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How a Bill becomes a Law in Idaho | CIV • ED
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Once a year, the Idaho Legislature comes together for its annual legislative session.
Idaho has 35 legislative districts, each with two representatives and one senator. Those lawmakers are on the ballot every two years, and are elected to craft the laws and budgets for the state of Idaho. The 70 members of the House and 35 members of the Senate are each assigned to committees, which hear testimony from stakeholders and citizens on each piece of legislation before it goes forward.
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Idaho Public Television Presents is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
Funding provided by the Friends of Idaho Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Idaho Public Television Presents
How a Bill becomes a Law in Idaho | CIV • ED
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Idaho has 35 legislative districts, each with two representatives and one senator. Those lawmakers are on the ballot every two years, and are elected to craft the laws and budgets for the state of Idaho. The 70 members of the House and 35 members of the Senate are each assigned to committees, which hear testimony from stakeholders and citizens on each piece of legislation before it goes forward.
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Idaho Public Television Presents is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
Funding provided by the Friends of Idaho Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.