TWO BILLS ADVANCE TO LIMIT BOND ELECTIONS

Last week the Idaho House approved a bill that would affect the frequency of local bond elections, and the House State Affairs Committee takes up a second one this week.

If passed into law, House Bill 347 would prohibit taxing districts from holding a bond election for eleven months after a failed bond on the same subject. According to sponsor Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, the proposal is meant to protect voters from what she calls aggressive taxing districts.

Text, House, LegislationLogan FinneyFebruary 5, 2020Idaho State Capitol Elections, Heather Scott, Property Tax, Ryan Kerby, Julianne Young, Wendy Horman, Lori Den Hartog, Budget

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DAY RESOLUTION STALLS IN COMMITTEE

A proposal to designate January 16 as Religious Freedom Day in Idaho has been held in the House State Affairs Committee. The concurrent resolution sponsored by Rep. Jake Ellis, D-Boise, and Sen. Grant Burgoyne, D-Boise, would commemorate the 1786 adoption of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom drafted by Thomas Jefferson.

Text, House, LegislationLogan FinneyJanuary 30, 2020Idaho State CapitolJake Ellis, Grant Burgoyne, Religion, Donald Trump, Vito Barbieri, LDS Church, Julianne Young