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Idaho House panel OKs plan for lawmakers to call special sessions

The committee sent the resolution to the full House, where it will need a two-thirds majority to pass. It has already cleared the Senate.
Credit: Keith Ridler / AP
The Idaho Senate debates a bill at the Statehouse in Boise, Idaho.

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho House panel has approved a proposed constitutional amendment allowing the part-time Legislature to call itself into session. 

The committee on a voice vote Thursday sent the resolution to the full House, where it will need a two-thirds majority to pass. It has already cleared the Senate.

If it passes the House, the amendment would go before voters in November 2022. 

If voters approve with a simple majority, the Legislature could call itself back into session if 60% of lawmakers in each the House and Senate agree. 

Currently, only governors can call special sessions. Opponents say lawmakers calling special sessions could lead to a full-time Legislature.

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