Jordan Redman — Chairman Redmond restates the motion to send House Bill 704 to general orders and calls for a roll call vote.
Jordan Redman — Chairman Redmond is called first in the roll call vote on the motion to send House Bill 704 to general orders.
Jordan Redman — Chairman Redmond votes yes in the roll call on the original motion.
Jordan Redman — Chairman Redmond resumes the chair after the vote and is thanked by the vice chair.
Jordan Redman — Chairman Redmond thanks the vice chair and introduces House Bill 700 on the agenda.
Jordan Redman — Addressed as Mr. Chair.
Jordan Redman — Chair manages the exchange and recognizes the speaker.
Jordan Redman — Chair is addressed during the exchange.
Jordan Redman — Chair is addressed during the exchange.
Jordan Redman — Chair is addressed during the exchange.
Jaron Crane — Called on by the chair with a brief response before public testimony begins.
Jaron Crane — Moves to send House Bill 703 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
Jaron Crane — Named as co-sponsor of House Bill 704.
Jaron Crane — Cited as believing the bill protects Idaho's economy and workers.
Jaron Crane — Asked to speak further about the bill.
Jaron Crane — Introduces himself and begins remarks on illegal immigration in support of House Bill 704.
Jaron Crane — Continues remarks on illegal immigration and undocumented population estimates in Idaho.
Jaron Crane — Continues explaining the bill's immigration-enforcement purpose and references prior legislation, House Bill 83.
Jaron Crane — Explains how employers would use E-Verify after collecting I-9 and W-4 forms.
Jaron Crane — Continues describing E-Verify status results and the employer's options when a verification is pending.
Jaron Crane — Argues that no single bill will solve illegal immigration and introduces economic concerns about E-Verify.
Jaron Crane — Uses Arizona as an example and cites E-Verify performance statistics.
Jaron Crane — Cites employer survey support and says states with mandated E-Verify have not seen economic collapse.
Jaron Crane — Closes sponsor remarks and says the federal government has failed Idaho on immigration enforcement.
Jaron Crane — Responds that submitted I-9s should be checked, though not every employer is doing so.
Jaron Crane — Asks about the bill's definition of federal work authorization program and its tie to federal code.
Jaron Crane — Asks what 8 U.S.C. 1324A does and yields time.
Jaron Crane — Referenced as having previously mentioned the 'not validated yet' result.
Jaron Crane — Questions why the bill includes a biometric identifier in the list of acceptable identification documents.
Jaron Crane — Asks why biometric identifiers are not listed in another part of the statute.
Jaron Crane — Was addressed after Redman answered the question.
Jaron Crane — Asked whether hiring a legitimate lawn service business would require running the worker through E-Verify.
Jaron Crane — Questioned how hiring someone weekly for lawn care would not create an employer relationship under the bill.
Jaron Crane — Asked about Social Security cards that say 'not valid for identification' and how they would be treated.
Jaron Crane — Asked whether a non-U.S. passport, such as one from Zimbabwe, would count as valid identification.
Jaron Crane — Agreed with Representative Razor and shifted to asking about the bill's effective date.
Jaron Crane — Questioned whether the five-month implementation period is enough time, citing concerns about the dairy industry and workforce replacement.
Jaron Crane — Pressed the sponsor on whether five months is enough time for the dairy industry to replace workers and avoid disruption.
Jaron Crane — Raised the question about whether the implementation period is enough time.
Jaron Crane — Referenced as having mentioned concerns about unauthorized workers in the dairy industry.
Jaron Crane — Indicated he had a question for the witness.
Jaron Crane — Asked whether the bill could be delayed to give industries like dairy more time to adjust, suggesting a July 1, 2027 implementation date.
Jaron Crane — Asked a follow-up question about the workforce issue.
Jaron Crane — Asked whether the implementation timeline could be extended to give industries more time to comply.
Jaron Crane — Agreed to put the committee at ease.
Jaron Crane — Representative Crane questioned whether federal discussions are underway to create a year-round agriculture workforce program similar to H-2A, noting that dairy, agriculture, hospitality, and construction all face workforce shortages and asking why Congress has not acted despite broad demand for a solution. The exchange also included follow-up references to his earlier question about whether the bill applies only to future or new hires.
Jaron Crane — Representative Crane questions the witness about why independent contractors would not receive benefits, presses for clarification on misclassification and the enforcement of the independent contractor definition, and asks the witness to walk through a Capitol building example to illustrate the issue.
Jaron Crane — The chair jokes that Representative Crane is coming down with something.
Sean Shupak — Sean Shupak is introduced as the first witness on House Bill 703 and then testifies on behalf of the Idaho Associated General Contractors, representing nearly 800 building and highway contractors, in support of the bill.
Vito Barbieri — Questions whether I-9s submitted to the federal government are actually being checked.