Megan Egbert — Moves to approve the minutes and asks to speak briefly to the motion.
Megan Egbert — Continues praising the committee secretary and thanks Irene for her work.
Megan Egbert — States she will support the original motion and notes she is not opposed to the substitute motion.
Megan Egbert — Said she was not opposed to the substitute motion, noted she had made the same motion earlier, and explained she wanted time to weigh the two options.
Megan Egbert — Said she would support the original motion so the committee could compare the two approaches and continue the conversation if the Senate bill comes over.
Megan Egbert — Referenced as someone whose view she agreed with regarding the effort being made.
Megan Egbert — Referenced as having made points Tanner agreed with.
Megan Egbert — Called during roll call and voted no; likely refers to Representative Ilana Rubel.
Megan Egbert — Called during roll call and voted no.
Megan Egbert — Recorded as voting yes.
Marco Erickson — Representative Marco Erickson moves to hold House Bill 864 in committee, explaining that given the issues being discussed and the Senate context, the bill should be held rather than advanced.
Marco Erickson — Vice Chairman Erickson was called during roll call and recorded voting no on one call and aye on subsequent calls in the same voting sequence.
Jordan Redman — Supports the motion to hold the bill in committee.
Jordan Redman — During roll call, Representative Redmond/Redman was called multiple times and recorded first as voting no, then later as voting yes.
Ilana Rubel — Representative Ilana Rubel supports the motion and provides the committee with an update on Senate action related to the regulation bill, including mention of Senate amendments.
Ilana Rubel — Recorded as voting yes; likely Representative Rubel, but kept uncertain because the transcript says Rebelle.
Brandon Shippy — Asks whether the sponsor in the room may be yielded time to comment.
Brandon Shippy — Makes a substitute motion to send House Bill 864 to the floor with no recommendation.
Aaron Bingham — Identifies himself as being from Legislative District 32 in Bonneville County and begins testimony.
Robert Beiswenger — Said some states have banned kratom and are moving toward regulation, noted mixed medical advice and uncertainty, and urged caution about a total ban.
Robert Beiswenger — Called during roll call and voted no; likely refers to Representative Robert Beiswenger.
Robert Beiswenger — Recorded as voting yes; name appears misspelled as Byswinger.
Lucas Cayler — Said he wanted to see the Senate bill before supporting the substitute motion and argued against a knee-jerk response based on kratom deaths compared with other risks like driving.
Lucas Cayler — Called during roll call and voted no; likely refers to Representative Lucas Cayler.
Lori McCann — Said she supports the substitute motion, emphasized that one child death is one too many, and wanted to see a proper regulated bill.
Lori McCann — Said keeping the bill alive provides leverage to push for a better regulated bill with oversight.
Lori McCann — Called during roll call and voted yes.
Lori McCann — Recorded as voting no.
Lori McCann — Recorded as voting no.
Steven Tanner — Said he would echo Representative Egbert and opposed a total ban at this point because the issue has not been fully studied.
Steven Tanner — Called during roll call and voted no.
Steven Tanner — Recorded as voting yes.
Faye Thompson — Representative Thompson repeatedly requested roll call votes during the meeting, and during the subsequent roll calls he was recorded first as voting no and later as voting yes.
Julie VanOrden — Called during roll call and voted no; likely refers to Chair Julie VanOrden, but the transcript is unclear.
Dori Healey — Representative Healy was called during roll call multiple times in close succession. In the first two mentions, Healy was recorded as voting no. Later, Healy was recorded as voting yes, and a subsequent call to Representative Healey/Healy appears with an unclear response. Overall, this is a single roll-call voting sequence for the member.
Josh Wheeler — Called during roll call and voted yes.
Josh Wheeler — Recorded as voting no.
Tanya Burgoyne — Called during roll call and voted yes; likely refers to Representative Tanya Burgoyne.
Tanya Burgoyne — Recorded as voting yes.
Ben Fuhriman — Called during roll call and voted yes; likely refers to Representative Ben Fuhriman.
Ben Fuhriman — Recorded as voting yes; likely Representative Fuhriman? No, text says Kaler.
Ben Fuhriman — Recorded as voting yes; name appears misspelled as Furman.
David Leavitt — Called during roll call and voted no; likely refers to Representative David Leavitt.
David Leavitt — Recorded as voting yes; name appears misspelled as Levitt.
Don Hall — Called during roll call and voted yes; likely refers to Representative Don Hall? The transcript says Stone, which is not in the expected list.
the page — The page thanked the committee for the opportunity to serve and said she plans to attend nursing school after graduation and become a nurse. She added that she is considering Northwest Nazarene or Grand Canyon University for her studies.