SENATE BILL 1027
RS30037 / S1027
This is one of a series of bills the Supreme Court has recommended in its annual report to the Governor concerning defects or omissions in the laws, as required by article V, section 25 of the Idaho Constitution. When a witness or party to a court case cannot hear or speak, or when they do not understand or speak English, I.C. § 9-205 requires the court to appoint a qualified interpreter for that person. This statute also requires the court to have the interpreter served with a subpoena. A subpoena is an order requiring a person to attend court, and a subpoena is not necessary for every interpreter appointed. Therefore, this bill seeks to grant the court the discretion to have subpoenas issued to interpreters only when appropriate. Specifically, this proposal will amend I.C. § 9-205 so that a court may issue a subpoena to an interpreter, but no longer unnecessarily requires a subpoena to be served upon every appointed interpreter.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 01/26 | Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing |
| 01/27 | Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules |
| 01/31 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 02/01 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 02/08 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Ricks Title apvd - to House |
| 02/09 | Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading |
| Read First Time, Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration | |
| 03/08 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 03/09 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 03/13 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 03/14 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1 AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Berch Floor Sponsor - Wroten Title apvd - to Senate |
| 03/15 | Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling |
| Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker | |
| 03/16 | Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate |
| Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor | |
| 03/17 | Reported delivered to Governor at 8:15 a.m. on 03/17/23 |
| 03/21 | Signed by Governor on 03/20/23 Session Law Chapter 77 Effective: 07/01/2023 |