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JFAC co‑chairs, members dispute how failed motions are handled; leadership agrees to bring failed items back to committee
Summary
Committee members expressed frustration at inconsistent treatment of motions that failed on one chamber's side; co‑chairs said leadership and legal advice require the committee to return failed items to JFAC for reconsideration rather than sending them to the chamber where they failed.
A procedural dispute over how to handle motions that fail on one chamber's side briefly disrupted the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on March 7.
Several members objected after a divided vote on the Idaho Commission for Libraries proposals, arguing the committee had applied inconsistent practices in prior weeks about whether a failed motion should…
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