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Committee approves alcohol‑testing rule cleanup and expands veterans cemetery eligibility; prints anti‑SLAPP proposal
Summary
The Senate Judiciary & Rules Committee approved ISP’s alcohol‑testing rule cleanup, expanded eligibility for Idaho State Veterans Cemeteries to certain Guardsmen and Reservists (with fees tied to VA allowances), and voted to print RS 31860, an anti‑SLAPP proposal.
The Senate Judiciary & Rules Committee approved multiple rule dockets and advanced a legislative request (RS) during its first meeting of the legislative session.
The committee accepted Idaho State Police (ISP) rule docket 11-0301-2401, a cleanup of rules governing alcohol testing, after Lieutenant Colonel Russ Wheatley, ISP rules officer, told senators the changes remove unnecessary language and clarify existing procedures without changing the rule’s intent. "Our changes do not impact this rule from our perspective," Wheatley said. The committee passed the docket by voice vote.
The committee also approved changes to IDAPA 21.01.04 that expand eligibility for burial in Idaho State Veterans Cemeteries to traditional National Guardsmen and Reservists who completed enlistments or commissions honorably but were not federally activated for 180 days or more.…
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