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Judiciary and Rules Committee backs printing recommendation, sends multiple RSs and landlord-tenant cleanup to print or floor
Summary
The committee endorsed a joint printing committee recommendation to limit printed session laws to 90 copies and approved sending several requests (RS32346, RS32367, RS32355/56) to print and Senate Bill 1043 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
The Idaho Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee voted to support the joint printing committee’s recommendation limiting printed session-law volumes to a maximum of 90 copies and approved a series of requests and bills to be printed or moved forward.
Jennifer Novak, secretary of the Senate and a member of the joint printing committee, told the panel the recommendation was made pursuant to Idaho Code section 67-509 and cited reduced expenditures and online accessibility as reasons to limit paper copies. Senator Windrow moved to support the printing-committee recommendation; Senator Lent seconded the motion, members answered “aye” and the motion carried by voice vote.
The committee also moved routine requests (requests for printing or rule reviews) to the printer. RS32346, a technical update tied to the previously passed Gaston license-plate legislation, was presented by Senator Tammy Nichols. The RS removes a 26,000‑pound eligibility limit, refines plate artwork (specified as bright yellow with a centered snake), designates fund allocations for in-person firearm-safety education, and establishes a volunteer Idaho Firearm Safety Education Committee to oversee grants; Senator Foreman moved to send RS32346 to print and Senator Recti seconded; the motion carried by voice vote.
RS32367, described by Senator Nichols as technical clarifications to Senate Bill 1050 (adjusting language such as replacing a fixed number of sessions with an "up to" qualifier and clarifying punctuation to avoid ambiguity), was moved to print by Senator Lenny with Senator Keiser seconding; members voted aye and the motion passed.
At the request of the Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee, RS32355 and RS32356 were forwarded for printing to reflect that committee’s review of administrative rules; Senator Eckstein moved the pair to print and Senator Foreman seconded; the committee approved the motion by voice vote.
Senate Bill 1043, a reorganization and cleanup of Idaho’s landlord-tenant code that removes the last statutory reference to "coverture" and consolidates and relocates existing landlord-tenant provisions (including lease termination, rent changes and a distinct section on local-government preemption), was presented by Senator Ali Rabe. Senator Keiser moved to send Senate Bill 1043 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation and Senator Foreman seconded; members responded “aye” and the motion carried.
Most approvals were by voice vote with no roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript. Committee members noted the RSs and bill were largely technical or organizational changes; speakers repeatedly described the actions as implementing prior decisions, clarifying language, or consolidating code sections for readability.
The motions and voice votes recorded at this meeting will result in the listed RSs going to print and Senate Bill 1043 being reported to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation.
