Jon Weber — Confirmed as the floor sponsor for Senate Bill 1221.
Jeff Cornelis — Introduces himself as a representative from District 12 and presents House Bill 640/641, describing it as a light-touch bill about employer sick leave administration.
David Leavitt — Representative Levitt expresses reservations about supporting the motion and the bill, noting concerns about incorporating federal law into Idaho statute while still acknowledging the bill’s general intent.
David Leavitt — Asked why employees were rejected or retaliated against despite substantial circumstances and apparent contractual obligations.
David Leavitt — Kenny Houston responds to Representative Leavitt's question.
David Leavitt — Voted aye in the roll call.
David Leavitt — Asked for a motion and then made the motion to send Senate Bill 1221 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
Mr. Sickley / Van Sickle — The chair attempts to introduce the witness and mispronounces the name before the witness corrects it in the next section.
Van Sickle — Van Sickle testifies on behalf of Idaho workers, explaining that many fear discipline or termination if they use earned sick leave, to the point that some cancel or avoid medical appointments because of that fear.
Griven / Gervin / Ange Gervin — The chair introduces the next witness, whose name is being worked out phonetically.
Ange Gervin — Ange Gervin testifies about being disciplined for using earned sick pay after kidney stones and feeling forced to choose between working in severe pain or risking her job. She describes additional family medical hardship when her husband became seriously ill, reinforcing how workplace discipline around sick leave affects workers and their families. She closes by urging the committee to pass the bill to protect Idaho workers from having earned sick leave used against them as a basis for discipline or termination.
Kenny Houston — Kenny Houston of the Idaho State AFL-CIO testified in strong support of House Bill 641. He explained that some employees shared stories anonymously out of fear of retaliation, and in response to questions, said that some workers do not qualify for FMLA protections, leaving their sick leave unprotected. He also noted that even when employees follow written employer policies, they may still be reprimanded or disciplined after returning to work.
Ben Fuhriman — Asked about the bill's reference to federal law on page two, line three.
Ben Fuhriman — His question about whether the bill could say it would not comply with federal acts is referenced.
Ben Fuhriman — Identified as making the original motion.
Ben Fuhriman — Identified again as the maker of the original motion.
Ben Fuhriman — Voted aye in the roll call.
Megan Egbert — Representative Egbert briefly commented on the bill’s relationship to federal FMLA and ADA requirements, noting the bill cannot state that it will not comply with federal law. He then requested a roll call vote, and later was recorded voting aye in that roll call.
Anne Haws — Commented that the federal-law reference on page two is not a significant issue.
Christy Zito — Referenced in the prior exchange as the person making the 'nothing burger' comment and explaining the federal-law reference.
Christy Zito — Voted aye in the roll call.
Lori McCann — Called during roll call; transcript indicates the response was not correct or unclear.
Lori McCann — Asked for a motion and was addressed by the chair.
Tanya Burgoyne — During the roll call, Representative Burgoyne was called after a garbled reference to the name and responded 'Aye,' indicating a yes vote.
Steven Tanner — Voted aye in the roll call.
Erin Bingham — Voted aye in the roll call.
James Holtzclaw — Chairman name appears in a garbled form at the end of the roll call tally.
James Holtzclaw — Introduced himself and presented House Bill 642.
James Ruchti — Announced as running House Bill 641 for the record; likely a garbled reference to another member.
John Weber — Introduced himself and began presenting Senate Bill 1221.
Paul Arrington — Identified as someone who wishes to testify on Senate Bill 1221.
Brian Lenney — Named as vice chairman in a garbled form; likely the person receiving the gavel.
Zach Hessing — Zach Hessing is introduced as the next witness and then testifies, identifying himself as Chief Deputy for the 80 County Sheriff's Office and stating that he is appearing on behalf of the sheriff's office in support of the bill.
Don Drum — Don Drum is introduced as the next presenter and then begins his testimony by identifying himself for the record as a retired PERSI employee whose mission in retirement is protecting public pension plans.
Treg Bernt — Representative Bernt is recognized to make a comment and the exchange concludes with a brief expression of thanks and acknowledgment, including thanks to the presenter and officers involved.
Tammy Nichols — Likely a garbled reference to Representative Burgoyne; thanked in response to comments.
Jon Weber — Voted aye in the roll call.
Jon Weber — Announced as the next presenter for Senate Bill 1221.
Jon Weber — Introduced Senate Bill 1221 and explained its purpose.
Jon Weber — Will run Senate Bill 1221 on the floor.
Jon Weber — Representative Weber is thanked after making the motion to hold HB 640.
Jon Weber — Identified as speaking to comment on the motion.