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Senate State Affairs committee advances measure to reject Citizens’ Committee pay recommendation
Summary
Sen. Zito presented RS 31919 to reject the Citizens’ Committee on Legislative Compensation’s recommended pay rates; the committee voted to send the measure to print after a motion by Sen. Shippy and a second from Sen. Anthon. The motion carried by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the minutes.
Senator Zito presented RS 31919 to the Senate State Affairs Committee on Jan. 15, 2025, asking the panel to reject the compensation rates recommended by the Citizens’ Committee on Legislative Compensation. "The Legislature could not vote for a pay increase, but could reject the increase recommended by the Citizens’ Committee," the minutes record.
Senator Shippy moved to send RS 31919 to print; Senator Anthon seconded. The motion "carried by voice vote," according to the committee minutes. The minutes do not provide a roll-call or numerical vote tally for the motion.
The Citizens’ Committee, as described in the minutes, is composed of appointees of the Governor and the Idaho Supreme Court and sets compensation rates for the Idaho State Legislature. The committee’s recommendation was the specific action the Senate committee considered rejecting; the minutes do not record additional debate, amendments, or a committee directive for further study.
The Senate State Affairs Committee adjourned at 8:52 a.m.; the next procedural step for RS 31919 is reflected in the committee motion to send the RS to print, which moves the matter into the formal bill/document drafting process.
