After lengthy, stormy hearings that stretched over three days, the House State Affairs Committee this morning killed SJR 103, the crime victims rights constitutional amendment that earlier had passed the Senate unanimously, 34-0. The AP reports that the committee today voted 10-5 to kill the measure, which would have needed two-thirds support in the House plus a majority vote of the people at the next general election to amend the Idaho Constitution.

The only committee members who supported the measure were Reps. Monks, Crane, Palmer, Holtzclaw and Armstrong.

SJR 103 sought to beef up existing protections for crime victims in the Idaho Constitution, to guarantee victims “reasonable and timely” prior notification of all criminal justice proceedings in their case; a right to attend all proceedings, to confer with prosecutors, and to be heard at all proceedings; and “full and timely” restitution for economic losses. The measure would also guarantee victims “reasonable protection from the accused and those acting on behalf of the accused.”

Sen. Todd Lakey, R-Nampa, the measure’s lead sponsor, estimated that there would be additional costs to state and local entities to comply with the changes, but said in the bill’s fiscal note that they would be “very difficult to quantify.”