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Idaho House adopts resolution allowing legislators to donate pay to tax-relief fund after extended debate
Summary
The Idaho House passed House Concurrent Resolution 4, which permits individual legislators to donate all or part of their legislative compensation to the state's tax relief fund; the measure drew sustained floor debate over optics and legislative pay but does not itself increase salaries.
The Idaho House of Representatives passed House Concurrent Resolution 4 on a roll call after extended floor debate, voting 61 ayes to 7 nays with 5 members absent or excused. The resolution authorizes individual legislators to donate all or a portion of their compensation to the tax relief fund established in Idaho Code —7-8-11.
The resolution does not increase pay; it simply provides a mechanism for members who object to their compensation to return money to the tax relief fund. Representative (District 22), who sponsored the resolution, told the chamber, "If you think that you individually, as an individual, are paid too much ... then take your money that you were getting and donate it to a tax relief fund." The sponsor framed the measure as a personal option rather than a pay change.
Why it matters: the measure was the focus of repeated, sometimes heated debate and questions about legislative compensation, transparency and priorities.…
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