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Idaho House committee backs rule change restricting former legislators on floor during business
Summary
The House State Affairs Committee introduced RS 32024 to require speaker approval for former legislators to be on the House floor while the chamber is transacting official business; staff access would remain allowed. The committee approved a substitute motion to introduce the proposal.
The House State Affairs Committee on Friday introduced a rule change, RS 32024, that would bar former state legislators from being on the House floor while the House is transacting official business unless they have prior approval from the speaker.
Representative Mickelson, who introduced the RS, told the committee that the change targets circumstances in which former members have taken seats on the floor during business and sometimes acted "like they were part of the body." He said the amendment would require anyone who is a "prior legislator" to obtain speaker approval to be…
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