Committee sends HB36 to floor with due pass to codify contested-case subpoena procedures

Feb 3, 2025

Representative Pohanka and administrative hearing officials said HB36 would codify issuance, service and enforcement procedures for subpoenas in administrative contested cases; the committee voted unanimously to send the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.

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Representative Mike Pohanka introduced House Bill 36, describing it as a technical codification relating to contested-case subpoenas in administrative proceedings. Pohanka said Idaho's Administrative Procedure Act permits subpoenas in contested cases but lacks a statutory enforcement mechanism; HB36 would set parameters for issuance, service and enforcement and give district courts authority to enforce administrative subpoenas.

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