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Senate panel sends bill expanding attorney general authority over city corruption to 14th order
Summary
The Senate State Affairs Committee voted to send House Bill 6 to the 14th order for possible amendment after debate over whether the attorney general should gain authority to investigate alleged violations of state criminal law by city officials.
The Senate State Affairs Committee voted to send House Bill 6 to the 14th order for possible amendment after extended debate about whether the Idaho Attorney General should be given the authority to investigate alleged criminal conduct by city officials.
House Bill 6 would add elected city officials to the existing statutory process that allows the attorney general to investigate allegations of criminal conduct by elected county officials. The sponsor, Senator Ben Toews, described the proposal as providing the attorney general "the ability to deal with corruption" at the city level and called it "a belt and suspenders approach" to ensure oversight when jurisdictions are closely intertwined.
The committee heard from Jeff Nye, chief of the criminal law division in the Attorney…
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