Idaho Senate refers resolution rejecting Citizens Committee pay recommendations

Senate Concurrent Resolution 101, which states legislative findings and rejects the compensation rates set by the Citizens Committee on Legislative Compensation, was introduced in the Idaho State Senate on Jan. 16 and referred for further consideration.

The resolution was read by number, author and title and referred to the Judiciary and Rules Committee for printing. Later in the morning the Judiciary and Rules Committee reported that the resolution had been incorrectly printed; the item was then referred to the tenth order of business and held for one legislative day, per the Senate record.

Sponsors and committee chairs who announced or handled the item were identified in committee reports recorded in the Senate journal. The transcript records the title of the resolution and the Senate’s procedural steps but does not show floor debate or a recorded final vote on the resolution during the Jan. 16 session.

The matter will return to the Senate calendar for further action after the one-day hold, at which time senators may schedule debate, amendment or a vote.

No policy text of the resolution beyond the title was included in the day’s floor reading; the journal entry records the referral and the procedural hold only.