Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Eagle, has moved to hold HB 692 in committee, which would hold all the state's top elected officials at the same pay rate they get now for the next four years. Labrador said he made the motion reluctantly, as House Speaker Lawerence Denney had made a case that the state's behind on those salaries - the governor's salary ranks 37th among the 50 states. Rep. Anne Pasley-Stuart, D-Boise, objected to the motion, saying it would keep the state from attracting qualified candidates for the state's top jobs. "What you're doing is violating the very integrity of the compensation system of the state of Idaho," she said. Rep. Erik Simpson, R-Idaho Falls, spoke in support of Labrador's motion, saying he's not persuaded the economy will improve sufficiently over the next four years.

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