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Committee advances reappointment and a package of licensing and workers’ compensation technical bills
Summary
The Senate Commerce Committee on voice votes advanced a reappointment and a package of bills covering licensing reporting, workers’ compensation technical fixes and a niche delicensure measure.
The Senate Commerce Committee on voice votes advanced a reappointment and a set of bills that the committee described as technical or regulatory updates.
The committee voted to send the gubernatorial reappointment of Nancy Merrill as a commissioner of the Idaho Personnel Commission to the Senate floor with a recommendation for confirmation. Senator Burnt moved the reappointment; Senator Tammy Nichols seconded the motion. The committee recorded the motion as carried by voice vote.
The committee also advanced several bills to the Senate floor with do‑pass recommendations:
- House Bill 151 (occupational licensing reporting): Sponsored in committee by Senator Todd Lakey, this bill requires licensing boards to include specified data in their annual agency reports — such as counts of licenses, new licenses, denials, complaints and disciplinary…
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