Title 67 — STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS

67-401. Constitution of legislature. The legislature consists of a senate and house of representatives, the members of which are elected from the respective senatorial and representative districts by the qualified electors of said districts.

67-402. Terms of members. The senators and representatives shall be elected for the term of two (2) years from and after the first day of December next following the general election.

67-403. Certificates of election. The certificate of election is prima facie evidence of the right to membership.

67-404. Sessions of legislature. At the hour of twelve o’clock M. on the Monday on or nearest the ninth day in January the regular session of the legislature shall be convened. The presiding officer must call the same to order and preside. Neither house must transact any business…

67-404a. Organization of house of representatives and senate. On the first Thursday of December in general election years, the members of the house of representatives and senate shall meet in Boise, in the capitol building or, during any renovation of the capitol building, in the…

67-404b. Rules. At the beginning of the first regular session, or at the organizational session, of each legislature, both houses shall adopt permanent rules of procedures. The rules in effect at the last regular session of the immediately preceding legislature shall serve as the…

67-404c. Officers and standing committees. (1) The officers of the legislature, elected or selected at the first regular session, or at the organizational session, shall serve during the term of the legislature. (2) The standing committees of the legislature, when created and des…

67-404d. Organization of second and extraordinary sessions. On the day set for the assembly of the second regular session or an extraordinary session of the legislature, the presiding officer, or his successor, shall administer the oath of office to new members and proceed with t…

67-404e. Pending business. Any business, bill or resolution pending at the final adjournment of a session shall not be carried over to the next regular or extraordinary session; provided, however, that any such bill or resolution may be reintroduced at any subsequent session of t…

67-405. Administering of oaths to members and officers — Oaths to witnesses before committees. The president and president pro tem, of the senate, and the speaker and speaker pro tem, of the house, may administer the oath of office to any member, and to the officers of their resp…

67-406. Compensation and mileage of members of legislature. Each member of the legislature shall receive for his services compensation and expenses in accordance with rates established by the citizens’ committee on legislative compensation authorized in section 67-406b, Idaho Cod…

67-406a. Citizens’ committee on legislative compensation — Members — Appointment — Terms — Election of chairman. There is hereby established the citizens’ committee on legislative compensation, to consist of three (3) members appointed by the governor and three (3) members appoin…

67-406b. Compensation and expenses. No member of the legislature of the state of Idaho shall receive any compensation for services rendered or expenses incurred as a legislator, except as set by the committee. The committee shall, on or before November 30, 1976, establish the rat…

67-407. Attendance of witness — Subpoena. A subpoena requiring the attendance of any witness or the production of any papers or other materials before either house of the legislature, or a committee of the legislature, may be issued by the president or president pro tempore of th…

67-408. Attendance of witnesses — Service of subpoenas. The subpoena may be served by the sheriff of any county in which the subpoenaed person may be found or by any person authorized to serve process of courts of record, and the affidavit of the person serving the subpoena that …

67-409. Attendance of witnesses — Refusal to obey subpoena a contempt. If any witness neglects or refuses to obey such subpoena, or appearing, refuses to testify, or produce the subpoenaed documents or other materials, the senate or house may, by resolution entered on the journal…

67-410. Witnesses — Compelling attendance. Any witness neglecting or refusing to attend in obedience to a subpoena issued under sections 67-407 through 67-410, Idaho Code, may at the written direction of the president or president pro tempore of the senate or the speaker of the h…

67-411. Witnesses — Self-criminating testimony may be exacted. No statement made by any such witness on such examination before either house, or a committee, is competent evidence in any criminal proceeding against such witness; nor can such witness refuse to testify to any fact …

67-411A. Taking and recording testimony under oath. Whenever conducting legislative business, a committee may require that testimony be given under oath, which may be administered by the chairman or by a person authorized by law to administer oaths, and may require that the testi…

67-412. designating qualified substitute when legislator temporarily unable to perform duties. (1) In the event that a legislator is temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office, the legislator may designate a qualified person to succeed to the powers and duties, but no…

67-413. Short title. This act shall be known as the "Emergency Interim Legislative Succession Act."

67-414. Declaration of policy. The legislature declares: (1) That recent technological developments make possible an enemy attack of unprecedented destructiveness, which may result in the death or inability to act of a large proportion of the membership of the legislature; (2) Th…

67-415. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Attack" means any action or series of actions taken by an enemy of the United States resulting in substantial damage or injury to persons or property in this state whether through sabotage, bombs, missiles, shellfire, or atomic, radi…

67-416. Designation of emergency interim successors to legislators. Each legislator shall designate not fewer than three (3) or more than seven (7) emergency interim successors to his powers and duties and specify their order of succession. Each legislator shall review and, as ne…

67-417. Status, qualifications and term of emergency interim successors. An emergency interim successor is one who is designated for possible temporary succession to the powers and duties, but not the office, of a legislator. No person shall be designated or serve as an emergency…

67-418. Contingent method of designating emergency interim successors. Prior to an attack, if a legislator fails to designate the required minimum number of emergency interim successors within thirty (30) days following the effective date of the act or, after such period, if for …

67-419. Recording and publication. Each designation of an emergency interim successor shall become effective when the legislator or party leader making the designation files with the secretary of state the successor’s name, address and rank in order of succession. The removal of …

67-420. Oath of emergency interim successors. Promptly after designation each emergency interim successor shall take the oath required for the legislator to whose powers and duties he is designated to succeed. No other oath shall be required.

67-421. Duty of emergency interim successors. Each emergency interim successor shall keep himself generally informed as to the duties, procedures, practices and current business of the legislature, and each legislator shall assist his emergency interim successor to keep themselve…

67-422. Convening of legislature in event of attack. In the event of an attack, the governor shall call the legislature into session as soon as practicable, and in any case within ninety (90) days following the inception of the attack. If the governor fails to issue such call, th…

67-423. Assumption of powers and duties of legislator by emergency interim successor. If in the event of an attack a legislator is unavailable, his emergency interim successor highest in order of succession who is not unavailable shall, except for the power and duty to appoint em…

67-423A. Assumption of powers and duties of legislator by emergency interim successor. If in the event a legislator dies or resigns the office, the legislator’s emergency interim successor highest in order of succession who is not unavailable shall, except for the power and duty …

67-424. Privileges, immunities and compensation of emergency interim successors. When an emergency interim successor exercises the powers and assumes the duties of a legislator, he shall be accorded the privileges and immunities, compensation, allowances and other perquisites of …

67-425. Quorum and vote requirements. In the event of an attack, (1) quorum requirements for the legislature shall be suspended, and (2) where the affirmative vote of a specified proportion of members for approval of a bill, resolution or other action would otherwise be required,…

67-426. Termination of operation of provisions of this act. The authority of emergency interim successors to succeed to the powers and duties of legislators, and the operation of the provisions of this act relating to quorum, the number of affirmative votes required for legislati…

67-427. Legislative council created — Members — Terms — Vacancy. There is hereby created a legislative council which shall consist of the president pro tempore of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the majority and minority floor leaders of each house, two (…

67-428. Officers of council — Committees — Director of legislative services. The president pro tempore of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall serve as cochairmen of the council. The council may adopt its own rules of procedure and appoint such committ…

67-429. Powers and duties. (1) It shall be the duty of the council to collect and compile information, to draft bills and to conduct research upon any subject which the legislature may authorize or direct or upon any subject which it may determine, provided that all activities of…

67-429A. State-tribal gaming compacts. (1) The governor or his designee may represent the state of Idaho in any gaming negotiations the state is requested to participate in pursuant to 25 U.S.C. section 2701 et seq. The director of legislative services or his designee may attend …

67-429B. Authorized tribal video gaming machines. (1) Indian tribes are authorized to conduct gaming using tribal video gaming machines pursuant to state-tribal gaming compacts which specifically permit their use. A tribal video gaming machine may be used to conduct gaming only b…

67-429C. Amendment of state-tribal gaming compacts. (1) Any tribe with an existing state-tribal gaming compact may amend its compact through the procedure set forth in subsection (2) below to incorporate all of the following terms: (a) As clarified by this compact amendment, the …

67-429D. Audit of legislative department. Beginning with the two (2) year period of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and for each succeeding biennium, the council shall engage the services of a certified public accountant to audit the fiscal affairs of the legislative department. Expen…

67-430. Meetings — Quorum — Notice — Report to legislature. The council shall meet as often as may be necessary for the proper performance of its duties; provided, however, that it shall meet at least two (2) times each year. Such meetings may be held at various places within the…

67-431. Compensation and expenses. Members of the council and the committees thereof shall be reimbursed for actual expenses necessarily incurred in attending meetings and in the performance of their official duties in accordance with the rates established by the citizens’ commit…

67-432. Joint finance-appropriations committee — Creation — Members. There is hereby created the joint finance-appropriations committee which shall consist of the members of the senate finance committee and the members of the house appropriations committee. Vacancies on the commi…

67-433. Officers — Adoption of rules of procedure — Subcommittees — Meetings. The committee shall have the same officers as the senate finance committee and the house appropriations committee and, during the interim when the legislature is not in session, it shall adopt its own r…

67-435. Powers and duties. (1) The joint finance-appropriations committee shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To review the executive budget and the budget requests of each state department, agency and institution, including requests for construction of capital improv…

67-437. Departments, agencies, and institutions to submit information. All departments, agencies and institutions of state government which are required by section 67-3502, Idaho Code, to submit reports of actual and estimated receipts and expenditures to the division of financia…

67-438. Inquisitorial authority. In the discharge of any duty herein imposed, the committee shall have the authority to examine and inspect all properties, equipment, facilities, files, records and accounts of any state office, department, institution, board, committee, commissio…

67-439. Enforcement of subpoenas. In case of the failure on the part of any person to comply with any subpoena issued in behalf of the committee, or on the refusal of any witness to testify to any matters regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated, it shall be the duty of th…