After 115 bruising and divisive days under the Statehouse rotunda, Idaho legislators all but finished their business Wednesday night and called another recess — guaranteeing the 2021 legislative session will
Idaho Legislature pushing through bills again to curb governor s emergency powers Hayat Norimine, The Idaho Statesman
May 5 Updated 6:33 p.m. on May 5 after the House approved a fourth bill.
With little debate this time, Idaho lawmakers pushed through four bills to curb the governor s powers during times of emergencies, on day 115 of this legislative session.
After Gov. Brad Little vetoed two Republican-pushed bills that would have limited actions he could take during disaster declarations, enough senators switched their votes to prevent an override, sinking the measures. Republican leaders rushed to reintroduce them separating the restrictions into three bills in the hopes they could garner enough support in the Senate.
On 100th day of Idaho Legislature, is there an end in sight? Not really. Hayat Norimine, The Idaho Statesman
Apr. 20 On the 100th day of Idaho s legislative session, senators reintroduced a wolf-killing bill. House members debated over, but didn t approve, cutting half a vacant position in the lieutenant governor s office. And they passed a measure that would allow legislators to call themselves into a special session. They have yet to introduce critical education funding they must pass this year.
This year s session is Idaho s third-longest in history. And as the session nears a record-breaking length of 118 days, lawmakers are still at a stalemate over failed bills they will not give up on. That includes bills curbing the governor s emergency powers.
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Idaho Legislature approves bill to curb governorâs emergency powers
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The Idaho Legislature reconvened Tuesday, April 6, 2021, after a two-week recess due to a COVID-19 outbreak. | Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman
BOISE (Idaho Statesman) Idaho legislators took one step closer to stripping the governor of some emergency powers and placing it in their own hands.
Senators on Friday approved a bill that changes Idahoâs State Disaster Preparedness Act to grant more powers to the Legislature.
Under the new law, the governor would still be able to declare emergencies and deploy the Idaho National Guard. But after 60 days, any disaster declaration expires unless the Idaho Legislature chooses to extend it with a concurrent resolution. The governor can also extend emergencies beyond 60 days for the âsole purposeâ of receiving federal funding or resources for the declared emergency.