Megan Egbert — Moved to accept the minutes from February 18th and 19th.
Megan Egbert — Asked a procedural question and indicated the issue could be brought back to the full hearing.
Dori Healey — Said she will let the bill go to a hearing but likely will not support it due to concerns about unintended consequences and child protection.
Jordan Redman — Makes the motion to introduce RS 33488.
Ben Fuhriman — Representative Ben Fuhriman is called on and then asks where the $200,000 funding for the bill will come from, while also expressing appreciation for the bill.
Josh Wheeler — Makes the motion to introduce RS 33491 and says it was one of his recommendations.
Steven Tanner — Representative Tanner asks for a brief comment and seeks clarification on whether the proposal would prevent a fee increase, specifically for home and community-based services and residential rehab.
David Leavitt — During the committee exchange, David Leavitt is addressed as chair and then explains that the proposal lowers the current rate structure from $758 to $707 per 15-minute increment. He then returns the gavel to Chairman Vanderwada for any final comments or closing remarks.
Megan Egbert — Representative Megan Egbert asks for clarification about the KW settlement, including who she should follow up with and what the bounds of the relevant code section are, as well as how the settlement relates to service reductions.
Camille Blaylock — No, not mentioned.
Marco Erickson — Moved to introduce RS 3341.
Lucas Cayler — Representative Lucas Cayler introduced himself as representing District 11 in Caldwell, Canyon County, and stated that he would reintroduce RS 33042 C1. A later speaker then thanked Representative Cayler for his efforts on the bill, reinforcing the discussion around his proposal.
Carl Bjerke — Responded to the request and made the motion to introduce RS 33042 C1.