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Legislature, legal action
LEGISLATURE – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding intervention by the Legislature in an action regarding an Idaho statute, to provide for the authority to intervene in certain instances, and to provide applicability.

RS30688C1 / H0326

The purpose of this bill is to clarify that the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and/or Speaker of the House of Representatives (as elected officers of the Idaho State Senate and House of Representatives) have the authority to intervene in cases before the courts when warranted.

The Legislature previously passed legislation clarifying the right of the Idaho Legislature to, when warranted, intervene in legal cases that are deemed to impact the State of Idaho. Therefore, this bill has no additional fiscal impact on the funds of the State of Idaho.

Bill Events
Date Description
03/16 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
03/20 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
03/21 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
Rules Suspended: Ayes 61 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 9, read in full as required – PASSED - 40-26-4
AYES – Allgood, Andrus, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Handy, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Sauter, Shepherd, Skaug, Vander Woude, Weber, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Burns, Cheatum, Chew, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hawkins, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Necochea, Price, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Scott, Tanner, Wisniewski
Absent – Alfieri, Dixon(24), Nash, Wheeler
Floor Sponsor - Skaug
Title apvd - to Senate
03/22 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
03/24 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
03/27 Read second time; filed for Third Reading
03/28 Retained on calendar
03/29 Read third time in full – PASSED - 18-17-0
AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Geddes(Harris), Grow, Guthrie, Hartgen, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Schroeder, VanOrden, Winder
NAYS – Bjerke, Carlson, Foreman, Hart, Herndon, Just, Lenney, Nichols, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Zuiderveld
Absent and excused – None
Floor Sponsor - Winder
Title apvd - to House
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
Signed by President; returned to House
03/30 Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
Delivered to Governor at 10:35 a.m. on March 30, 2023
04/06 Reported Signed by Governor on April 5, 2023
Session Law Chapter 305
Effective: 04/05/2023
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