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SR104................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES SENATE RULES - Stating findings of the Senate and amending Senate Rule 20 to revise provisions relating to committee meeting attendance. 01/31 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/01 Rpt prt - rec d/p - to 10th Ord 02/03 10th Ord - ADOPTED - 26-9-0 AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Little, Lodge, McGee, McKenzie, Noble, Pearce, Richardson, Stegner, Sweet, Williams(Williams) NAYS -- Burkett, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Malepeai, Marley, Schroeder, Stennett, Werk Absent and excused -- None Floor Sponsor - Davis Title apvd - Filed in Office of the Secretary of Senate
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005IN THE SENATE SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 104 BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE 1 A SENATE RESOLUTION 2 PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF RULE 20 OF THE RULES OF THE SENATE. 3 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Idaho: 4 WHEREAS, the Senate deems it necessary and desirable to amend Rule 20 of 5 the Rules of the Senate. 6 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Senate, assembled in 7 the First Regular Session of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, that Rule 20 8 of the Rules of the Senate shall be amended to read as follows: 9 RULE 20 10 Committees--Quorum.--(A) Committees shall not proceed to the transaction 11 of business except upon a quorum being present when the committee convenes, 12 nor thereafter if any member objects to a lack of a quorum. A quorum shall 13 consist of a majority of the committee membership. 14 Committee Meetings.--(B) No committee shall meet during the session of 15 the Senate, nor at any time occupy the Senate Chamber, without leave of the 16 Senate. 17 Committees--Rules and Procedure.--(C) Unless otherwise specified, general 18 rules of procedure governing the Senate shall govern procedure in all commit- 19 tees and subcommittees, except there may be no call of any committee or of the 20 Senate while in the Committee of the Whole. A motion to adjourn shall not be 21 in order in the Committee of the Whole. 22 Committee Hearings.--(D) All proceedings of the Senate and the Committee 23 of the Whole shall be open. Hearings held by any standing, select, or special 24 committee shall be open to the public at all times, and any person may attend 25 any hearing of such committee, but may participate in the committee only with 26 the approval of the committee itself. The committee chairman, or the acting 27 chairman, shall announce the subject of the matter under inquiry and proceed 28 with hearing testimony or examining witnesses. Each person testifying before 29 the committee shall state his name, address, business, or occupation, and spe- 30 cial interest in the matter being heard. 31 Committee Meetings Attendance.--(E) All persons may attend any meeting of 32 any standing, select, or special committee, but may participate in delibera- 33 tions or discussions only with the approval of the committee. Nothing con- 34 tained in this rule shall be construed to prevent, upon a two-thirds vote 35 recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the committee, the committee from 36 holding an executive session during any meeting,after the chairman has iden-37tified the authorization under the provisions of Section 67-2345, Idaho Code,38for holding the executive session. An executive session may be held as pro-2 1vided in Section 67-2345, Idaho Codeat which time persons who are not members 2 of the legislature may be excluded, provided however, that during such execu- 3 tive session, no votes or official action may be taken. 4 Objection to Testimony.--(F) If any member of the committee shall object 5 to the testimony, or any part thereof, of any witness, the chair of the com- 6 mittee may overrule the objection, require the witness to refrain from the 7 objectionable testimony or may disallow further testimony and otherwise main- 8 tain order. The chair of the committee shall decide all questions of order 9 subject to appeal. 10 Buck Slips.--(G) Buck slips may be used for committee action on the 11 introduction of or recommendations on bills, but only in instances where com- 12 mittee meetings are impractical. The objection to the use of a buck slip by 13 one committee member shall preclude its use in that instance. All committee 14 members, who are not absent and excused from attendance in the Senate on that 15 day, shall be required to sign their names indicating their aye or nay vote on 16 the matter being considered.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 14617 The purpose of this resolution is to amend Senate Rule 20. The effect of the amendment is that the House and Senate Rule on Executive Session are consistent. It deletes a reference to an Idaho Code Section and establishes by rule what is believed the better method of addressing Senate Rules. FISCAL NOTE None Contact Name: Senator Bart M. Davis Phone: (208) 334-1305 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE SR 104