Section 67-413 – SHORT TITLE.
67-413. SHORT TITLE. This act shall be known as the "Emergency Interim Legislative Succession Act." History: [67-413, added 1961 (E.S.), ch. 4, sec. 1, p. 20.]
Section 67-414 – DECLARATION OF POLICY.
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) That to conform in time of attack to existing legal requirements pertaining to the […]
Section 67-415 – DEFINITIONS.
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, radiological, chemical, bacteriological, or biological means or other weapons or […]
Section 67-416 – DESIGNATION OF EMERGENCY INTERIM SUCCESSORS TO LEGISLATORS.
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 necessary, promptly revise the designations of emergency interim successors to his powers and […]
Section 67-417 – STATUS, QUALIFICATIONS AND TERM OF EMERGENCY INTERIM SUCCESSORS.
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 interim successor unless he may under the constitution and statutes hold […]
Section 67-418 – CONTINGENT METHOD OF DESIGNATING EMERGENCY INTERIM SUCCESSORS.
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 any reason the number of emergency interim successors for any legislator falls […]
Section 67-419 – RECORDING AND PUBLICATION.
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 an emergency interim successor or change in order of succession shall become effective […]
Section 67-420 – OATH OF EMERGENCY INTERIM SUCCESSORS.
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. History: [67-420, added 1961 (E.S.), ch. 4, sec. 8, p. 20.]
Section 67-421 – DUTY OF EMERGENCY INTERIM SUCCESSORS.
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 themselves so informed. History: [67-421, added 1961 (E.S.), ch. 4, sec. 9, p. 20.]
Section 67-422 – CONVENING OF LEGISLATURE IN EVENT OF ATTACK.
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, the legislature shall, on the ninetieth day […]
Section 67-423 – ASSUMPTION OF POWERS AND DUTIES OF LEGISLATOR BY EMERGENCY INTERIM SUCCESSOR.
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 emergency successors, exercise the powers and assume the duties of […]
Section 67-423A – ASSUMPTION OF POWERS AND DUTIES OF LEGISLATOR BY EMERGENCY INTERIM SUCCESSOR.
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 to appoint emergency successors, exercise the powers and assume the duties […]
Section 67-424 – PRIVILEGES, IMMUNITIES AND COMPENSATION OF EMERGENCY INTERIM SUCCESSORS.
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 office to which a legislator is entitled. In the event of an attack, each emergency interim successor, […]
Section 67-425 – QUORUM AND VOTE REQUIREMENTS.
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, the same proportion of those voting thereon shall be sufficient. […]
Section 67-426 – TERMINATION OF OPERATION OF PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.
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 legislative action, and limitations on the length of sessions and the subjects […]
Section 67-427 – LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CREATED — MEMBERS — TERMS — VACANCY.
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 (2) senators to be selected by the members of the […]
Section 67-428 – OFFICERS OF COUNCIL — COMMITTEES — DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES.
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 committees as may be necessary for the proper and efficient […]
Section 67-429 – POWERS AND DUTIES.
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 the council must be reasonably related to […]
Section 67-429A – STATE-TRIBAL GAMING COMPACTS.
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 all negotiations pursuant to this section as an observer and […]
Section 67-429B – AUTHORIZED TRIBAL VIDEO GAMING MACHINES.
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 by an Indian tribe, is not activated by a handle or lever, does not […]