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Committee advances narrow exemption allowing compensated pages related to legislators
Summary
H 280 would exempt relatives of legislators participating in the legislative page program from certain restrictions so they can be compensated; Chairman Guthrie recused himself on the item and the committee sent the bill to the floor by voice vote.
Senator Harris described H 280 to the Senate State Affairs Committee as an amendment to Idaho Code § 18-1359(2) to allow relatives of legislators who participate in the legislative page program to be compensated. Chairman Guthrie stated he had a conflict of interest under Senate Rule 39(H) and excused himself from the committee for consideration of the bill. Senator Adams moved to send H 280 to the floor with a do pass recommendation; Senator Den Hartog seconded and the motion carried by voice vote. Senator Toews stated he had a conflict but intended to vote.
The committee record shows an expressed conflict by the chairman and passage by voice vote; no roll-call tally or additional testimony was recorded in the transcript.
