Week #6 Legislative Update

Always glad to see bills I am carrying introduced into the process. My bill 542 creating provisional 3 year licenses for internationally trained physicians to practice in Idaho was introduced. I expect to make a full presentation of the bill next week. 

I was also thrilled to see us move one step closer to having a maternal mortality review Committee in Idaho, with the passage of house bill 399 off of the house floor. It is important to all Idahoans that we better understand how to improve outcomes for the mothers of Idaho. 

An absolute highlight of my week was to give a tour of the Capitol to the Thunder Ridge Business Professionals of America. You parents and teachers should be extremely proud of your students. They were inquisitive, well-spoken, and brought a great energy to the Capitol. I wish them the best of luck in their competitions: be it entrepreneurships; podcasts; parliamentary procedure; or AI. 

We also had a moment on the floor this week where we recognized and thanked the pages for the hard work they’ve done behind the scenes for this first 6 weeks. They are great young students, and I am sure they will go on to do fine things for the state of Idaho. 

There are many bills moving through the process now. In the coming weeks, we’ll address everything from an AI counsel, to adoption, to absentee ballots and more. It’s a great time to be engaged in this work. It is always appreciated when I get to hear input from constituents back home.