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S1578............................................................by FINANCE
STATE AGENCIES - REAL PROPERTY PURCHASE - Adds to existing law to provide
that no state agency, department or institution shall purchase real
property that will be used for office space or building space, which
purchase will require a current or future appropriation, without an
affirmative vote of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC); to
provide procedures for requests for lease of office space or building space
to be presented to JFAC; and to provide for a waiver provision in the event
of an emergency or disaster.
03/22 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/23 Rpt prt - to Fin
Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/27 3rd rdg - PASSED - 21-14-0
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Deide, Frasure, Geddes, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough,
King-Barrutia, Lee, Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Sorensen, Thorne,
Williams
NAYS--Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Dunklin, McLaughlin, Noh,
Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Wheeler, Whitworth
Absent and excused--None
Floor Sponsor - Hawkins
Title apvd - to House
03/28 House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/29 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
Rules susp - PASSED - 53-16-1
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Black, Bruneel, Callister,
Campbell, Cheirrett, Clark, Crow, Deal, Denney, Field(13), Field(20),
Gagner, Geddes, Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Hornbeck,
Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Linford,
Loertscher, Mader, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle, Pearce,
Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman,
Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood,
Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- Alltus, Bieter, Boe, Chase, Cuddy, Ellsworth, Gould, Henbest,
Lake, Marley, McKague, Moss, Ringo, Robison, Smith, Stoicheff
Absent and excused -- Shepherd
Floor Sponsor - Geddes
Title apvd - to Senate
03/30 To enrol - rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/31 Sp signed
04/03 To Governor
04/17 Governor VETOED
S1578
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1578
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, DEPARTMENT OR INSTITUTION SHALL PURCHASE REAL PROPERTY THAT WILL
5 BE USED FOR OFFICE SPACE OR BUILDING SPACE WHICH PURCHASE WILL REQUIRE A
6 CURRENT OR FUTURE FISCAL YEAR'S APPROPRIATION WITHOUT AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE
7 OF THE JOINT FINANCE-APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ON A MOTION DULY MADE,
8 ADOPTED AND RECORDED IN THE COMMITTEE'S MINUTES, TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR
9 REQUESTS FOR LEASE OF OFFICE SPACE OR BUILDING SPACE TO BE PRESENTED TO
10 THE JOINT FINANCE-APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR A WAIVER
11 PROVISION IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OR DISASTER.
12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
13 SECTION 1. That Chapter 57, Title 67, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
14 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
15 ignated as Section 67-5711D, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
16 67-5711D. STATE AGENCIES PURCHASING, LEASING OR PROCURING REAL PROPERTY.
17 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no state agency,
18 department or institution shall purchase real property that will be used for
19 office space or building space which purchase will require a current or future
20 fiscal year's appropriation without an affirmative vote of the joint finance-
21 appropriations committee on a motion duly made, adopted and recorded in the
22 committee's minutes. Advance notice of requests for lease of office space or
23 building space or renewal of the lease shall be given to the joint finance-
24 appropriations committee at either of the joint finance-appropriations commit-
25 tee meetings held during the legislative interim or at the budget hearings
26 during the regular sessions of the legislature. In the case of an emergency or
27 disaster, any state agency, department or institution, through the department
28 of administration, may petition the governor, the president pro tempore of the
29 senate and the speaker of the house of representatives to have the provisions
30 of this section waived. The signature of the governor, president pro tempore
31 of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall be all
32 that is necessary for such waiver.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 10306C1
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
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