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Votes at a glance: committee approves minutes, a DEQ docket and sends RS31856 to print
Summary
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved minutes from Jan. 20, 2025, approved a Department of Environmental Quality docket on public drinking water systems and voted to send RS31856 to print (procedural step). Several gubernatorial appointments were presented and will be voted on at a later meeting.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee recorded the following formal actions during the session:
• Approval of minutes — The committee approved the minutes of Jan. 20, 2025. Motion to approve was made by Senator Bierke and seconded by Senator Wintrow; approved by voice vote.
• Docket approval — The committee approved docket 5‑801‑082401, a Department of Environmental Quality rule concerning public drinking water systems. The motion was made by Senator Blaylock and seconded by Senator Harris; approved by voice vote.
• RS31856 printed — The committee voted by voice to send RS31856 (a request to tighten public health district authority) to print. Motion made by Senator Harris and seconded by Senator Bierke.
Several gubernatorial appointments were introduced (BJ Stenger to the Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Trevor Sparrow to the Health and Social Services Ombudsman Office; Beth Elroy to the Board of Environmental Quality). The committee heard statements and questions for each nominee and scheduled confirmation votes for the next meeting; no confirmation votes were recorded during this session.
