The Senate is following a bit of an odd schedule today, recessing now until 2 p.m., coming back on the floor briefly, then breaking again for a closed-door majority caucus. That will end by 3 to allow for scheduled 3 p.m. committee meetings, and the Senate will come back into session at 4:30 p.m. for an hour or hour-and-a-half. Meanwhile, the House is still debating HB 585a, Rep. Ken Roberts' bill regarding Boise County's financial problems in the wake of a big court judgment; just now, Majority Leader Mike Moyle called for a recess until 1:15. The House spent more than an hour this morning debating HB 542a, Rep. Judy Boyle's bill regarding hunting on ATV's; it passed on a 48-21 vote.

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