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House Business Committee adopts organizational procedures, publishing schedule and testimony limits
Summary
At its Jan. 9 organizational meeting, the House Business Committee chair outlined rules for bill requests (RS), public testimony, and a paperless OneDrive process, and announced legislative filing deadlines and proofreaders for committee minutes.
BOISE — At an organizational meeting Jan. 9, the House Business Committee set expectations for the 2025 session, outlining how members should submit bill requests, how public testimony will be handled and where committee materials will be posted.
Chairman Clow opened the meeting with a quote attributed to economist Milton Friedman: “The great danger to the consumer is the monopoly, whether private or governmental.” He then reviewed procedural preferences that he said are intended to streamline the committee’s work and respect public testimony.
Clow told members he prefers sponsors to bring a draft bill to him before filing a request for an RS (request for legislation). “I prefer you bring me a draft of the bill before you request the RS,” he said, adding that submitting drafts first can avoid repetitive amendments to RS language. He also discouraged use of procedural shortcuts: under his…
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