Idaho Senate refers two gubernatorial appointments to committees, advances bills on first reading and adjourns
January 14, 2025 | 2025 House Legislative Sessions, 2025 Legislative Sessions, Idaho
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The Idaho Senate on Jan. 14, 2025 received two gubernatorial appointments from Gov. Brad Little and referred them to standing committees, placed bills on first reading and voted to adjourn until 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15.
The actions came after the secretary's roll call recorded 32 senators present and three absent, establishing a quorum. The chamber then proceeded through routine business including the reading and correction of the Senate journal.
Gov. Brad Little submitted two appointments in a Jan. 10, 2025 letter read into the record. Christine Starr of Boise was nominated as executive director of the Commission of Pardons and Parole, with a term shown as commencing Oct. 21, 2024. Albert Barker of Boise was reappointed to the Idaho Water Resource Board for a term listed as Jan. 1, 2025, to Jan. 1, 2029. The Senate referred Starr's appointment to the Judiciary and Rules Committee and Barker's reappointment to the Resources and Environment Committee; the letters and referral actions were filed in the secretary's office.
The Senate advanced to the first reading of bills. The clerk announced "Senate Bill 101" from the Judiciary and Rules Committee, described in the record as relating to the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act. Senators agreed, by unanimous consent, that bills on first reading be read by number, author and title only and that the journal reflect they had been read at length. The transcript also notes that "Senate bill 1,000 and 1" were to be referred to the Judiciary and Rules Committee for printing; the record did not specify titles for those entries.
Late in the session, Senator Hartog moved to adjourn the Senate until 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025; the motion was seconded. The presiding officer called for the voice vote, members responded "Aye," and the president ordered the Senate adjourned.
Ceremonial items during the morning included a prayer offered by the chamber chaplain and a pledge of allegiance; those remarks were part of the opening order of business and did not include legislative action.
The appointments are now pending committee consideration and, if confirmed by the full Senate after committee review, would take effect according to the dates listed in the governor's notices.
The actions came after the secretary's roll call recorded 32 senators present and three absent, establishing a quorum. The chamber then proceeded through routine business including the reading and correction of the Senate journal.
Gov. Brad Little submitted two appointments in a Jan. 10, 2025 letter read into the record. Christine Starr of Boise was nominated as executive director of the Commission of Pardons and Parole, with a term shown as commencing Oct. 21, 2024. Albert Barker of Boise was reappointed to the Idaho Water Resource Board for a term listed as Jan. 1, 2025, to Jan. 1, 2029. The Senate referred Starr's appointment to the Judiciary and Rules Committee and Barker's reappointment to the Resources and Environment Committee; the letters and referral actions were filed in the secretary's office.
The Senate advanced to the first reading of bills. The clerk announced "Senate Bill 101" from the Judiciary and Rules Committee, described in the record as relating to the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act. Senators agreed, by unanimous consent, that bills on first reading be read by number, author and title only and that the journal reflect they had been read at length. The transcript also notes that "Senate bill 1,000 and 1" were to be referred to the Judiciary and Rules Committee for printing; the record did not specify titles for those entries.
Late in the session, Senator Hartog moved to adjourn the Senate until 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025; the motion was seconded. The presiding officer called for the voice vote, members responded "Aye," and the president ordered the Senate adjourned.
Ceremonial items during the morning included a prayer offered by the chamber chaplain and a pledge of allegiance; those remarks were part of the opening order of business and did not include legislative action.
The appointments are now pending committee consideration and, if confirmed by the full Senate after committee review, would take effect according to the dates listed in the governor's notices.
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