Kelly Anthon — The transcript says 'Mr. Chairman'; likely the chair is addressing the sponsor, but no specific chair name is spoken here.
Kelly Anthon — Presented Senate Bill 1389 and explained it protects entities that offer facilities as polling places in rural communities.
Kelly Anthon — Explained that the bill provides liability protection for entities that offer facilities as polling places and turn over control to the county.
Kelly Anthon — Explained that the bill would provide liability protection for property owners who voluntarily allow elections to be held on their property and asked for a due pass recommendation.
Kelly Anthon — Responded that counties generally choose appropriate election locations considering disabilities, parking, and safety.
Kelly Anthon — Said counties already consider accessibility and safety when selecting polling places and that the process should not be dictated in state code.
Kelly Anthon — Answered that the facility owner should not bear liability when the county is using the site for polling and the owner is allowing it voluntarily without charge.
Kelly Anthon — Argued that without the bill, polling locations could dry up and that counties already bear responsibility for conducting elections safely.
Kelly Anthon — Continued arguing that counties have responsibility for safety when inviting the public to vote off-site.
Kelly Anthon — Was invited to close the bill after testimony ended.
Kelly Anthon — Closed by arguing that liability follows control of the premises, using a grocery store example.
Kelly Anthon — Argued that when a building is turned over to the county for an election, the owner no longer controls the premises and should not bear all liability.
Kelly Anthon — Continued his closing argument that the county, as the inviter and controller of the election site, should bear some responsibility.
Kelly Anthon — Said counties must find another place if a site is unsafe and that property owners are being asked to host elections rather than seeking them out.
Kelly Anthon — Closed by saying the bill has been vetted by lawyers, should not be amended, and should be sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
Kelly Anthon — Introduced House Bill 860 and stated he represents District 27 in the Idaho State Senate.
Kelly Anthon — Explained that House Bill 860 revises the medical parental rights law passed in 2024.
Kelly Anthon — Said prior fixes were attempted last year but the bill did not complete the process.
Kelly Anthon — Requested that House Bill 860 be sent to the 14th order for possible amendment.
Kelly Anthon — Repeated his request to send the bill to the 14th order for possible amendment.
Kelly Anthon — Explained one proposed amendment involving a definition related to collection of evidence in criminal settings, especially sex crimes.
Kelly Anthon — Thanked as one of the sponsors who worked on the bill.
Kelly Anthon — Acknowledged as a sponsor who spent significant time working on the bill.
Kelly Anthon — Senator Kelly Anthon was thanked for his leadership on the bill, then responded by thanking the committee and noting the issue had been recognized and addressed the previous year. He explained that the bill is intended to balance parental rights with child protection and thanked the Pro Tem for efforts on the issue.
Kelly Anthon — Referenced as having noted that other taxing districts have higher thresholds.
Kelly Anthon — Corrected by the speaker regarding the highway district threshold.
Kelly Anthon — Invited to close the bill presentation.
Kelly Anthon — Closes by arguing the bill is a cleanup measure and that the petition should rely only on qualified electors.
Kelly Anthon — Says the McCall district would require over 700 signatures at 10% and argues the bill will not create problems for other districts.
Kelly Anthon — Addressed by Senator Byrne in support of the bill's general purpose.
Kelly Anthon — Asked whether she would consider amending the bill to a higher threshold.
Kelly Anthon — Says she would not prefer amending the bill to a higher threshold and notes the bill passed unanimously in the House committee and on the House floor.
Kelly Anthon — Addressed by Senator Shippy in discussion of the bill.
Treg Bernt — Treg Bernt is mentioned as seconding motions on RS 33743 and RS 33744 in consecutive procedural actions.
Treg Bernt — Named as the senator making a motion or speaking in support of looking up the federal statute.
Treg Bernt — Seconded the motion on Senate Bill 1391.
Treg Bernt — Recorded as the second on Senator Harris's motion, though the transcript says 'Senator Taves,' which appears to be a transcription error.
Treg Bernt — Senator Treg Bernt moved to send House Bill 860 to the 14th order for possible amendments, and the motion was recorded with Senator Taves as the second.
Treg Bernt — During the discussion of House Bill 549, Senator Bernt is addressed in the exchange and then participates by seconding a motion to send the bill to the 14th order for possible amendments, leading into discussion on that motion.
Ben Adams — Senator Adams twice moves to send draft legislation to print, first RS 33721 and then RS 33660, as part of the committee’s procedural business.
Ben Adams — Named in the confused motion discussion; likely part of the motion/second exchange.
Jim Guthrie — Identifies himself as State Senator from District 28 and presents RS 33660.
James Ruchti — Named as the second on the motion; likely a transcription error for Senator Ruchti, but kept as spoken text with uncertainty.
James Ruchti — James Ruchti questions Mr. Furnow about the bill’s impact, expressing confusion about the issue and asking who would be negatively affected. He then follows up by asking for subcategories of copper wire customers who might be impacted.
James Ruchti — Raised a question about the language being inserted and the conditions for discontinuance.
James Ruchti — Questioned the bill language and noted that the inserted text says A or B, raising concern about subsection A.
James Ruchti — Continued asking what Section 62-612A means.
James Ruchti — Addressed by Senator Hartog in response to his question.
James Ruchti — The chair asks to pause his question while the committee deals with a virtual witness connection issue.
James Ruchti — The transcript appears to misrecognize Senator Ruchti as 'Senator Rocky' when he asks another question.