Legislative Committees Idaho has an open legislative process. All committee action on bills and amendments is conducted in open sessions and you may attend any or all of these meetings. Once a bill has been introduced, it is assigned to a committee for study and consideration. The committee chairman determines when a bill is to be scheduled for a hearing.
Public testimony is permitted at most meetings.
You may do so by checking with Senate and House committee staff and by looking on the Internet for daily committee agendas when the Legislature is in session. Plan your testimony. You will be more effective getting your message across if you have prepared your testimony in writing for distribution to committee members. You can then orally sumarize your remarks to conserve time. At the Committee Meeting Be on time.