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Committee advances S 1256 to remove outdated Idaho Code reporting requirement for Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Summary
The House Health & Welfare Committee voted by voice to send S 1256 to the House floor with a DO PASS recommendation. Rep. Jeff Ehlers presented the bill to remove an obsolete Idaho Code reporting requirement affecting the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Rep. Healey moved the DO PASS.
Rep. Jeff Ehlers (District 21) presented S 1256 to the House Health & Welfare Committee on March 17, 2026, proposing the removal of an Idaho Code reporting requirement for the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired that the sponsor described as outdated and unnecessary. The committee voted by voice to send the bill to the House floor with a DO PASS recommendation; Rep. Ehlers will sponsor the bill on the floor.
Rep. Healey moved the DO PASS recommendation; the motion carried by voice vote. Committee minutes record the procedural action and that the bill will proceed to the full House for further consideration. The committee did not record extended debate on S 1256 in the minutes.
