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Committee advances HR 27 on ethics procedure to House floor after roll-call votes
Summary
The House Judiciary, Rules & Administration Committee advanced HR 27, a resolution addressing the Ethics and House Policy Committee's procedures, to the House floor after a series of substitute motions and roll-call votes. The original motion passed 8–7 with one member absent.
Rep. Barbieri presented HR 27, a resolution concerning the Ethics and House Policy Committee's procedures, and Ken Burgess of the Idaho Press Club testified in opposition.
Committee members pressed for details about how many ethics complaints the House has received in the past, whether accused members may be represented by counsel, the boundary between ethics and criminal matters, limits on confidentiality, and concerns about creating a public spectacle. Rep. Scott moved to send HR 27 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation. Rep. Gannon moved to hold the resolution in committee; Rep. Hill then offered an amended substitute to send it to the floor with no recommendation. The amended substitute failed by roll call (6 AYE, 9 NAY, 1 Absent/Excused). The substitute motion failed by roll call (7 AYE, 8 NAY, 1 Absent/Excused). The original motion carried by roll call (8 AYE, 7 NAY, 1 Absent/Excused). Rep. Barbieri will sponsor HR 27 on the House floor.
