Dr. Tim Frost — Was invited to introduce himself and begin the presentation on House Bill 945.
Tim Frost — Introduced himself as a licensed pharmacist and Boise resident in District 16, speaking on behalf of Cicero Action as a Senior Fellow, and began describing House Bill 945.
Brent Crane — Representative Crane was called on for questions after the presentation and said he thought the bill was excellent, but suggested holding it in committee a bit longer to allow for additional discussion with stakeholders.
Brent Crane — The transcript appears to say 'Representative Birch,' which is likely a misrecognition of Representative Brent Crane asking about foreign hedge funds.
Brent Crane — Questioned the bill and supported the general concept while raising concerns.
Brent Crane — Supported the bill's general purpose but questioned why the threshold is set at 150 employees.
Brent Crane — Compared the bill's threshold to federal law and asked why 150 employees was chosen.
Brent Crane — Asked whether the threshold should be changed in general orders.
Brent Crane — Said he was fine with the bill going to general orders and noted he could support a line similar to the federal approach.
Brent Crane — Suggested that E-Verify could be required for all state project bidders and asked why 150 was chosen.
Brent Crane — Proposed a phased-in threshold reduction from 150 to 100.
Brent Crane — Supported a phased-in approach and said taxpayer dollars should not go to companies hiring an illegal workforce.
Brent Crane — Stated he would debate against the amended substitute motion and pointed to the January 1, 2027 enforcement date.
Brent Crane — Said he was still probably going to support the general order and noted the January 1, 2027 enforcement date gives an additional six months.
Brent Crane — Asked about the wording of the employee threshold and whether it should be continuous.
Brent Crane — Questioned why the bill uses a 26-consecutive-week, 24-month employee threshold.
Brent Crane — Acknowledged the explanation and thanked Representative Wheeler for clarifying.
Brent Crane — His debate against the alternative substitute motion was referenced.
Brent Crane — Raised the issue of rulemaking authority at the end of the bill and referenced a substitute motion count.
Brent Crane — Asked whether Representative Wheeler would discuss changing the bill's rulemaking authority language.
Brent Crane — Referenced as one of the members whose questions were helping make Representative Birch's point.
Brent Crane — Referenced as one of the members whose questions were making Representative Birch's point.
Brent Crane — Voted no on the motion to hold the bill in committee.
Brent Crane — Voted no on the motion to hold the bill in committee.
Brent Crane — Voted no on the substitute motion to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
Richard Cheatum — Representative Cheatum asked whether the proposed bill would apply across all medical fields in Idaho or include any exemptions, and then followed up by asking about human oversight of AI-driven decisions and whether the system could be hacked or otherwise produce harmful outcomes.
Richard Cheatum — Representative Cheatum followed up on the bill’s housing restrictions by questioning whether homes that remain unsold for a period of time could later be purchased by other corporations or investors, expressing concern that the code would apply permanently and asking if there was any provision allowing such homes to be sold later under different circumstances.
Richard Cheatum — Representative Cheatum first expressed support for the bill’s 150-employee starting point and noted that immigration law and the H-1 visa program could change in the future. He then moved a substitute motion to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Subsequent brief remarks acknowledged his motion and referenced him respectfully in the ongoing discussion.
Richard Cheatum — During the roll call, Representative Cheatum was called multiple times by the chair, but this transcript fragment does not capture any recorded vote or response from the member.
Jordan Redman — Addressed by Dr. Frost in responding to the question.
Jordan Redman — Named in Dr. Frost's response.
Jordan Redman — Addressed by Dr. Frost as Chair during the question about board appointments.
Jordan Redman — Chair is managing the motion to hold the bill in committee.
Jordan Redman — Chair is addressed as Mr. Chairman during the transition to HB 947.
Jordan Redman — Referenced as the chairman he discussed co-sponsoring the bill with.
Jordan Redman — Referenced as the chairman in the plan to hold the bill in committee.
Jordan Redman — Addressed as Mr. Chairman during the exchange.
Jordan Redman — Addressed as Mr. Chairman during the motion and question exchange.
Jordan Redman — Chairman Redmond’s votes were recorded during the committee’s consideration of the bill: he voted no on the motion to hold the bill in committee, no on the substitute motion to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation, and yes on the original motion to send the bill to general orders.
Dr. Frost — Dr. Frost explained the bill’s framework for regulating clinical AI in Idaho. He said licensure would be triggered when AI makes autonomous patient-care decisions, while some patient interactions would remain exempt and others would fall under existing medical, pharmacy, or nursing practice rules. He described a supervised autonomous AI sandbox period requiring a human-in-the-loop process during the initial two years, and noted that the bill gives the board flexibility to set how restrictive the initial implementation should be. He also explained that board members are governor-appointed and described the qualifications for the at-large members, who may come from health care technology, AI, engineering, administration, patient safety, or regulatory affairs.
Josh Wheeler — Addressed by Dr. Frost as Vice Chair during the question about board appointments.
Josh Wheeler — Referenced in the prior exchange as Vice Chair; not the speaker in this section but part of the committee context.
Josh Wheeler — Asked how the bill affects Idaho-domiciled REITs or investment corporations.
Josh Wheeler — Is called on to introduce Senate Bill 1247.
Josh Wheeler — Introduced himself and began presenting Senate Bill 1247.
Josh Wheeler — Explained that Senate Bill 1247 would require E-Verify for state and local governments and certain large private employers contracting with the state.
Josh Wheeler — The speaker is responding to questions for Representative Wheeler.
Josh Wheeler — The bill sponsor is being questioned about the proposal.
Josh Wheeler — The sponsor is being asked to explain the employee threshold.
Josh Wheeler — Explained that the 150-employee threshold was chosen as an incremental step.