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HJM019.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
LEGISLATIVE BODIES - APPORTIONMENT - Stating findings of the Legislature
and urging the Congress of the United States to adopt and submit to the
several states an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which
recognizes the principle which applies in the Congress and allows the
states to adopt a similar pattern of apportionment within the respective
states.
02/19 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/20 Rpt prt - to St Aff
02/26 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/27 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/04 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 42-26-2
AYES -- Aikele, Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Block, Bradford,
Bruneel, Campbell, Crow, Cuddy, Denney, Ellis, Field(20), Gagner,
Gould, Hammond, Harwood, Higgins, Hornbeck, Kendell, Lake, Langford,
Loertscher, Mader, McKague, Meyer, Pearce, Pischner, Raybould,
Ridinger, Sali, Schaefer, Smith(23), Stevenson, Stone, Tilman, Trail,
Wheeler, Wood, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Bieter, Black, Boe, Bolz, Callister, Clark, Collins, Deal,
Ellsworth, Field(13), Hadley, Henbest, Jaquet, Jones,
Kellogg(Duncan), Kunz, Martinez, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle,
Pomeroy, Robison, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith(33), Smylie
Absent and excused -- Eskridge, Roberts
Floor Sponsor - Langford
Title apvd - to Senate
03/05 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/11 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/13 10TH Ord - FAILED - 8-25-2
AYES -- Branch(Bartlett), Cameron, Darrington, Geddes, Hill, Keough,
Richardson, Thorne
NAYS -- Andreason, Boatright, Brandt, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Davis,
Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Goedde, Ingram, Ipsen, King-Barrutia,
Little, Lodge, Marley, Noh, Sandy, Schroeder, Sims, Sorensen,
Stegner, Stennett, Wheeler, Williams
Absent and excused -- Hawkins, Risch
Floor Sponsor - Richardson
To Chief Clerk
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 19
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 A JOINT MEMORIAL
2 TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS
3 ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF
4 IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
5 We, your Memorialists, the House of Representatives and the Senate of the
6 State of Idaho assembled in the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-sixth
7 Idaho Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that:
8 WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States sets forth the method and
9 basis for selection of members of the Senate and House of Representatives of
10 the Congress of the United States; and
11 WHEREAS, in the Constitution, each state is allotted two Senators and the
12 number of Representatives based upon the population; and
13 WHEREAS, the provision of two Senators for each state recognizes that the
14 basis for representation in the two legislative bodies should not be the same,
15 and that the two bodies can effectively represent the states and the citizens;
16 and
17 WHEREAS, through interpretation of the Constitution, the Supreme Court has
18 concluded that the state legislatures cannot choose to follow a similar pat-
19 tern of federalism in their own legislative bodies; and
20 WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the states should follow a pattern which
21 would ensure representation to the counties and similar jurisdictions of our
22 sister states; and
23 WHEREAS, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States is there-
24 fore essential to accomplish this purpose and reestablish a time honored sys-
25 tem of legislative representation in the states.
26 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses-
27 sion of the Fifty-sixth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and
28 the Senate concurring therein, that we urge the Congress of the United States
29 to adopt and submit to the several states an amendment to the Constitution of
30 the United States which recognizes the principle which applies in the Congress
31 and allows the states to adopt a similar pattern of apportionment within the
32 respective states.
33 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representa-
34 tives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this
35 Memorial to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Repre-
36 sentatives of Congress, and the congressional delegation representing the
37 State of Idaho in the Congress of the United States.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 12050
The purpose of this Joint Memorial is to request an amendment to the
United States Constitution that will render void the United States
Supreme Court Ruling that forced reapportionment on all of the
states, causing great expense and inconvenience to all of the states,
including the State of Idaho; and will allow self determination of
the government of each of the 50 states, provided that form of
government is a republic.
FISCAL IMPACT
No impact to the general fund.
Contact
Name: Rep. Eulalie Langford
Phone: 208 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HJM 19