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HJM007.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
SAFE ACT - Stating findings of the Legislature concerning adoption of the
SAFE Act to limit certain provisions of the Patriot Act in order to protect
liberties of citizens of the United States and urging the congressional
delegation representing the State of Idaho in the Congress of the United
States to support the SAFE Act.
03/09 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/10 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/11 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/14 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - Trail
Title apvd - to Senate
03/15 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/24 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/25 10th Ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - Malepeai
Title apvd - to House
03/28 To enrol
03/29 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/30 Pres signed
03/31 To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 7
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 First Regular Session of the Fifty-eighth
7 Idaho Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that:
8 WHEREAS, citizens of the state of Idaho strongly believe that basic civil
9 liberties must be preserved and protected, even as we seek to guard against
10 terrorist and other threats to the national security; and
11 WHEREAS, there are some principles of our democracy which are so fundamen-
12 tal to the rights of citizenship that they must be preserved to guard the very
13 liberties we seek to protect; and
14 WHEREAS, legislation known as the SAFE Act has been introduced in the Con-
15 gress of the United States to adopt amendments to the Patriot Act which would
16 address some of the most problematic provisions of that Act; and
17 WHEREAS, the SAFE Act amends the Patriot Act to modify the provisions
18 regarding the roving wiretaps to require that the identity of the target be
19 given and that the suspect be present during the time when surveillance is
20 conducted; and
21 WHEREAS, the SAFE Act revises provisions governing search warrants to
22 limit the circumstances when the delay of notice may be exercised and to
23 require reports to the Congress when delays of notice are used; and
24 WHEREAS, the SAFE Act requires specific and articulable facts be given
25 before business records are subject to investigation by the Federal Bureau of
26 Investigation; and
27 WHEREAS, the SAFE Act provides that libraries shall not be treated as com-
28 munication providers subject to providing information and transaction records
29 of the library patrons; and
30 WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the Legislature of the State of Idaho, on
31 behalf of the citizens of Idaho, express support of the efforts of Senator
32 Larry Craig to adopt the SAFE Act, and encourage the full support of the Idaho
33 congressional delegation.
34 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
35 of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the
36 Senate concurring therein, that the Idaho Legislature endorses the efforts to
37 amend the Patriot Act to assure that it works well to protect our security,
38 but that it does not unnecessarily compromise essential liberties of the citi-
39 zens of the United States. We urge the congressional delegation representing
40 the State of Idaho in the Congress of the United States to support legislation
41 introduced by Senator Larry Craig, known as the SAFE Act.
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 14931
The purpose of this Joint Memorial is, in effect, that the Idaho
Legislature endorses the efforts of Senator Larry Craig to amend
the Patriot Act to assure that it works well to protect our
security, but that it does not unnecessarily compromise essential
liberties of the citizens of the United States.
FISCAL NOTE
There will be no impact on the General Fund.
Contact
Name: Representative Tom Trail
Phone: 208-332-1000
Name: Representative Phil Hart
Phone: 208-332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HJM 7