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Health & Welfare director: House Bill 91 removes 150 obsolete code sections; committee advances bill
Summary
Alex Adams, director of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, told the committee House Bill 91 would repeal roughly 150 obsolete statutory sections with no fiscal impact; the committee voted to advance the bill to the Senate floor with a do-pass recommendation.
Alex Adams, director of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, told the Senate Health & Welfare Committee that House Bill 91 is a cleanup bill removing roughly 150 obsolete code sections across the department.
"We found 150 sections that we identified as obsolete, and that's what's represented in this bill," Adams said. He described examples ranging from defunct advisory committees to provisions requiring newspaper advertisements that are no longer used. Adams told the committee the change has no fiscal impact because the sections are not operative.
Sen. Melissa Wintrow asked whether specific provisions related to assisted living licensing or inspections would be affected; Adams said the bill was coordinated with recent legislative work to avoid unintended gaps and that the assisted-living provisions had been zipper-stitched into other legislation where needed. Adams also referenced House Bill 14, a separate requirement that agencies identify obsolete code.
Sen. Harris moved and the committee seconded sending HB 91 to the Senate floor with a "do pass" recommendation. The motion carried on a voice vote.
Adams said the department posted the proposed deletions publicly and consulted lobbyists and stakeholders before filing the bill to reduce concern about hidden or unexpected changes.
