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Committee debates additional bill‑drafter for Legislative Services Office; approves language on budget timing and interagency billing review
Summary
Lawmakers considered and sent to the Senate a motion to add one bill‑drafting attorney to LSO but did not gain Senate majority; the committee later approved language asking the governor for an earlier budget transmittal and directing LSO to review interagency billing and a new statewide budget platform.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee considered a request to add one bill‑drafting attorney (1 FTE) and $129,000 to the Legislative Services Office budget and debated staffing levels compared with peer states before the motion failed to receive a majority in the Senate.
Division manager Keith Bybee presented the Legislative Services Office request and LSO materials showing Idaho’s permanent staff levels relative to other states. Co‑chairs and senators noted the office’s workload has increased with a higher number…
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