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Committee sends blind-and-visually-impaired code-cleanup bill to floor

Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee · March 17, 2026

Summary

Representative Jeff Ehlers told the committee that Senate Bill 1256 removes an outdated 1990 reporting requirement from the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation with no discussion.

Representative Jeff Ehlers presented Senate Bill 1256, describing it as a code-cleanup measure that removes an outdated 1990 report requirement from the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Ehlers said the commission no longer uses the referenced reporting language and requested committee support.

There were no questions, a motion was made to send the bill to the House floor with a due-pass recommendation, and the committee signaled its approval orally. The bill will proceed to the House calendar for floor consideration.

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