View Daily Data Tracking History
View Bill Text
View Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact
S1545............................................................by FINANCE STATE AGENCIES - REAL PROPERTY - Adds to existing law to provide that no state agency or institution shall purchase, lease or otherwise procure real property that will be used for office space or building space, which purchase, lease or procurement will require an appropriation in future years without an affirmative vote of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee; and to provide a waiver in the event of an emergency or natural disaster. 03/06 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing 03/07 Rpt prt - to Fin Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 03/08 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 03/14 3rd rdg - PASSED - 23-9-3 AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Hawkins, Ingram, Keough, Lee, McLaughlin, Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Sorensen, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams NAYS--Bunderson, Danielson, Davis, Ipsen, King-Barrutia, Noh, Risch, Schroeder, Stegner Absent and excused--Darrington, Geddes, Sandy Floor Sponsor - Hawkins Title apvd - hld for reconsideration 03/15 Motion to Reconsider PASSED - held at desk 03/20 Not reconsidered - ret'd to Fin
S1545|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1545 BY FINANCE COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO STATE BUILDINGS; AMENDING CHAPTER 57, TITLE 67, IDAHO CODE, BY THE 3 ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 67-5711D, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT NO STATE 4 AGENCY OR INSTITUTION SHALL PURCHASE, LEASE OR OTHERWISE PROCURE REAL 5 PROPERTY THAT WILL BE USED FOR OFFICE SPACE OR BUILDING SPACE WHICH PUR- 6 CHASE, LEASE OR PROCUREMENT WILL REQUIRE AN APPROPRIATION IN FUTURE YEARS 7 WITHOUT AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE JOINT FINANCE-APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE 8 ON A MOTION DULY MADE, ADOPTED AND RECORDED IN THE COMMITTEE'S MINUTES 9 AND TO PROVIDE FOR A WAIVER PROVISION IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OR 10 DISASTER. 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 12 SECTION 1. That Chapter 57, Title 67, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 13 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 14 ignated as Section 67-5711D, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 15 67-5711D. STATE AGENCIES PURCHASING, LEASING OR PROCURING REAL PROPERTY. 16 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no state agency or 17 institution shall purchase, lease or otherwise procure real property that will 18 be used for office space or building space which purchase, lease or procure- 19 ment will require an appropriation in future years without an affirmative vote 20 of the joint finance-appropriations committee on a motion duly made, adopted 21 and recorded in the committee's minutes. In the case of an emergency or disas- 22 ter, any state agency or institution, through the department of administra- 23 tion, may petition the governor, the president pro tempore of the senate and 24 the speaker of the house of representatives to have the provisions of this 25 section waived. The signature of the governor, president pro tempore of the 26 senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall be all that is 27 necessary for such waiver.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 10146 The purpose of this legislation is to provide direct accountability for the decision to obtain office space back to elected officials. FISCAL NOTE Appropriate decision making by elected officials may save taxpayer's dollars. CONTACT: Senator Stan Hawkins 208-332-1325 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL IMPACT S 154