On The Record

Sat., Feb. 10, 1996

Compiled By Betsy Z. Russell

Highlights from the past week in the Idaho Legislature

They said it

“We’re just plain handicapped because of where we live.” - Coeur d’Alene City Councilwoman Dixie Reid, after a Senate committee killed a bill to allow communities outside Ada County to charge impact fees.

Votes

Here are some of North Idaho lawmakers’ votes in the past week:

Farm workers: The Senate voted 30-5 to require farms, like all other Idaho businesses, to carry workers’ compensation insurance on their employees. Sens. Tim Tucker, D-Porthill; Mary Lou Reed, D-Coeur d’Alene; Gordon Crow, R-Hayden; and Clyde Boatright, R-Rathdrum; all voted yes. Sen. Marguerite McLaughlin, D-Orofino, voted no. The bill now goes to the House.

Kindergarten: The Senate killed a bill to require all Idaho school districts to offer kindergarten, on a 18-17 vote. Boatright and Crow voted no; Reed, Tucker and McLaughlin all voted yes.

Dog days: The House killed a bill 38-29 that would have made it a misdemeanor, rather than an infraction, to allow your dog to harass or attack deer or other big game. Reps. Jeff Alltus, R-Coeur d’Alene; Tom Dorr, R-Post Falls; June Judd, D-St. Maries; Hilde Kellogg, R-Post Falls; and Don Pischner, R-Coeur d’Alene; voted no. Voting yes were Reps. Carol Pietsch, D-Sandpoint; Marvin Vandenberg, D-Coeur d’Alene; Jim Stoicheff, D-Sandpoint; and Chuck Cuddy, D-Orofino.

, DataTimes MEMO: To reach your legislator, call (800) 626-0471; fax to 334-5397; or send e-mail to infocntr@lso.state.id.us. To track legislation, votes and agendas, anyone with a computer, modem and Internet access may go to http://www.state.id.us, or search for the keywords “Idaho Legislature.”

To reach your legislator, call (800) 626-0471; fax to 334-5397; or send e-mail to infocntr@lso.state.id.us. To track legislation, votes and agendas, anyone with a computer, modem and Internet access may go to http://www.state.id.us, or search for the keywords “Idaho Legislature.”

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