Jeremiah Dickey — Introduced as the next witness after Jeremiah Shinn.
Jeremiah Dickey — Boise State's athletic director presents the university's athletic achievements and academic performance.
Jeremiah Dickey — Referenced as having made similar remarks about the need for rules and structure.
Spencer Danielson — Spencer Danielson, head football coach at Boise State, introduced himself and testified about his program’s emphasis on developing young men and character rather than treating football as purely transactional. He said Boise State is judged on only a limited number of games each year but stressed the broader mission of the program, describing it as 'Built Different.' He then argued that college football has become increasingly transactional and asked for state and federal help to create rules that would allow programs like his to continue developing players. The exchange concluded with praise for his approach and the impact he is having on young men.
Jim Guthrie — The chair recognized the next witness and asked for questions for the athletic director.
athletic director — The committee asked whether there were any questions for the athletic director before moving to the next witness.
unidentified committee member — Praised Spencer Danielson and Boise State football for developing good young men.
Kailen Downs — Kailen Downs, Boise State’s head women’s golf coach, testified in support of the Joint Memorial by describing Boise State athletics as a vehicle for developing young people and preparing student-athletes for life after sports. She highlighted the university’s strong academic outcomes, including its high graduation success rate, and connected college athletics to broader success on the world stage, including Olympic competition. She concluded by urging the committee to support the memorial and continue backing scholarships and educational opportunities for women’s and Olympic sports.
Representative Britt Raibold — Representative Britt Raibold introduced herself as the sponsor/representative for District 34 and discussed Senate Bill 1389. In response to questions about changes from the prior version, she explained that the bill extends liability protection to the property owner through code language, avoids indemnification issues, and is a simpler approach than the previously discussed self-funded insurance mechanism with the Secretary of State’s office.
Joe Alfieri — Asked Representative Raibold what changes were made from the previous version of the bill.
Stephanie Mickelsen — Moved Senate Bill 1389 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, then the chair corrected the motion language.
Stephanie Mickelsen — Representative Mickelsen questions whether the bill is necessary, asking if LSO already performs the revenue-estimate function and why an additional law is needed when DFM and the Governor’s office already provide revenue projections. She presses on what problem the bill is meant to solve and directs her question to Representative Ehlers.
Trent Tripple — A person signed up to testify, but no testimony is included in this section.
Mark Harris — Mark Harris, identified as an Idaho State Senator from Legislative District 35, introduces himself and presents Senate Bill 1391; he is also referred to as Senator Harris in the same exchange.
Bruce Bain — Bruce Bain testifies as the director of Highway District 4 in Caldwell, Idaho. He introduces himself, explains his district’s responsibilities, says he personally supports property rights but believes the highway district must still carry out its legal duties, and closes by thanking the committee and offering to answer questions.
Bruce Skaug — Asked whether the U.S. Senate would get anything done on the issue.
Bruce Skaug — Representative Bruce Skaug moved to send S.J.M. 114 (Senate Joint Memorial 114) to the floor with a due pass recommendation, restating the motion for clarity.
Heather Scott — Addressed in the response, likely due to a transcription error in the speaker identification.
Jeremiah Shin / Jeremiah Shinn — Introduced as the first witness from Boise State University; name appears with a likely transcription inconsistency.
Jeremiah Shinn — Jeremiah Shinn testified that Boise State athletics is an important community and economic anchor and argued that the college athletics system needs thoughtful bipartisan federal leadership to stabilize it. The discussion then shifted into a related question about whether the NCAA can solve the problem on its own or whether government intervention is necessary.
Shawn Dygert — Asked the witness to wrap up and then began questioning.
Brent Crane — Representative Brent Crane of District 13 in Nampa introduced himself and presented Senate Joint Memorial 114, then responded to questions during the discussion, expressing his belief that the U.S. Senate will act on NIL.
Brent Crane — Makes the motion to send Senate Bill 1391 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
Erin Bingham — Erin Bingham moved to send House Bill 948 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
Anne Haws — Representative Mickelsen is addressed in the discussion, but the transcript says 'Representative Mikkelson' and earlier context indicates Stephanie Mickelsen; no other member is directly involved here.