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Committee introduces rule change to limit former legislators on House floor during business
Summary
The Idaho House State Affairs Committee voted to introduce RS 32024, a proposed change to House rules that would bar former legislators from being on the House floor while the chamber is transacting business unless the Speaker grants permission.
Representative Mickelson told the House State Affairs Committee on March 20 that RS 32024 would modify House Rule 70 to require Speaker approval before former legislators may be on the House floor during the transaction of business. "All this rule change would do was make it so that when we're actually in the process of transacting business that they cannot be on the floor and if they are that they have received approval from the speaker," Representative Mickelson said.
The measure grew out of concerns raised during the previous legislative session, Mickelson…
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