Kaelin — Kaelin is invited to speak and shares her plans after departing, saying she intends to serve an LDS mission and then attend college to pursue an agribusiness degree.
Monica Church — Moves to approve the minutes from February 9th and February 11th, 2026.
Don Hall — The bill is being presented on behalf of Representative Hall.
Don Hall — Referenced as the legislator whose desk and work materials Stone was reviewing.
Don Hall — Met with the witness and agreed to sponsor the legislation.
Don Hall — The committee returns to questions for Representative Stone after the witness testimony.
Grayson Stone — Grayson Stone introduces himself and begins presenting the bill on behalf of Representative Hall, continuing the opening remarks about the bill and Hall's related work.
Ms. Betty Grandi — Identified as a fourth-grade student whose notes helped inspire the bill.
Ms. Betty — Stone defers time to Ms. Betty to explain how she came up with the idea.
Ms. Betty — The witness is discussed in relation to seating and visibility.
Ms. Betty — Praised by the committee for her presentation.
Stephanie Mickelsen — Representative Mickelsen asks that the witness be placed on a chair or stool so she can be seen more clearly and remain safe, noting concern that she might tip over.
Betty Brandy / Ms. Grandi — Betty Brandy, a fourth-grade homeschool student from Twin Falls, testifies in support of making hunting Idaho's official state sport. She explains that the idea came from community input and says hunting was the clear winner in polling. She concludes by asking for support, arguing that the designation would recognize something that has shaped Idaho and has educational value.
Britt Raybould — Moves to send House Bill 652 to the floor.
Andrew Smyth — Andrew Smyth was identified as the person associated with the rule presentation; spelling may be uncertain because later sections refer to Andrew Smith.
Andrew Smith — Andrew Smith, the Resource Protection Assistance Bureau Chief with the Idaho Department of Lands, introduced himself and began presenting the rule docket, outlining the structure of his testimony.
Will Teeteman — Will Teeteman, a Boise resident representing the Idaho Conservation League and serving as its regulatory conservation associate, testified that he was concerned the code requires periodic inspections while the rule does not. After the chair briefly allowed him to wrap up, he reiterated this concern for the record as his closing point.
Marty Menzinger — Marty Menzinger introduces himself to the committee and identifies himself as the program manager of navigable waterways at the Idaho Department of Lands.
Lawson Tate — Lawson Tate, the real estate program manager at the Idaho Department of Lands, introduced himself and explained that he manages the department’s right-of-way program. He then continued by thanking the committee for the opportunity to testify and identifying the department’s request for approval of pending rule docket number 20-03-08-2101, included in the 2026 pending rules.
Brant Stegers — Commented that compensation for increased property value created by an easement is common practice and asked whether that compensation would be codified.
Steve Miller — Representative Miller asked for clarification that the relevant charge or value would be based on an actual appraiser’s valuation.