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S1397aaH...................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
POLICE/FIREFIGHTERS - Amends existing law to provide that flags at state
and local government buildings shall be flown at half-staff for deaths in
the line of duty for police, firefighters, paramedics or emergency medical
technicians.
02/10 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/11 Rpt prt - to St Aff
02/17 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/18 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/24 3rd rdg - PASSED - 25-8-2
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Crow, Danielson,
Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Ingram, Keough, King-Barrutia,
Lee, McLaughlin, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett,
Thorne, Walton, Wheeler, Whitworth
NAYS--Cameron, Geddes, Ipsen, Noh, Parry, Richardson, Stegner,
Williams
Absent and excused--Davis, Hawkins
Floor Sponsor - Ingram
Title apvd - to House
02/25 House intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/13 Rpt out - to Gen Ord
03/14 Rpt out amen - to 1st rdg as amen
03/15 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/16 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/29 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 51-8-11
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Bell, Bieter, Black, Callister,
Campbell, Chase, Cheirrett, Clark, Cuddy, Denney, Ellsworth,
Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Gould, Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29),
Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kunz, Lake,
Linford, Loertscher, Marley, Meyer, Montgomery, Moss, Pearce,
Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sellman, Shepherd,
Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Taylor, Trail, Wheeler,
Zimmermann
NAYS -- Boe, Bruneel, Hadley, Kendell, Mortensen, Sali, Schaefer,
Tilman
Absent and excused -- Barrett, Crow, Deal, Geddes, Mader, McKague,
Moyle, Pischner, Stone, Wood, Mr Speaker
Floor Sponsor - Hornbeck
Title apvd - to Senate
03/30 Senate concurred in House amens - to engros
Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/31 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
04/03 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 30-2-3
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough,
King-Barrutia, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy,
Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Walton, Wheeler,
Whitworth, Williams
NAYS--Geddes, Parry
Absent and excused--Crow, Frasure, Hawkins
Floor Sponsor - Ingram
Title apvd - to enrol
04/04 Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
04/05 To Governor
04/13 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 273
Effective: 04/13/00
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|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1397, As Amended in the House
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO SETTING THE UNITED STATES FLAG AND STATE FLAG AT HALF-STAFF;
3 AMENDING CHAPTER 8, TITLE 67, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION
4 67-818, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT FLAGS AT STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
5 BUILDINGS SHALL BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF FOR DEATHS IN THE LINE OF DUTY FOR
6 POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS, PARAMEDICS OR EMTS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Chapter 8, Title 67, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
9 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
10 ignated as Section 67-818, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
11 67-818. FLAGS FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF -- DEATH IN LINE OF DUTY FOR POLICE,
12 FIREFIGHTERS, PARAMEDICS OR EMTS. The governor, upon timely notification and
13 verification of the death of a federal, state or local law enforcement offi-
14 cer, firefighter, paramedic or emergency medical technician who is employed or
15 volunteering for an agency in the state of Idaho and who died in the line of
16 duty, shall direct that the flag of the United States and the state flag be
17 flown at half-staff, from the time of notification to the governor until the
18 day following the memorial service, at the state capitol building and at other
19 state and local government buildings. The flags shall be flown upon an exist-
20 ing flagstaff or flagstaffs or, at the option of the governor, a flagstaff or
21 flagstaffs erected at an appropriate site, after consultation with organiza-
22 tions representing law enforcement officers, firefighters, paramedics or
23 emergency medical technicians regarding the location and design of the flag-
24 staff or flagstaffs. The flag flown over the capitol building in honor of the
25 deceased shall be presented to the family.
26 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
27 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
28 passage and approval.
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|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
Moved by Campbell
Seconded by Hornbeck
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO S.B. NO. 1397
1 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
2 On page 1 of the printed bill, in line 24, delete "flags flown" and
3 insert: "flag flown over the capitol building".
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS09863C1
Relating to the setting of the United States flag and the State flag of Idaho at
half-staff to honor deaths in the line of duty for police, firefighters, paramedics,
EMTs or reserve personnel who reside or work in the state of Idaho.
The greatest gift given to public safety is in the loss of ones life in protecting or
assisting others. This high tribute by the state of Idaho reflects the thank you from
the public. The procedures and protocol are set forth in the proposed legislation.
FISCAL NOTE
The fiscal impact will be less than $1,000.
CONTACT: Senator Cecil Ingram
332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE
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