Committee advances agency cleanup bill moving some duties from Health and Welfare to other agencies

The Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee voted to send House Bill 30 to the House floor with a due‑pass recommendation after a presentation by the bill sponsor.

Representative Lori McCann, R‑District 6, presented the bill and described it as “basically a clean up bill” following the reassignment of some functions previously under the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. McCann told the committee the bill updates references moving certain responsibilities to the Department of Juvenile Corrections and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.

McCann addressed a committee concern about swimming‑pool regulation and said, “I just wanna be very clear that pools will continue to be regulated.” She said the bill transfers routine pool inspection responsibility to local health departments because “it makes more sense for the health departments to go out and check on swimming pools in our local areas when that is needed.” McCann offered to bring Mr. Larson from the department if the committee required specific answers; the transcript records no further department testimony or follow‑up questions.

Representative Haley moved “to send House Bill 30 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.” The motion was adopted by voice vote; the transcript records the committee response as “Aye” and no recorded opposition.

Committee leadership noted that only two agenda items were scheduled that day and that several restricted service (RS) items were expected the following day; no amendments to H30 were recorded in the transcript.