Story Published: Feb 7, 2012 at 11:13 AM PDT
Story Updated: Feb 7, 2012 at 11:17 AM PDT
According to a bill introduced on Tuesday, Rep. Julie Ellsworth says the House should set a standard for its leaders.
The Boise Republican introduced the legislation after Senate Majority Caucus Chairman John McGee was convicted of driving under the influence last summer.
McGee survived a Senate confidence vote earlier this year.
Though Ellsworth's measure to oust guilty House leaders, committee chairmen and vice chairmen during the remainder of the legislative term won a full hearing, not everyone backed it.
Rep. Erik Simpson told Ellsworth it smacked of "the flavor of the month," an allusion to McGee's highly publicized arrest.
But Simpson's effort to kill the bill failed on a 10-8 vote.
