James Woodward — Mentioned in the opening procedural discussion and as the sponsor of the first RS.
James Woodward — Introduces RS 33033 and explains its purpose.
James Woodward — Identifies himself as the sponsor from District 19 and explains the bill's history.
James Woodward — Asks a technical implementation question about the bill.
James Woodward — Questions how the bill would affect parental opt-in for age-appropriate instruction and references Idaho Code and Hecox v. Little.
James Woodward — Representative Matthias is referenced as asking how a parent could opt a child into an age-appropriate conversation.
James Woodward — Representative Matthias is asked whether the explanation is sufficient.
James Woodward — Representative Matthias's earlier question remains the subject of clarification.
James Woodward — Representative Marman makes the motion to introduce RS 32917.
Dave Lent — Presiding over the meeting and handling the motion to approve the minutes.
Dave Lent — Reminds the committee that RSs are for technical discussion, not debate.
Dave Lent — Presides over the motion to introduce the RS.
Dave Lent — Responds to a request for comment during the vote process.
Dave Lent — Handles the vote issue and moves the committee forward.
Kevin Cook — Chair indicates the vice chair will take over temporarily.
Christy Zito — Representative Hawkins discusses the bill’s focus on sexual orientation and gender identity, clarifying that it is not about sex education or the opt-in courses being referenced. He says he needs to think through the question, notes that he has data on how often the issue occurs in classrooms, and agrees to bring that information back. The exchange also includes a brief reference to working with another member on the issue before the bill is printed.
Cindy Carlson — Representative Garner asks for statistics on how often the issue is occurring in classrooms, and the response confirms that the data is available and will be provided later.