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Panel approves sending bill to allow certified-mail notices in Industrial Commission cases
Summary
House Bill 66 would allow the Idaho Industrial Commission to use certified mail for notices; sponsor said it aligns commission practice with other courts and accommodates parties without attorneys.
The committee voted to send House Bill 66 to the House floor with a do-pass recommendation after a sponsor said the measure would align Industrial Commission practice with other courts.
Bruce Gogg, District 10, presented House Bill 66 and asked the committee to forward it with a do-pass recommendation. He said the bill would allow notice by certified mail at the Industrial Commission “because they may not have the means” to receive other forms of notice and that attorneys already use that method in other forums.
There were no questions from committee members recorded in the transcript and no public testimony opposing or supporting the bill. A motion to send the bill to the floor was made during the hearing; the committee approved the motion by voice vote.
According to the sponsor’s remarks, the bill’s aim is to permit certified-mail notification in Industrial Commission proceedings in order to ensure parties without attorneys or other means receive notice; the transcript does not provide specific statutory language or detail about implementation timelines.
