Senate refers bills on urban agriculture, helmet rules and code cleanup; forwards multiple gubernatorial appointments to committees
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During its Jan. 24 session the Idaho Senate referred a set of introduced bills and messages from the governor to committee, including an urban agriculture bill (keeping chickens), bills on helmet exemptions and code cleanup, and several gubernatorial appointments sent to various standing committees for confirmation.
The Idaho Senate on Jan. 24 advanced a slate of introduced measures to committee and filed several gubernatorial appointment notices for committee review.
On first reading the Senate received Senate Bill 1026, described in the journal as "an act relating to urban agriculture to establish provisions regarding the keeping of chickens." The Senate ordered the bill referred to the Judiciary and Rules Committee for printing.
The Senate also transmitted House Concurrent Resolution 4 and House bills 13 and 14 from the House. The chamber referred House Concurrent Resolution 4 to the State Affairs Committee, House Bill 13 (a transportation committee measure described as establishing "a certain exemption regarding safety helmet requirements and standards") to the Transportation Committee, and House Bill 14 (an "Idaho Code Cleanup Act" requiring agencies to review Idaho Code and deliver a report) to the State Affairs Committee. Enrolled House Bill 3 was signed by the president and returned to the House.
The Senate received several messages from Governor Brad Little notifying the chamber of gubernatorial appointments and reappointments. The messages included the reappointment of Dr. Timothy Rehrig of Rexburg to the state Board of Health and Welfare (term Jan. 1, 2025–Jan. 1, 2029) and reappointments or appointments for Ronald Davies (Idaho Fish and Game Commission), Alan Schneider (Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired), Brian Olmstead (Idaho Water Resource Board), Mary Anne King (administrator, Office of Drug Policy), Judy Bicknell Taylor (administrator, Agency on Aging), Joshua Whitworth (Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho Board), and Janice Giesole (offender management board). The journal notes each appointment is subject to Senate confirmation and lists committee referrals for each appointment.
The Senate filed the committee referrals and correspondence in the office of the secretary; no confirmation votes were taken during the Jan. 24 session.