Doug Ricks — Addressed as Mr. Chairman during the response about equity and loan-to-value considerations.
Doug Ricks — Chairman Ricks is addressed in the witness's opening remarks.
C. Grow — Addressed as Senator Groh/Grow during the discussion of the transition timing for the utility tax change.
C. Grow — Referenced as the senator asking about the prior-year zero issue.
C. Grow — Asked a comment and referenced the back row and St. Patrick’s Day green tags.
C. Grow — Senator C. Grow is addressed during a witness exchange about home sizes and square footage, including a question about why the examples are identical. The witness continues responding to the same line of inquiry, with the senator being referenced again as the discussion stays focused on the identical examples and home-size comparison.
Treg Bernt — Likely the senator making the motion is Senator Taves; transcript says Taves, not in expected list, so no ID assigned.
Treg Bernt — Chair Treg Bernt briefly comments that the land split option is a good one to have, then closes questions and moves the committee to House Bill 707. He states the motion and second to send HB 707 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, notes that Senator Taves will carry the bill on the floor, and then introduces House Bill 800.
Treg Bernt — The chair addresses Senator Taves and asks whether anyone else wishes to testify, then Senator Taves thanks the chairman and committee. The exchange continues with discussion of alternative home construction methods, including manufactured homes and a question about a home built from shipping containers.
Ron Taylor — Ron Taylor was named as the second on the motion to send HB 722 to the floor, with no additional substantive discussion in the following mention.
Ron Taylor — Senator Ron Taylor moves to send House Bill 707 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, and the motion carries.
Ron Taylor — The question about container-built homes is posed to the senator, and the chair jokes that it sounds like a 'remanufactured question.'
Ron Taylor — Was addressed by the speaker in response to the container-home question; the answer was that such homes would not fit under this category.
Ron Taylor — Seconded the motion to send House Bill 800 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
Ron Taylor — Seconded the motion to approve the March 4th, 2026 minutes.
No witness testified — The chair notes that no one signed up or came forward to testify on House Bill 707.
Ben Toews — Ben Toews introduces himself and presents House Bill 800, explaining that the bill responds to interim committee recommendations aimed at reducing barriers to manufactured housing. Shortly afterward, he is addressed again as the discussion continues on the bill, including a question about the definition of a manufactured home.
Kelly Anthon — Senator Kelly Anthon questions the witness about manufactured home standards, asking where the term is defined in statute, whether federal standards have changed, and whether the bill would make manufactured housing the only type of housing allowed in a community.
Ginger Bidegary — Ginger Bidegary is called to testify and introduces herself.
Ginger Bideggerai — Ginger Bideggerai testifies in strong support of House Bill 800 on behalf of the Idaho Manufactured Housing Association. In response to Senator Anthon’s questions, she explains that Idaho has a statutory definition of manufactured home and has chosen to keep square-footage requirements in statute as part of its size standards.
Ms. Ginger — Ms. Ginger explained that the statute requires manufactured homes to be placed on a permanent foundation and that the examples shown were intended to illustrate the aesthetics of modern manufactured homes, using Idaho manufacturers as visual references for infill lots. She then described the amendment as a change to allow smaller manufactured homes, noting current minimum size requirements of 1,000 square feet for single-section homes and 1,500 square feet for multi-section homes, and said the bill would reduce those thresholds to 400 and 800 square feet respectively. She also responded that Boise had adopted a similar approach two years earlier to allow manufactured homes for infill.
Alison Rabe — Senator Den Hartog is identified as making the motion, with Senator Taylor seconding it. The chair then thanks Senator Den Hartog and transitions to the next item, the minutes.
Doug Ricks — Presiding chair who called for the vote on HB 722.
Doug Ricks — Addressed as Mr. Chairman while introducing HB 707.
Doug Ricks — Addressed as Mr. Chairman while fielding questions on how the bill interacts with existing mortgages.
Doug Ricks — Addressed as Mr. Chairman in the question about how existing financing would be treated after a land division.
Doug Ricks — Referenced as the chair in the question and answer about the first year of implementation.
Doug Ricks — Addressed as Mr. Chairman during the explanation of the retroactive effective date and reporting timeline.
Doug Ricks — Addressed as Mr. Chairman in the question about stakeholder pushback and support.
Doug Ricks — Addressed as Mr. Chairman in the discussion and question period.
Doug Ricks — Referenced in the comment about how hard the committee gives Representative Monks a time.
Doug Ricks — Addressed as Mr. Chairman during the motion to move HB 722.
Doug Ricks — Addressed as Chairman Ricks.
Doug Ricks — Addressed as Chairman Ricks during the discussion of the transition timing for the utility tax change.