Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 2nd, 2026

Senate Health and Welfare Committee

Key Moments

  • Dori Healey — Representative Healy participated in a series of procedural actions during the meeting, moving to introduce RS 33371 and RS 33372, and later being identified as first in line for questions and as the member making a motion.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Acknowledged as the next speaker after the motion.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Said she would introduce the bill but wanted to reserve the right to ask questions during the hearing and noted she had contacted the dental board.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Acknowledged in response to her questions and comments.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Raised a question about the fiscal note and transportation costs.
  • Tanya Burgoyne — Representative Tanya Burgoyne introduced RS 33381, explaining that it is intended to help foster children remain in their school of origin. The discussion then shifted to a question about how the proposal would interact with existing placement law, and Burgoyne responded that she did not know the answer yet but would bring the information to the hearing.
  • Megan Egbert — Representative Egbert is identified as having a question about transportation costs for a child who must be transported from the school of origin. The discussion follows up on that question, with a response indicating it may be addressed at the full hearing if one occurs, and the exchange is explicitly tied back to Representative Egbert’s original transportation-cost inquiry.
  • Ilana Rubel — Representative Ilana Rubel introduced RS 33365 as the bill before the committee, identifying herself as representing District 18. She then responded to a question from Representative Kaler by explaining that the bill establishes a rulemaking process and addresses the wait-list process.
  • Jordan Redman — Representative Jordan Redman makes consecutive procedural motions to introduce RS 33365 and RS 33541.
  • Robert Beiswenger — Introduces the revised Medical Freedom Expansion Bill.
  • David Leavitt — Representative Leavitt was noted as having arrived and being present at the opening of the committee meeting.