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A motion to send the reappointment of BJ Stenger to the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired was made by Senator Melissa Wintrow and seconded; the committee chair called for the ayes and none were recorded in opposition on the transcript.

A motion to send the appointment of Trevor Sparrow as ombudsman for the Office of Health and Social Services also passed after a motion by Senator Blaylock and a second; the committee recommended confirmation to the Senate floor.

The committee then moved to send the gubernatorial reappointment of Elizabeth Elroy to the Board of Environmental Quality to the floor with a recommendation for confirmation. Senator Melissa Wintrow moved the reappointment and a colleague seconded; the chair called for the ayes and one member said “Nay.” The transcript does not record who cast the negative vote.

All three motions were taken by voice vote in committee. The transcript records the motions, who moved and seconded them where stated, and the voice outcomes; it does not include a roll-call tally or identify the member who opposed Elizabeth Elroy’s reappointment.

No additional debate or conditions attached to the committee recommendations were recorded in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Health & Welfare Meeting January 28, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate Health and Welfare Committee moved three gubernatorial appointments to the Senate floor with a recommendation that the full Senate confirm them.","taxTitle","Health and Welfare, SENATE, Committees, Legislative, Idaho","taxId",57004,"location","Idaho","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6358412,"Senate Health and Welfare committee members asked to review agency budget requests before JFAC hearings",0,648000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2212495-e91c13cc8a15fec30949871b799ebf25&start=648&end=648","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2212495-e91c13cc8a15fec30949871b799ebf25/thumbnail_648000.jpg","/articles/6358412/Idaho/Senate-Health-and-Welfare-committee-members-asked-to-review-agency-budget-requests-before-JFAC-hearings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6358412-7ce396ae3635b2a71c48299cc62b9da4/orig.mp4?Expires=1776054353&Signature=eJ3CS1sYtBbRcRoo1ySrsNBvgJraxBPY4fR7mpXIt~cdn8sLpmWJ~Wx~dS3k0E6oiUnCU6DoG53a999TevjvLafQlHP3MYUBoEH5OxKnyt8XFALKctuMuP1WbuNPBr9F9syBT4smHHaHoVVQWq3IlJF-oGKcjn690a1wnYKOF7T~DfyEQv4q46bPJ7vLBVY4WaKI8QtoYOqdkVslV07OdXHtaE83iAzgm3MZQNtnz643LjX3TKJqX7Noyk1mAzYBJKUSCvDZeXoL0TXRl3Tkc8WyXod4g9RuxDQpxUxNRzbyBUXU7R8ISDN7wjSB8tlOmvfWrRmJ~IbMEQStJixuaA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Health and Welfare Committee on an unspecified date asked members to review specific department budget requests and report their feedback ahead of upcoming Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC) hearings.

The committee chair told members, “I have to go before the JFAC committee at some point and talk to them about the health and welfare budget.” The chair asked members to contact a staff member listed in the packet — identified in the transcript as Misty — to set appointments to review budgets seeking increases and to relay committee feedback to her for JFAC.

The chair noted two members present already serve on JFAC and said those members would be excused from the exercise but could still provide input. Committee members were asked to select one or two budgets, meet with Misty and relevant Department of Health and Welfare staff, and then provide feedback to the chair so she can speak to JFAC about the committee’s views on budget increase requests.

The request was framed as a policy-and-budget alignment exercise: “It's kind of nice to be in a committee and being talking about policy, but to be able to see the budgets that go along with that policy is a good thing too,” the chair said.

No formal vote or directive to staff was recorded in the transcript; the chair requested members send her an email indicating which budgets they will review and return with feedback. The transcript does not specify which line items are under review or the dates of the JFAC hearings.","Committee chair asked members to meet with Health and Welfare staff to review specific budget increase requests and report back so the chair can represent the committee to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC).",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6358394,"RS 31987 would move foster-care licensing rules into statute and add firearm-safety education for foster parents",154,760000,914000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2212495-e91c13cc8a15fec30949871b799ebf25&start=760&end=914","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2212495-e91c13cc8a15fec30949871b799ebf25/thumbnail_760000.jpg","/articles/6358394/Idaho/RS-31987-would-move-foster-care-licensing-rules-into-statute-and-add-firearm-safety-education-for-foster-parents","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6358394-fcb996f1771a970bd46b824eb5918db9/orig.mp4?Expires=1776054353&Signature=CxkWv83-LeJn3IvPcmu7PQpwZzo8QO88O8i7lk~o38BOqO0unWFRQAjoy1wpLcjPMBaO4vx~rg6rs~22TmQ0xrw27Zd8W-2a0WEoaFZ5t-pTd3E3OVxIfAe7xuE6oilSgz~2zwgrJi27urawdLt9gQUmnPFvUK76se3xvR-YDrtX9BHkM4czJcsHPNkqRVjV1Y8Xa1IPXdOHYDupyX79MpObwialADhYjxWVaUcbgaDJ4yll9V2OjZGr17BQsECgQvzTQekw9qyXiltp5Pm0-llSbRllpOiNWnyDj~ilYjR1E6MKXFekkIPiiSY~o0d3dMtHyPmqBtaCFBP-DRmzHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sen. Brandon Shippey (District 9) described RS 31987 to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee as a measure to transfer certain foster-care licensing provisions from administrative rule into statute and to refine firearm-related requirements for foster parents.

\"This bill eliminates sections 230 and 232 and 233 from the Idaho Administrators Administrative Procedures Act, relating to foster care licensing and moves the necessary components into statute,\" Shippey said. He told the committee that one issue driving the RS was a licensing requirement that foster parents lock up guns and ammunition in separate locations, a rule he said discouraged some prospective providers.

Shippey said the Department of Health and Welfare supports the change and that the department will create an educational video on gun safety to include as part of the orientation for becoming licensed. \"The department will be creating an educational video on gun safety, which hasn't existed before now,\" Shippey said, describing that as an alternative to placing specific storage mandates in statute.

Senator Wintrow asked how the measure would safeguard against firearms being kept where children could access them (for example, under a pillow or in a desk drawer). Shippey told the committee that placing specific statutory requirements about firearm storage is legally and practically tricky and that education tailored to different foster-care scenarios would be more effective than vague rules.

Senator Blaylock moved to send RS 31987 to print; the committee approved the motion by voice vote. The transcript does not include the full text of the RS, the exact statutory language to be moved, or a fiscal note.","Sen. Brandon Shippey said RS 31987 transfers licensing provisions from administrative rule to statute and replaces a requirement that foster parents lock up firearms with an educational-video approach; the committee voted to send the RS to print.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6358397,"RS 31966 seeks temporary moratorium on experimental gene-therapy products used as immunizations",174,542000,716000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2212495-e91c13cc8a15fec30949871b799ebf25&start=542&end=716","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2212495-e91c13cc8a15fec30949871b799ebf25/thumbnail_542000.jpg","/articles/6358397/Idaho/RS-31966-seeks-temporary-moratorium-on-experimental-gene-therapy-products-used-as-immunizations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6358397-1780bf197b1b28d0227ff329fb21e0c3/orig.mp4?Expires=1776054354&Signature=R4f1swik6R9zXGeeTXnUG8JK3ZDV0c~hEypQerviVk68t2uHrWT1tk7eihKyYMldl93fbmuCMvEMivtetDI8VTF3kjSnTX-lS333VygYZaG1GCCI5y95za8yKgqAIjjyVJBy1G4~QYCveWnuCcl1cyVyiaeZ0UkxF200PsdX~w3fnfv7SVzpE7WHar9wlzXU2mP1idXfsDL98c1NflV3Gb71CwKaTcSBBBM5Ke-QxXydn3lzY1yi9TmhN9EEi3eYbCnc8h8ND1LIzVr1oe4EbTyU7AfD6-LcCDBJQlNN9R~43~imeNGKUL0niQPD1ZyQ-tZFJtyW-Cge90bfjKarFQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sen. Brandon Shippey (District 9) told the Senate Health and Welfare Committee he is sponsoring RS 31966 to create a temporary moratorium on “experimental human gene therapy products” used as immunizations for infectious-disease indications, allowing time for safety review and study.

\"This legislation is named in honor of Doug Cameron, an Idaho rancher whose life was forever changed after receiving a genetic immunization,\" Shippey said, describing Cameron’s account of paralysis following a genetic immunization. Shippey said the moratorium would provide time for “thorough review for their safety and long term effects.”

Shippey told the committee the RS contains an exemption on the second page; he said the committee hearing on the printed RS will include experts to address specific questions, including which infections would be covered and how consent and exemptions would operate.

Senator Wintrow asked procedural and substantive questions about how the moratorium would apply and whether individuals could consent to exceptions; Shippey said he would address those details during the hearing and confirmed there is an exemption in the bill text. Senator Lenny moved to send RS 31966 to print; the committee approved the motion by voice vote.

The transcript does not include the RS text, the specific exemption language, or any fiscal note. Shippey said experts would be invited to the committee hearing to provide technical detail.","Sen. Brandon Shippey introduced RS 31966, a proposed temporary moratorium on experimental human gene therapy products used for infectious disease indications; sponsor named the measure in honor of Doug Cameron and said the text includes exemptions. The committee voted to send the RS to print.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6358402,"RS 31946: Committee agrees to print bill extending review period for certain residential treatment placements",128,346000,474000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2212495-e91c13cc8a15fec30949871b799ebf25&start=346&end=474","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2212495-e91c13cc8a15fec30949871b799ebf25/thumbnail_346000.jpg","/articles/6358402/Idaho/RS-31946-Committee-agrees-to-print-bill-extending-review-period-for-certain-residential-treatment-placements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6358402-c9dab015d166a667bc1c7ebff13bf2bb/orig.mp4?Expires=1776054353&Signature=mADH1hFucxyjCVWtfyJeZbr6hW8EwJlOQb-bgTR1XKx5jzsSGi~PH6jqOyo81A36dfeQEtEPxdZGsdyzMPG9IL0tyEcMU1~ExUoBvuGbn49n8HVe1Vooq7Z052gYisfVIglsCKfKur6z5tPxEOBHAodop7L9VSlNe4wHMtVZIFqrfWm1Llq8g9RAjfgkquIiuzUY8Bg2NAW6rXfVN-cZF0AJ9vLNDhKwfl71at7hP6AzNslEtX580c2FnIvqLx~Lq8g7OtWRHG-~ZMBwF5aGj6mKrYHMulebjW4GgVZfLZCoPNl2CirlMUeFeWRvHgfC95wt5kBX-5MTDS8eFGIdlg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sen. Melissa Wintrow, a sponsor of RS 31946, told the Senate Health and Welfare Committee the measure is intended to fix an unintended consequence from last session’s statute that required director-level review of foster placements.

\"I was a cosponsor on this bill, and it was basically with the intent to make sure that we were not having foster care kids in, Airbnbs,\" Wintrow said. She said the prior change required case review by the director and that, while that stopped inappropriate short-term placements, it had the unintended effect of capturing residential treatment programs that serve children with more complex needs. Wintrow said stakeholders including the Department of Health and Welfare and Idaho Voices for Children reviewed the issue and agreed changes were needed.

Under the RS presented to the committee, short-term placements would continue to receive a 14-day review while placements in residential treatment programs would fall under a 90-day review timeline. \"So what you see is the RS before you, delineates the 14 days for those short term, you know, cases and then allows for, in this case, the residential treatment for that longer, 90 day review,\" Wintrow said.

Senator Bierke moved to send RS 31946 to print; the motion passed by voice vote. No recorded roll-call tally or amendments appeared in the committee transcript.

The transcript does not specify exact statutory citations changed, specific language of the RS, or any effective dates. Committee members were not recorded as adding conditions to the motion.","Sen. Melissa Wintrow sponsored RS 31946 to clarify review timeframes after last session’s foster-care statute change; committee moved the RS to print. The RS delineates 14-day reviews for short-term placements and a 90-day review for residential treatment placements.","actionData","errors"]

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Senate Health and Welfare committee forwards three gubernatorial appointments to the floor with recommendation to confirm

Senate Health and Welfare committee members asked to review agency budget requests before JFAC hearings

RS 31987 would move foster-care licensing rules into statute and add firearm-safety education for foster parents

RS 31966 seeks temporary moratorium on experimental gene-therapy products used as immunizations

RS 31946: Committee agrees to print bill extending review period for certain residential treatment placements