982, says the state may not enact a law prohibiting nuclear generation of electricity unless the proposal is first put to voters. The vote is advisory. The opened section is not a reactor approval and is not limited to one class of reactor.

Category
Laws, rules and executive directives
Status
In effect
Instrument
statute · Idaho Code § 39-3027 (1982 Initiative Measure 3)
Issued by
Idaho Legislature
Jurisdiction
Idaho
Affects
Siting
In effect from
1982 · actual · year
Expiry or completion
None recorded
Operative text
Idaho Code section 39-3027 (Idaho Legislature current section, opened 4 October 2026)
Last checked · next review
2026-10-04 · 2027-04-15

Legal and geographic scope

Current official section, opened 4 October 2026. The legislature's page says the statutes are updated on 1 July following the session. No Idaho law may prohibit the use of nuclear energy to generate electricity unless that proposed measure is first submitted to voters at the next earliest general election. The result is advisory and does not prevent the legislature from acting. The section is not a site certificate, a construction permit, or a limit that applies only to one reactor size. It was added in 1982 by Initiative Measure 3. The day is not on the page.

Not approved or still pending

No vote under this section was opened. The section does not approve a reactor, name a site, or appropriate funds. Other Idaho nuclear statutes were not opened in this pass. Senate Concurrent Resolution 113 was opened as a support resolution and is not an enactment.

Dated lifecycle

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