Kelly Anthon — Senator Kelly Anthon is introduced and begins presenting RS 331-128.
Mark Harris — Senator Harris is called on for questions and later moves the RS.
Mark Harris — Senator Harris asks for a motion and moves to introduce RS 331-28 and send it to print.
Mark Harris — Senator Mark Harris identifies himself and introduces RS 33023.
Mark Harris — Senator Harris explains the fiscal impact is neutral and asks the committee to send the RS to print.
Mark Harris — Likely a transcription error for Senator Harris or another member; identified as mover in the motion text, but uncertain.
Mark Harris — Senator Harris is identified as seconding the motion to print RS 32893.
Mark Harris — Made the motion to send RS 33184 to print.
Melissa Wintrow — Senator Melissa Wintrow is first noted as seconding a motion, then introduces herself as the senator from District 19 and presents RS 32994. She explains that the proposal concerns child visitation and aims to balance parental rights with the best interests of children.
Carl Bjerke — Senator Carl Birke introduces RS 32893 and explains that it is the first of several cleanup-related RSs tied to the interim DOGE committee.
Camille Blaylock — Senator Blaylock moved to print RS 32893, and the motion was formally recorded as having been made.
Melissa Wintrow — Melissa Wintrow explains that the bill was prompted by concerns from foster parents and a recent case in which children were required to attend visitation despite possible abuse. She says the bill is intended to protect children while balancing parental rights by preventing forced visitation when abuse is substantiated, and notes that the substantiation standard is a high bar. She adds that if the department makes an error, families can seek quicker review through the administrative hearing office, which helps monitor both children’s and parents’ rights. Wintrow then turns to the termination-of-rights portion of the bill, explaining that courts already consider incarceration in some cases and that the bill would allow incarceration to be considered as a factor, not a mandate. She concludes by summarizing the bill’s two main provisions—no forced visitation in substantiated abuse cases and allowing courts to consider incarceration in termination proceedings—and says she sent the bill to the courts and received no negative feedback, including from Jason Spillman.
Charlie Shepherd — Asks whether the language has been reviewed by magistrate judges and what feedback they gave.
Glenneda Zuiderveld — Senator Ziderfeld moved to print RS 32994, then sought clarification about confusion over whether the committee language matched the governor’s task force language in the budget book. The response clarified that this is the legislature’s oversight committee, distinguishing it from the governor’s task force.
Barbara Ehardt — Seconded the motion to print RS 32994.
Julie VanOrden — Senator Julie Van Orden introduces herself and presents RS 33184, explaining that it would establish the Idaho Rural Health Transformation Program using $187 million in federal funding over five years. She describes the proposed committee structure, including legislative membership and her own involvement in the governor’s application committee, and emphasizes the committee’s oversight role for how the funds may be used to address rural health needs. She concludes by asking that the proposal be sent to print.