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Committee reauthorizes interim Resources committee, sends resolution to second-reading calendar
Summary
The Idaho House Resources and Conservation Committee voted to introduce and send Concurrent Resolution RS31842 to the second-reading calendar, reauthorizing the interim Resources committee that meets during the legislative interim.
Representative Raybould, a member of the Idaho House, introduced a concurrent resolution to reauthorize the Legislature’s interim Resources committee and the panel voted to send the resolution to the second-reading calendar.
The measure, RS31842, would reauthorize the interim committee that convenes between legislative sessions to receive agency updates and study natural-resources issues across the House and Senate. "For the record, I'm Representative Raybould from District 34," Raybould said when introducing the resolution, explaining the interim group’s purpose of preparing legislators for the next session through briefings and discussions with agency officials. The committee voted by voice and the chair declared, "The ayes have it."
The resolution does not appoint members; Representative Raybould said appointments would be made by House and Senate leaders if the reauthorization proceeds. Representative Shepherd asked who currently sits on the committee; Raybould responded the committee had expired on Nov. 30 with members’ terms and that leaders would handle appointments if reauthorized. The committee’s action at this meeting was limited to authorizing the body to be reconstituted and placing RS31842 on the second-reading calendar, not selecting specific members.
No recorded roll-call tally or proposer/second names for the motion were entered in the meeting transcript; the committee used a voice vote to approve the introduction and referral. The Chair characterized the vote as the committee’s first successful action for the session.
The item arose during a regular meeting of the Resources and Conservation Committee that also previewed upcoming rule-review work and two draft bill introductions. The committee indicated it will take up rule reviews — beginning with fish and game rules — in a subsequent meeting.
The resolution now proceeds to the second-reading calendar for further consideration by the full Legislature.
