Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 2nd, 2026

Senate Health and Welfare Committee

Key Moments

  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Senator Glenneda Zuiderveld is introduced by the chair and then moves to approve the minutes from February 9, 2026.
  • Brandon Shippy — Brandon Shippy is referenced first as seconding a motion, then later asks for recognition and moves to send House Bill 591 to the Senate Floor with a due pass recommendation, with the motion subsequently noted as having been made by him.
  • Mark Harris — Mark Harris introduces House Bill 591, identifying himself as representing Legislative District 35 in the Idaho State Senate, and later responds to a question by explaining that the repeal was due to Medicaid expansion.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Asks why the indigent fund was repealed in the first place.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Identified as seconding the motion.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Named as the seconder of the bill motion.
  • Tony Lawson — Tony Lawson, representing the Idaho Hospital Association, is introduced and then explains that the association supports House Bill 591, noting that the obsolete language in the bill should be removed.
  • Ms. Lawson / Tony Lawson — Continues testimony after being prompted to use the microphone.