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Votes at a glance: committee approves rules items, minutes and two gubernatorial reappointments; sends HB 37 to floor
Summary
The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee approved two resolutions for print, approved minutes, recommended confirmation of two gubernatorial reappointments and forwarded House Bill 37 with a do-pass recommendation.
BOISE — During a single committee meeting, the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee handled multiple procedural items and formal votes before debating House Bill 37.
Key outcomes:
- RS 32,423 (Senate committee administrative rules): Motion to print carried and RS 32,423 was sent to print.
- RS 32,435 (technical wording change to protective placement statute language): Motion to send RS 32,435 to print carried.
- RS 32,371: Senator Van Orden requested the item be held for correction; the committee did not take action on RS 32,371 at this meeting.
- Minutes approved: Committee approved minutes from Jan. 29, 2025 and Feb. 3, 2025 by voice vote.
- Gubernatorial reappointments: The committee recommended confirmation of two gubernatorial reappointments and will forward them to the Senate floor with a favorable recommendation: Matthew Thomas to the (name not specified in transcript) Offender Management Board, and Mike Matthews to the Commission of Pardons and Parole. Motions to recommend confirmation were moved and seconded on the record and carried by voice vote.
- House Bill 37 (methods of execution): The committee sent HB 37 to the Senate floor with a do-pass recommendation after debate and public testimony; three senators asked to be recorded as opposed (Senator Ruckdy as recorded in committee, Senator Foreman and Senator Wintrow). The bill will proceed to the full Senate for further consideration.
Details and motions: Several motions were made by committee members during the hearing: Senator Shippey presented RS 32,423 and it was moved to print; Senator Wintrow presented RS 32,435 and it was moved to print by Senator Foreman; Senator Lent and Senator Wintrow seconded minutes approvals; Senator Wintrow and Senator Ricks were among those who seconded motions for gubernatorial reappointments. Where discussion was not requested, the committee carried motions by unanimous or voice vote; the transcript records the outcome for each motion as recorded by the chair.
What was held: RS 32,371 will be held until the sponsor or staff corrects identified issues, and the sponsor indicated an amended RS or new RS will likely be brought back.
