HOUSE BILL NO. 588

2004 Legislation

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HOUSE BILL NO. 588 – Sheriffs/cnty/archaic laws repealed

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H0588................................by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
COUNTY SHERIFFS - Repeals existing law relating to archaic statutes
regarding escape liability for sheriffs, escape judgment against sheriffs,
removal of prisoners in case of fire and employment of temporary guards at
the jail.
                                                                        
01/30    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/02    Rpt prt - to Jud
02/04    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/05    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/09    3rd rdg - PASSED - 69-0-1
      AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Barrett, Bauer, Bayer, Bedke, Bell,
      Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins,
      Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth,
      Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Harwood, Henbest,
      Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Kulczyk, Lake, Langford, Langhorst, Martinez,
      McKague, Meyer, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Naccarato, Nielsen,
      Pasley-Stuart, Raybould, Ridinger, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Robison,
      Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen,
      Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills,
      Wood, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- McGeachin
    Floor Sponsor - Smith(24)
    Title apvd - to Senate
02/10    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Jud
02/24    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/25    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/10    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES -- Andreason(Andreason), Bailey, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw,
      Calabretta, Cameron, Compton, Darrington, Davis, Gannon, Geddes,
      Goedde, Hill, Ingram, Kennedy, Keough, Little, Lodge, Malepeai,
      Marley, McKenzie, McWilliams, Noble, Noh, Pearce, Richardson,
      Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Brandt
    Floor Sponsor - Lodge
    Title apvd - to House
03/11    To enrol
03/12    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/15    Pres signed
03/16    To Governor
03/19    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 114
         Effective: 07/01/04

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 2004
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 588
                                                                        
                      BY JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO ARCHAIC STATUTES PERTAINING TO COUNTY SHERIFFS; REPEALING SECTIONS
  3        8-124, 8-125, 20-608 AND 20-611, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO ESCAPE  LIABILITY
  4        FOR  SHERIFFS,  RELATING  TO ESCAPE JUDGMENT AGAINST SHERIFFS, RELATING TO
  5        REMOVAL OF PRISONERS IN CASE OF FIRE AND RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OF  TEMPO-
  6        RARY GUARDS AT THE JAIL.
                                                                        
  7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  8        SECTION 1.  That Sections 8-124, 8-125, 20-608 and 20-611, Idaho Code, be,
  9    and the same are hereby repealed.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                           RS13706
                                
This bill is designed to delete obsolete language from
the Idaho Code pertaining to duties of the sheriff in regard
to keeping of jails. The four statutes in question were all
enacted in the nineteenth century and have no application to
modern correctional practices
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
                         FISCAL IMPACT
                                
This bill has no impact on the state general fund.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
   
CONTACT: Idaho Sheriff s Association, Michael J. Kane
Phone: 342 4545
                        
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                 H 588