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ID SR101

Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/15/2016

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary and Rules Committee

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Rule 20 of the Idaho Senate Rules relating to committee procedures and operations during the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-third Idaho Legislature

  • Establishes that a committee chair's decisions are final and not subject to appeal to the committee, with the committee prohibited from appealing a chair's ruling to the Senate or its Presiding Officer

  • Clarifies that the prohibition on committee appeals to the Senate does not limit provisions of Senate Rule 14(E)

  • Retains requirements for committee quorum (majority of membership), open meetings with public participation rights, and executive session procedures requiring 24-hour notice and two-thirds vote

  • Specifies that committee chairs decide all questions of order related to witness testimony and decorum, and may overrule objections to testimony or disallow further testimony to maintain order

Legislative Description

Stating findings of the Senate and proposing an amendment to Senate Rule 20 regarding a committee chair's decision.

SENATE RULE 20

Last Action

Filed in Office of Secretary of Senate

3/3/2016

Committee Referrals

Judiciary and Rules2/15/2016

Full Bill Text

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