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House State Affairs committee forwards resolution recognizing ties with Taiwan to the floor
Summary
The House State Affairs Committee voted to send House Concurrent Resolution 6, recognizing the state's relationship with Taiwan, to the full House with a due-pass recommendation after a brief presentation by Representative Brit Raybould.
The House State Affairs Committee on an unspecified date voted to send House Concurrent Resolution 6, a nonbinding measure recognizing Idaho's relationship with Taiwan, to the full House with a due-pass recommendation.
Representative Brit Raybould (R-District 34) presented the resolution to the committee and described it as a symbolic recognition of economic, social and cultural ties between Idaho and Taiwan. "When you think about where they started back in the '60s to what they've managed to build now, it's not only a testament to what is capable in a free society but what they are committed to doing in the long term," Raybould told the committee.
Raybould said he traveled to Taiwan last fall as part of an Idaho delegation and asked the committee to send the resolution to the floor. Representative Akiles moved to send HCR6 to the House with a due-pass recommendation; the committee voice vote was recorded as "aye" and the motion carried.
The resolution is a ceremonial recognition; there was no testimony for or against reported in the transcript and no amendment or substantive debate recorded. The measure will next be considered by the full Idaho House of Representatives.
No statutory references, fiscal impacts or implementation actions were attached to HCR6 in the committee record provided.
Votes at the committee: Motion to send HCR6 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation (mover: Representative Akiles) ' motion carried by voice vote.
