Douglas Pickett — Identified in the procedural exchange over the motion.
Douglas Pickett — Douglas Pickett introduced himself as the representative for District 27 and presented RS 33742. He then responded to questions from Representative Church, acknowledging the value of IDLA while explaining concerns about double-dipping and duplicative funding. The bill remained the subject of the motion and vote.
Jaron Crane — Moved to introduce RS 33737.
Jaron Crane — Recognized to move introduction of RS 33737.
Jaron Crane — Moved to introduce RS 33737.
Jaron Crane — Explained that applicants must show 90 days of prior work at application and later notify the department if circumstances change.
Jaron Crane — Was responding to questions about the Medicaid work requirement and reporting obligations.
Jeff Ehlers — Jeff Ehlers, as chair, opened the Ways and Means Committee meeting, presided over a vote, announced that the motion carried, thanked the members, and moved the committee to the next agenda item, Representative Veley’s RS 33737.
Jeff Ehlers — Addressed by Representative Birch as the chair.
Douglas Pickett — Douglas Pickett repeatedly moved to introduce several RS measures during the meeting, including RS 33739, RS 33718, and RS 33740, all as part of the same procedural discussion on bill introductions.
Douglas Pickett — Asked whether stakeholder organizations or the State Department of Education had weighed in.
Douglas Pickett — Moved introduction of RS 33745.
Douglas Pickett — Asked a question of Chair Ehlers.
Douglas Pickett — Asked how rural health is being transformed.
Jaron Crane — Noted a correction from 'rule' to 'rural' in the agenda/bill description.
Jaron Crane — Offered a substitute motion.
Jaron Crane — Moved to introduce RS 33742.
Ilana Rubel — Asked whether the department can handle the added verification workload with current staffing.
Ilana Rubel — Asked whether current staffing is sufficient or whether additional FTEs are needed.
Ilana Rubel — Stated she would vote no because of fiscal and coverage concerns.
Ilana Rubel — Recorded as voting nay on the motion to introduce RS 33740.
Ilana Rubel — Asked whether the bill would receive a full hearing and move forward this year.
Ilana Rubel — Raised concerns that boards under DOPL are financially struggling and may need higher fees to remain solvent.
Ilana Rubel — Said she would not support the motion and defended rulemaking as more conducive to public participation.
Ilana Rubel — Raised a note and then paused to check the text.
Ilana Rubel — Asked for assurance that there would be a Democrat on the committee.
Ilana Rubel — Asked whether RS 33679 is intended to move forward or is only for discussion.
Ilana Rubel — Raised concerns about AI protections, bias, and vetting.
Ilana Rubel — Not named directly in this section, but the speaker refers to a colleague's apprehension and then Representative Birch is identified in the transcript context; no direct member-list match for Birch was available.
Steve Berch — Representative Birch was recorded as voting nay on the introductions of RS 33718 and RS 33740, then raised questions about whether the executive branch and its agencies had been consulted on the proposal. He also objected to the discussion going too far for an RS introduction and pushed back on characterizing agency staff as bureaucrats, describing them as experienced professionals and asking for more respectful language.
Monica Church — Recorded as voting nay on the motion to introduce RS 33718.
Monica Church — Asked whether the department must verify ongoing work every three months or only once.
Monica Church — Followed up to ask whether the enrollee reports changes or whether the department checks every enrollee every three months.
Monica Church — Recorded as voting nay on the motion to introduce RS 33740.
Monica Church — Representative Monica Church opposed the bill and moved to return it to the sender as a substitute motion, arguing against the proposal. Her concerns were acknowledged by another member, and the chamber then proceeded to take up and vote on the substitute motion, which failed.
Jordan Redmond — Introduced RS 33558, a five-year moratorium on new administrative rules and fee increases, with some existing rules allowed to be repealed or moved into statute.
Jason Monks — Representative Monks supported the motion, emphasizing that lawmakers create policy while the executive branch enforces it. He then added that the sponsor should be allowed to respond to criticism over his use of the term 'bureaucrats.'
Jason Monks — Representative Monks moved to introduce RS 33679 and then explained that the bill includes a human review section that walks through the required safeguards, prompting praise for highlighting those protections.
Jaron Crane — Stated that the enrollee must verify continued Medicaid eligibility and submit documents to keep the benefit.
Jaron Crane — Was called on to introduce RS 33558.
Jaron Crane — Moved to introduce RS 33558.
Jaron Crane — Said it was difficult to know whether the bill would move forward, but it was worth considering deregulation.
Jaron Crane — Said the bill's future is uncertain but worth considering for deregulation.
Jaron Crane — Said he had not consulted the executive branch and argued for restoring authority to the legislature.
Jaron Crane — Acknowledged agencies are part of the executive branch and said he would not support the motion.
Jaron Crane — Continued arguing that the legislature should set policy and the executive branch should implement it.
Jaron Crane — Clarified that he used 'bureaucrat' descriptively, not negatively, and reiterated that lawmakers should determine policy.
Jaron Crane — Moved to introduce the RS and send it to the second reading calendar.