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Fourth‑grade home‑schooler Betty Grandy wins committee do‑pass on bill naming hunting Idaho's state sport
Summary
Fourth‑grader Betty Grandy told the Senate State Affairs Committee she polled readers of her newsletter and received support for naming hunting the state sport; the committee voted by voice to send H 652 to the Senate floor with a do‑pass recommendation.
Betty Grandy, a fourth‑grade home‑school student, presented H 652 to the Senate State Affairs Committee on March 4, asking lawmakers to designate hunting as Idaho's official state sport. Grandy told the committee she runs a small newspaper called The Grandy Gazette and said a poll of her subscribers overwhelmingly favored hunting; she also said Governor Brad Little supported the proposal.
Senators responded with praise. Senator Adams and others commended Grandy’s presentation and her family's support; Senator Ruchti asked about her newspaper and Grandy described starting The Grandy Gazette two years earlier. After brief discussion, Senator Harris moved to send H 652 to the Senate floor with a do‑pass recommendation. Senator Toews seconded and the motion carried by voice vote.
The committee record notes members' positive remarks but does not include any formal vote tally beyond the voice vote or documentary evidence of the poll cited by the presenter. H 652 will next be scheduled for floor consideration as a Senate bill.
