Steven Tanner — Recognized Representative Harris and transitioned into an explanation of the two separate programs.
Steven Tanner — Addressed as Chairman Tanner.
Steven Tanner — Chairman Tanner is addressed as the presiding chair.
Steven Tanner — Phil McGrane addresses Chairman Tanner at the start of his remarks.
Steven Tanner — McGrane addresses Chairman Groh as someone specifically familiar with the ballot issue.
Steven Tanner — Chairman Tanner is addressed as the chair in a continuous exchange.
Steve Miller — Called as part of the roll call; likely Representative Steve Miller.
Rod Furniss — Called as part of the roll call; likely Representative Rod Furniss.
James Petzke — Called as part of the roll call; likely Representative James Petzke.
James Petzke — Representative Pesky questions the Secretary of State about why the office has resisted an ongoing budget cut and what impact such a cut would have, then follows up by asking about a graph showing business filings and why filings are increasing faster than population growth. The Secretary responds directly, including a light joke, and explains that business filings are more closely tied to the economy than to population growth.
Dustin Manwaring — Called as part of the roll call; likely Representative Dustin Manwaring.
Brandon Mitchell — Called as part of the roll call; likely Representative Brandon Mitchell.
Elaine Price — Called as part of the roll call; likely Representative Elaine Price.
Elaine Price — Asked whether the IRIS maintenance contract is one-time or ongoing.
Elaine Price — Asked whether the increase for the peace officer and detention officer disability fund is ongoing or one-time.
Elaine Price — Asks why the voter pamphlet and overtime are funded as ongoing rather than one-time expenses.
Elaine Price — The Secretary responds to Representative Price by distinguishing between the voter pamphlet and a proposed voter guide.
Elaine Price — Asks for an explanation of the overtime request.
Chris Bruce — Bruce is called multiple times during the roll call, likely referring to Representative Chris Bruce, with repeated mentions as part of the same attendance check.
Mark Harris — Harris is called during the roll call, likely referring to Senator Mark Harris.
Brooke Green — Representative Brooke Green is mentioned during the roll call, with consecutive entries reflecting the same call/response sequence.
C. Grow — Called during the roll call response; likely Senator C. Grow.
C. Grow — Thanked Ms. Bond for appearing and praised the resolution of the audit issue.
James Woodward — Called during the roll call response; likely Senator James Woodward.
Kevin Cook — Called during the roll call response; likely Senator Kevin Cook.
Kevin Cook — Asked about the large variance between budgeted and actual indirect cost recovery amounts.
Carl Bjerke — Called during the roll call response; likely Senator Carl Bjerke.
Carl Bjerke — Asked why OITS cannot currently fill the IRIS support role and what it would cost.
Phil Hart — Called during the roll call response; likely Senator Phil Hart.
Cindy Carlson — Called during the roll call response; likely Senator Cindy Carlson.
Glenneda Zuiderveld — Called during the roll call response; likely Senator Glenneda Zuiderveld.
Codi Galloway — Called during the roll call response; likely Senator Codi Galloway.
Codi Galloway — Chair Groh was addressed during a discussion about AI use, with the second mention continuing the same exchange and referring to the same chair.
Janie Ward-Engelking — Called during the roll call response; likely Senator Janie Ward-Engelking.
Melissa Wintrow — Called during the roll call response; likely Senator Melissa Wintrow.
Melissa Wintrow — Senator Winthrop asked for more information about the Crime Victims Compensation Program, including the declining general fund appropriation. Mr. Peterson then responded to the question and addressed the Crime Victims Compensation Fund.
Melissa Wintrow — Senator Wintrow raised concern that the small general fund appropriation for sexual assault-related services has been decreasing and asked whether continued decreases, combined with rising sexual assault reports, could create funding problems. The response acknowledged that this is a real concern.
Director Gutierrez — Not present due to extenuating circumstances.
Patty Vaughn — Identified as the benefits administration manager and the person available to answer questions.
Patty Vaughn — Patty Vaughn, benefits administration manager with the Industrial Commission, introduced herself and accompanying staff, then gave a brief overview of the commission, explaining that it is a dedicated fund agency primarily funded through a 2% premium.
Edward Hill — Representative Harris asked about the amount spent on OITS hardware in the 2026 budget and received a response of $104,200 for IT hardware. He then followed up with a related question about annual seminar courses, asking whether the commission lowered fees or planned to spend more money.
Ms. Vaughn — Mr. Peterson said she could speak in more depth about the seminar fee and service plan.
Administrative Manager Vaughn — The committee invited Vaughn to come forward to answer further questions.
Jordan Redman — Asked whether IRIS technical support is handled in-house or by a third party.
Ryan Lenars — Introduced by Ms. Vaughn as the program manager who can answer detailed questions about IRIS.
Ryan Lanars — Identified himself as the program manager for the Idaho Industrial Commission and said an outside vendor provides the support.
Mr. Peterson — Explained that an outside vendor is providing support services and that it is the same vendor that developed the project.
Mr. Peterson — Introduced the next agenda item: the budget review for the Public Utilities Commission.
Mr. Peterson — Concluded the prepared remarks and offered to answer questions.