HOUSE RULES – States findings of the House of Representatives and repeals and replaces House Rule 45 to provide for an Ethics and House Policy Committee and amends House Rule 26 to remove a provision.

This bill creates a new Ethics and House Policy Committee for the Idaho House of Representatives to handle ethics complaints against members. The committee will consist of five sitting members elected by their respective caucuses, with three from the majority and two from the minority, plus alternates who serve as backups. The bill establishes a confidential process for submitting and investigating complaints, requiring written submissions with supporting facts and protecting committee records from public access unless unanimously released. It also modifies existing rules to clarify that committee business remains internal and outlines procedures for dismissing complaints, recommending disciplinary action, and voting on final decisions.