Mark Harris — Introduced RS-336993 / RS-3369693 and began explaining the 340B drug program.
Mark Harris — Asked the committee to send the 340B-related measure to print and described it as a springboard for interim discussion.
Mark Harris — Introduced the next measure, RS 337-12.
Mark Harris — Introduced RS 33712 and explained it as a trailer bill related to land surveyors.
Mark Harris — Explained the surveyor bill and asked that it be sent to print.
Mark Harris — Introduced another measure related to cremation identification requirements.
Mark Harris — Explained that the measure addresses identification problems before cremation.
Mark Harris — Said the cremation-identification issue may need more interim work but still requested introduction.
Mark Harris — Senator Harris was called on and then the committee moved on to the next item.
Mark Harris — Mark Harris is addressed in the discussion, then makes a motion to send House Bill 542 to the 14th order for possible amendments. He is thanked for making the motion, later referenced as the sponsor of a substitute motion, and finally called during the roll call as the chamber proceeds through the procedural vote.
Mark Harris — Asked whether the NRA instructor provision would affect reciprocity with other states.
Mark Harris — Asked whether a Don't Tread on Me flag in a parade would be allowed under the special occasions language.
Mark Harris — Jim Woodward is likely the intended reference to the senator being welcomed, but the transcript names him directly; no separate correction made.
Mark Harris — A member referred to as Senator Harris is not clearly the expected member; the transcript here is part of a sympathetic response to the witness and a transition to closing remarks.
Mark Harris — Questions the January 1, 2023 date and asks why it is included in the bill.
Mark Harris — A senator asks whether changing the shade of an official city flag would count as a different flag under the bill.
Mark Harris — Makes a substitute motion to send the amended bill to the 14th order for possible amendments, citing concern about the definition of special occasions.
Mark Harris — Senator Harris votes aye on both the substitute motion and the main motion during the same voting sequence.
Treg Bernt — Likely the intended senator who seconded the motion; transcript says 'Senator Rutledge,' which does not match the expected member list.
Treg Bernt — During this portion of the meeting, Treg Bernt is repeatedly referenced in the course of procedural business. The transcript includes a motion seconded by a senator whose name appears inconsistently, then moves through calls for a motion and questions, with several apparent transcription errors in the names being spoken. The sequence ends with Bernt being noted as appearing ready to speak, though he does not.
Treg Bernt — Vice Chair Treg Bernt is identified as the speaker and opens the exchange by thanking the chair and the witness for being present, continuing the same brief introductory moment without a topic change.
Treg Bernt — Named as one of the seconders in the motion text, though the transcript says 'Senator Taves' which appears to be an error.
Treg Bernt — The source says 'Senator Taves' and 'Senator Byrne'; these appear to be transcription errors in the discussion of the motion.
Treg Bernt — Voted aye as Vice Chairman; the source says 'Burnt,' likely a transcription error.
Treg Bernt — Seconded the motion.
Treg Bernt — A senator asks why Boise does not fly other flags; the name appears as 'Senator Bernt' in the transcript.
Treg Bernt — The question is directed to the mayor in the context of committee questioning.
Treg Bernt — The question is posed in committee to the mayor.
Treg Bernt — A senator is thanked after mentioning the amendment and the attorney's written testimony.
Treg Bernt — A senator speaks in favor of the bill and references voting for it last year, while expressing concern about the Bonners Ferry issue.
Treg Bernt — The motion is attributed to 'Senator Taves,' likely a transcription error for a member not in the expected list; the second is attributed to 'Senator Den Hartog,' also not in the expected list.
Treg Bernt — Vice Chairman Bernt is recorded voting aye during the roll-call, first on the substitute motion and then on the main motion.
Unidentified nominee/witness — Described construction projects, community work, and personal background including family and hobbies.
Todd Christensen — The committee introduced Todd Christensen’s gubernatorial appointment to the Idaho State Building Authority and invited him to introduce himself. Christensen stated that he lives in Meridian, Idaho, and is a fourth-generation Idahoan. The chair then thanked him and said the committee would vote on his appointment on Monday.
Brandon Shippy — Christensen said they used Nick Guujo for a couple of projects, including a corporate headquarters remodel and a design-build in Twin Falls.
Brandon Shippy — Likely intended as Senator Bernt in the seconding of the motion; transcription is unclear.
Brandon Shippy — The witness identifies Representative Crane as a sponsor of the bill.
Brandon Shippy — States he will not support the motion and argues the state should not insert itself into the issue.
Brandon Shippy — Continues his opposition by arguing children can work around compliance measures, citing cigarettes and alcohol as examples.
Brandon Shippy — Described his family's phone controls and said he does not want his children on social media.
Brandon Shippy — Argued the issue is primarily parenting rather than social media companies and said the bill does not address that.
Brandon Shippy — Said he likely would not support the due-pass motion and thought there might be room for changes in the 14th order.
Brandon Shippy — The chair summarized the motion and discussion; the source text says 'Senator Burnt,' which appears to be a transcription error for a senator's name.
Brandon Shippy — The motion to send the bill to the 14th order was discussed as non-hostile and acceptable to sponsors.
Brandon Shippy — Said children are smart and recounted finding old cell phones taken from his kids in his gun safe.
Brandon Shippy — Said children can get burner phones and argued for measures to help keep kids safe and mentally healthy.
Brandon Shippy — Supported moving the date and asked sponsors to reconsider the private cause of action.
Brandon Shippy — Said he would be interested in removing the private cause of action and supported sending the bill to the 14th order.
Brandon Shippy — The source says 'my Senator Burnt,' likely a transcription error in naming the second.