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Committee holds HCR 25 after split testimony; motion to advance fails 5–4
Summary
After hours of public testimony for and against House Concurrent Resolution 25 (an Article V call limited to a balanced budget amendment), the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee voted and the motion to advance HCR 25 with a due-pass recommendation failed 5–4; the resolution will be held in committee.
The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee convened to hear House Concurrent Resolution 25 (HCR 25), a petition under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to call a convention limited to proposing a balanced budget amendment. Senator Doug Ricks (District 34) sponsored the measure and presented its language and a seven‑year sunset provision that would rescind Idaho’s application on 12/31/2033 if the campaign has not succeeded.
More than twenty members of the public appeared in the committee room or remotely to testify. Supporters, including former U.S. Sen. Larry Craig and several grassroots speakers, said a balanced budget amendment is necessary to rein in what they described as runaway federal spending and to protect future generations. Opponents — including representatives of the Idaho Republican Party and individual commentators — warned that Article V conventions cannot reliably be limited to a single topic, that delegate selection and rules are uncertain, and that special‑interest agendas could seek broad constitutional changes.
Senator Ricks closed by underscoring the urgency of the national debt and asked the committee to send the resolution to the Senate floor with a due‑pass recommendation. Senator Foreman moved to advance HCR 25 and Senator Ricks seconded. Following discussion and brief remarks expressing both support and hesitation, the committee took a roll call. The motion to send HCR 25 forward with a due‑pass recommendation failed 5–4, and the resolution was held in committee.
The committee adjourned after the vote; no floor referral occurred. Committee staff collected written testimony for the minutes.
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