Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Legal counsel briefs JFAC on constitutional limits and mechanics of appropriations
Summary
Legislative legal counsel reviewed the constitutional origin of the legislature's appropriation power, statutory requirements for appropriation bills, and how conditions, limitations and item veto rules apply to appropriations.
Elizabeth Bowen, legislative legal counsel in the Legislative Services Office, told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee that the legislatures appropriation power derives from constitutional principles and is subject to specific statutory and constitutional constraints.
Bowen summarized the constitutional framework underlying the legislature's "power of the purse," noting that the Idaho Constitution vests the legislative power in the two chambers and that Article 7, Section 13 provides that money…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
