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SENATE BILL NO. 1492 – Open legislative meetings

SENATE BILL NO. 1492

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S1492aa..............................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS - Provides legislative intent; and amends existing law
to provide that all meetings of any standing, special or select committee
of either house of the Legislature shall be open to the public at all
times, except in extraordinary circumstances as provided specifically in
the rules of procedure in either house.
                                                                        
04/03    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
    Rpt prt - to Jud
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
04/04    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
04/05    To 14th Ord
    Rpt out amen - to engros
    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
    Rls susp - PASSED - 26-8-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes,
      Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Keough, Little, Lodge, McGee, McKenzie,
      Pearce, Richardson, Stegner, Sweet, Williams
      NAYS -- Burkett, Kelly, Langhorst, Malepeai, Marley, Schroeder,
      Stennett, Werk
      Absent and excused -- Brandt
    Floor Sponsor - Davis
    Title apvd - to House
04/06    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
04/07    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
04/10    3rd rdg - PASSED - 64-1-5
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bedke, Bell,
      Bilbao, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon,
      Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
      Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson,
      Jaquet, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews,
      McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart,
      Pence, Raybould, Ring, Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler,
      Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30),
      Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Ringo
      Absent and excused -- Bayer, Black, Clark, Mitchell, Trail
    Floor Sponsor - Denney
    Title apvd - to Senate
04/10    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
04/11    To Governor
04/12    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 439
         Effective: 07/01/06

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1492
                                                                        
                              BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO MEETINGS; PROVIDING  LEGISLATIVE  INTENT;  AND  REPEALING  SECTION
  3        67-2346, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO OPEN LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS.
                                                                        
  4    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  5        SECTION  1.  LEGISLATIVE  FINDINGS  --  INTENT. The Legislature finds that
  6    there is a need to repeal a section of the Idaho Code that has been superseded
  7    by rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives  that  govern  certain
  8    legislative procedures as authorized by the Constitution of the State of Idaho
  9    and that provide for the meetings of any standing, special or select committee
 10    to be open to the public.
                                                                        
 11        SECTION  2.  That  Section 67-2346, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 12    repealed.

Amendment


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                     Moved by    Davis               
                                                                        
                                                     Seconded by Little              
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                             SENATE AMENDMENT TO S.B. NO. 1492
                                                                        
  1                                AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
  2        On page 1 of the printed bill, in line  6,  delete  "repeal"  and  insert:
  3    "amend".
                                                                        
  4                                AMENDMENT TO THE BILL
  5        On page 1, delete lines 11 and 12 and insert:
  6        "SECTION  2.  That Section 67-2346, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  7    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  8        67-2346.  OPEN LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS REQUIRED.  All meetings of any  stand-
  9    ing,  special  or  select  committee of either house of the legislature of the
 10    state of Idaho shall be open to the public at all times, except in  extraordi-
 11    nary  circumstances  as  provided  specifically  in  the rules of procedure in
 12    either house, and any person may attend any meeting of a standing, special  or
 13    select  committee, but may participate in the committee only with the approval
 14    of the committee itself.".
                                                                        
 15                                 CORRECTION TO TITLE
 16        On page 1, in line 2,  delete  "REPEALING"  and  insert:  "AMENDING";  and
 17    delete  line  3 and insert: "67-2346, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT ALL MEETINGS
 18    OF ANY STANDING, SPECIAL OR SELECT COMMITTEE OF EITHER HOUSE OF  THE  LEGISLA-
 19    TURE SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES, EXCEPT IN EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUM-
 20    STANCES AS PROVIDED SPECIFICALLY IN THE RULES OF PROCEDURE IN EITHER HOUSE.".

Engrossed Bill (Original Bill with Amendment(s) Incorporated)


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                              SENATE BILL NO. 1492, As Amended
                                                                        
                              BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO MEETINGS;  PROVIDING  LEGISLATIVE  INTENT;  AND  AMENDING  SECTION
  3        67-2346, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT ALL MEETINGS OF ANY STANDING, SPECIAL
  4        OR  SELECT  COMMITTEE  OF EITHER HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE SHALL BE OPEN TO
  5        THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES, EXCEPT IN EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES AS PROVIDED
  6        SPECIFICALLY IN THE RULES OF PROCEDURE IN EITHER HOUSE.
                                                                        
  7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  8        SECTION 1.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS -- INTENT.  The  Legislature  finds  that
  9    there  is a need to amend a section of the Idaho Code that has been superseded
 10    by rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives  that  govern  certain
 11    legislative procedures as authorized by the Constitution of the State of Idaho
 12    and that provide for the meetings of any standing, special or select committee
 13    to be open to the public.
                                                                        
 14        SECTION  2.  That  Section 67-2346, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 15    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 16        67-2346.  OPEN LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS REQUIRED.  All meetings of any  stand-
 17    ing,  special  or  select  committee of either house of the legislature of the
 18    state of Idaho shall be open to the public at all times, except in  extraordi-
 19    nary  circumstances  as  provided  specifically  in  the rules of procedure in
 20    either house, and any person may attend any meeting of a standing, special  or
 21    select  committee, but may participate in the committee only with the approval
 22    of the committee itself.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                      STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                            RS 16314

                            
                             
     Article III, Section 9 of Idaho's Constitution gives both
houses of the Legislature the power to determine their own rules
of proceeding.  This bill would delete a code section that has
been superseded by other provisions of the Senate rules that have
been found to be constitutional by the Idaho Supreme Court.  



                         FISCAL NOTE

     There is no fiscal impact from this resolution







Contact:  Sen. Bart Davis, Majority Leader, 332-1305


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                         S 1492