2005 Idaho Code - 67-704 — ASSISTING IN PREPARATION OR CONSIDERATION OF BILLS UPON REQUEST

                                  TITLE  67
                      STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS
                                  CHAPTER 7
                             LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
    67-704.  ASSISTING IN PREPARATION OR CONSIDERATION OF BILLS UPON REQUEST.
The legislative counsel shall prepare or assist in the preparation or
amendment of legislative bills at the request of the governor of the state, or
of any of the justices of the Supreme Court, or any judge of the district
courts of the state, or of any committee or member of the senate or house of
representatives of the legislature of the state. The legislative counsel shall
thereupon prepare a bill, in accordance with such request and shall submit
said bill so prepared to the person or committee requesting the same, if the
legislature be then in session, and if not in session, then by U.S. mail to
such person.
    From the time the legislature of the state convenes until it is adjourned
finally, the legislative counsel shall give consideration to and service
concerning any bill before the legislature, and which is in any way requested
by the governor of the state or a member of the senate or house of
representatives or any committee of the legislature having bills before it for
consideration, and after such adjournment the legislative counsel shall still
remain so subject to such request by the governor of the state as to any bill
in his hands for rejection or approval or other action. Neither the
legislative counsel nor any employee of the office of legislative counsel
shall oppose or urge legislation, but the office shall, upon request, aid and
assist any member of the legislature as to bills, resolutions and measures,
drafting the same into proper form and shall furnish full information upon all
matters in the scope of said office. Neither the legislative counsel nor any
other employee of the office of legislative counsel shall reveal to any person
outside thereof the contents or nature of any matter which has not become a
public record, except with the consent of the person bringing such matter
before the said office.