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Senate committee approves minutes and a DEQ docket; several gubernatorial appointments heard
Summary
The committee approved minutes and a Department of Environmental Quality docket by voice vote and heard three gubernatorial appointments (two reappointments and one new ombudsman nominee) that will be voted on during a subsequent meeting.
A Senate committee approved the minutes from Jan. 20, 2025 and approved docket 5801082401 by voice vote during the session.
The committee first moved to approve the minutes. The motion to approve the minutes of 01/20/2025 was offered and the committee chair called the voice vote; the chair announced the motion carried.
The committee then returned to a rule it had carried over from the Department of Environmental Quality concerning public drinking water systems and voted on docket 5801082401. Senator Blaylock moved to approve docket 5801082401, the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
After the votes the committee took up three gubernatorial appointments: B.J. Stinger (reappointment to the Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired), Elizabeth (Beth) Elroy (appointment to the Board of Environmental Quality), and Trevor Sparrow (appointment as Idaho Health and Social Services ombudsman). Each nominee introduced themselves and answered committee questions; the committee did not take final confirmation votes during this session and will vote on the appointments at a later meeting.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of minutes of 01/20/2025 — motion moved, voice vote recorded; outcome: approved. - Approval of docket 5801082401 (DEQ, public drinking water rule carried over) — motion moved by Senator Blaylock, second by Senator Harris; outcome: approved by voice vote.
No further formal actions were recorded regarding the gubernatorial appointments during this meeting; votes on those confirmations were scheduled for the committee’s next session.
