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Commerce and Human Resources committee outlines rules, calendar and RS deadlines; members introduce themselves
Summary
At an organizational meeting, the Idaho House Commerce and Human Resources Committee reviewed this year’s rules process, calendar deadlines for RS submissions and transmittal dates, and heard brief member introductions. The chair said rules can have the effect of law and flagged an omnibus House concurrent resolution to adopt committee rules.
The Idaho House Commerce and Human Resources Committee met for an organizational session that focused on this year’s administrative rules process and the committee calendar, including deadlines for RS submissions and bill transmittal.
The chair said the committee will use a House concurrent resolution to adopt committee rules as an omnibus measure and warned members that “rules do have the effect of law.” The chair described the committee as an odd-day committee that typically meets twice a week and noted limited time to prepare bills and amendments under the calendar.
Committee members were briefed on several calendar milestones discussed in the meeting: a “target for RS requested for nonprivilege committee” described as the last day for RSes for nonprivilege committees; a deadline the speaker referred to as the “36th day” for introduction of amendments and joint resolutions; and a March 3 transmittal date for bills moving between the House and Senate. The chair instructed members to consult the committee calendar and to expect to take up administrative rules and approximately “9 or 10” pieces of legislation submitted by agencies over the coming weeks.
Members used the session to introduce themselves and give brief background remarks. Several said they also serve on other standing committees such as Health and Welfare, Environment, Energy and Technology, State Affairs, Revenue and Taxation, and Local Government. Representative Megan Egbert (R‑District 17) said she was in her final semester of law school; Representative Rich Cheatham (R‑District 28) remarked on the chair’s management of committee proceedings; Representative Steve Tanner (R‑District 13) and others noted professional backgrounds in technology, mental health counseling training and military service.
The chair said the committee will not form subcommittees for the administrative rules process and instead will address rules in committee sessions. Members were told to expect rule-related work over the next one to two weeks and to bring questions about whether pending legislation will require agencies to promulgate implementing rules.
No formal votes or motions were recorded during the session; the meeting concluded after the chair scheduled committee work on rules and RSes for the following week.
The session was primarily organizational: instructions on the calendar and rules process were front-loaded, members introduced themselves, and staff and members were directed to prepare for incoming agency legislation and the omnibus rules resolution.
