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Committee deadlocks on bill to give governor veto over citizen initiatives; motion fails 7-7
Summary
House Bill 85 would have inserted the governor into the initiative process and required certain initiative outcomes to meet supermajority thresholds. The House State Affairs Committee received extensive public testimony, heard arguments for and against, and the motion to send the bill to the floor failed on a 7-7 tie vote.
Representative Skog introduced House Bill 85, which proposes changes to Idaho’s initiative and referendum mechanics, including inserting a governor’s veto step for certain initiatives and a pathway that would require a two‑thirds supermajority on a later ballot to override such a veto.
Skog told the committee HB 85 is intended to make the initiative process consistent with the legislative process by allowing the governor the same presentment role that exists for legislative enactments. He said the proposal would prevent rapid enactment of measures with emergency clauses during times when the legislature is out of session.
The committee heard extended public testimony and statements from…
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