Dori Healey — Representative Healey is briefly mentioned in a procedural exchange as the chair is turned over to them, followed by a short name reference with no additional substantive discussion.
Dori Healey — Representative Healey is addressed respectfully as chairwoman/chair during the questioning, with both mentions occurring in the same brief exchange.
Dori Healey — Recorded as voting yes in the roll call.
Christy Hardy — Listed as the first testifier, though staff notes she may not actually wish to testify.
Tim Puglisi — Identified as the first virtual witness/testifier; spelling is uncertain.
Tim Puglisi — Testified in support of House Bill 730 and answered questions about funding, system updates, personnel, and experiences in other states.
Tim Puglisi — Responded that several states have implemented similar reforms and that funding impacts should be considered in light of administrative changes.
Tim Puglisi — Said Indiana has passed similar eligibility-check reforms and is projected to see major savings and enrollment declines.
Tim Puglisi — Answered questions about other states' experiences and the Idaho bill's fiscal effects.
Tim Puglisi — Explained that federal law will require states with higher error rates to pay part of benefit costs.
Tim Puglisi — Explained the federal cost-sharing penalties that begin when state error rates exceed 6%.
Tim Puglisi — Said the department anticipates $6 million in additional administrative costs and argued the bill could lower costs by reducing caseload.
Tim Puglisi — Explained that the SAVE database used to be more onerous but is now simplified and free for state agencies.
Tim Puglisi — Said he is from Massachusetts, not Idaho, and that FGA Action has employees in Idaho.
Tim Paglisi — Testified in support of House Bill 730 on behalf of FGA Action.
Mark Harris — Asked about whether the bill would require additional funding for system updates and personnel, and whether other states saw funding increases.
Jordan Redman — Asked about federal penalties for high error rates and how the bill would protect the Idaho state budget.
Jordan Redman — Asked for details on federal penalties tied to high error rates and the bill's budget protections.
Jordan Redman — Asked a follow-up question after the witness's explanation.
Jordan Redman — Asked about the SAVE database and whether it would be burdensome in practice.
Jordan Redman — Recorded as voting yes in the roll call.
Jordan Redman — Voted yes.
Jordan Redman — The chair jokes that Redmond always has questions and should be kept in the back corner.
David Leavitt — Referenced as having mentioned in the introduction that the state would be responsible for 25% more administrative costs.
David Leavitt — Invited to close the bill presentation; likely a transcription error for Representative Van der Woude.
David Leavitt — Closed without additional comment and returned the chair to the presiding member.
David Leavitt — Voted yes.
Megan Egbert — Introduced a question after the witness's explanation of the database.
Megan Egbert — Asked where the witness is from and praised the Idaho approach.
Megan Egbert — Voted no.
Kendra Knighton — Listed as the next witness, but apparently did not testify.
Josh Wheeler — Representative Wheeler was called during roll call and then responded 'Yes,' recording a yes vote.
Robert Beiswenger — Voted yes.
Tanya Burgoyne — Voted yes.
Lucas Cayler — Voted yes.
Ben Fuhriman — Voted yes.
Lori McCann — Voted yes.
Faye Thompson — During the roll call, Representative Faye Thompson’s vote is called. She is recorded as voting yes, while the chair later notes that the vote was not captured in one of the callouts, indicating a brief voting/recording exchange about the same roll-call moment.
Ilana Rubel — The clerk appears to be calling the vote for Representative Rubel, but no response is captured in this section.
Steven Tanner — Was initially marked absent because he was late, then was allowed to vote yes.
Brandon Shippy — The motion passes 14 to 2, and Representative Vanderbattle (transcribed inconsistently as Vanderbata) is identified as the member who will carry the bill on the floor.