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Senator Kelly Anthon introduced the bill and described ivermectin as a long-used antiparasitic medicine with global public-health applications. Anthon and supportive witnesses emphasized that some other states have moved to permit over-the-counter sales and that over-the-counter availability could increase access in underserved areas. Attorney Brian Festa testified he supports making the drug available over the counter, describing instances where patients were denied fulfillment of ivermectin prescriptions at retail pharmacies.

Pharmacy representatives urged caution. Pam Eaton, president and CEO of the Idaho Retailers Association (representing the pharmacy council and the Idaho State Pharmacy Association), told the committee most Idaho pharmacists oppose making the drug OTC at this time. Eaton said ivermectin currently lacks an over-the-counter label from manufacturers and that, without a manufacturer-supplied OTC label, pharmacies would not be able to place the product on shelves consistent with federal OTC labeling standards. She said ivermectin can interact with common prescription medicines (her testimony cited interactions with five medications and monitoring issues with about 51 medications) and that pharmacists use prescription labeling and pharmacist consultation to manage those interactions today.

Eaton also warned that the bill contains an emergency clause that would make the change effective immediately, creating a logistical problem because manufacturers have not produced OTC-labeled ivermectin products and pharmacies would therefore be unable to place properly labeled OTC packages on shelves immediately. Several senators said the bill merely makes OTC sale legal; it does not compel any retailer to stock the product. Senator Shippey moved to send SB 12-11 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation; the motion was seconded and carried with a committee roll-call recorded in the transcript as 4-3.

Committee discussion included requests for more medical input and concern from some senators about the timing and available safety data. Several senators said they might seek more information on the floor; others said making the product legal over the counter would rely on manufacturers to supply appropriate labeling and warnings before wide retail sales occurred.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Idaho Senate State Affairs April 2, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Senate Bill 12-11, which would permit over-the-counter sales of ivermectin in Idaho, was advanced to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation; pharmacists and pharmacy groups testified they are concerned about current labeling, drug interactions and immediate effective dates.","taxTitle","2025 Legislative Sessions, Idaho","taxId",77671,"location","Idaho","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6092583,"Committee advances bill addressing business medical-intervention rules after governor negotiations",1481,1821000,3302000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2852672-cc9fddbdd2cf44e19e7e3a35d82b402e&start=1821&end=3302","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2852672-cc9fddbdd2cf44e19e7e3a35d82b402e/thumbnail_1821000.jpg","/articles/6092583/Idaho/Committee-advances-bill-addressing-business-medical-intervention-rules-after-governor-negotiations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6092583-8b2b7dad391e38d45ab6aaae004e8af1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154267&Signature=auvp~g0Ly2osAjPV1cOjsowGXv~TzVGLm8Ud4o4cvtise8ufwW2KBkQwaY2fGlktFdeY1L~RZ8LWiwTFmSIRLhDBuJEWmKIqwlSJcYLN0fOf6DuC40gXGgUpEcJO5JusYhzoCnxVrguEGhNjL0KFbeAmCxo3w1rOzgGhCzAAp9zlp4a4JHSDYWk8ZyU5CextRG65q51bn9vKRaf-rvS1W4PhqKnWVs92ZGAuI7A1hKahKrT547kDzvos8mqbjcUBDCPtzCCOZbpzJYP-zhoHQP7TuiBPc3JKCgSwTUJA1ptsxgkJXWu0R21Hx44slaUAK9T7-P6p84H8YQk0k3d3SA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senator Dan Foreman presented Senate Bill 12-10 on April 2 and asked the Senate State Affairs Committee to send the measure to the fourteenth order for possible amendment after negotiated changes with the governor's office.

Foreman said SB 12-10 is a revised version of a prior bill (Senate Bill 1023) that the governor vetoed. He told the committee his negotiations with the governor's staff produced two main substantive edits: removal of a provision that had explicitly excepted daycare facilities from the bill's definitions, and rewriting a paragraph in 73-503(4) to reference a set of Idaho statutes (including the Idaho Parental Rights Act and provisions on immunization, vaccine opt-outs, and school exclusion authority). Foreman said the governor's office initially requested the daycare language and later agreed to strike it after review.

Several members of the public testified on the bill. Attorney Brian Festa, representing himself and identifying his nonprofit affiliation, supported striking the daycare exemption and urged clearer statutory protection so private childcare centers cannot refuse admission based on a family's vaccination status; Festa referenced the district-court case Ashley Tipton v. New Horizons Daycare in Meridian as context for his concern. David Pender, testifying as a private citizen, urged the committee to advance the bill in its revised form, saying it reflected voter intent. Leslie Manoukian, representing the Health Freedom Defense Fund and speaking as an individual, said she supported removing the daycare language but urged that the public be given time to review the latest draft and raised concerns about additional unspecified insertions.

Senator Shippey asked whether the sponsor intended to strike the daycare exemption; Foreman confirmed he did and said the governor's office had suggested the earlier language because they considered daycares covered under other Idaho statutes. Foreman told the committee the bill now cites specific Idaho Code sections to clarify scope.

Senator Adams moved to send SB 12-10 to the fourteenth order for possible amendment; the motion was seconded by Senator Den Hartog and carried. Two senators were recorded in the transcript as voting no; the motion nevertheless passed and the bill will return to the Senate for consideration and possible floor amendments.

Public testimony and committee discussion focused on parental rights, the scope of employer or private-business authority to require medical interventions, how daycare facilities are treated under Idaho law, and lingering questions about the bill's precise language that will be addressed on the floor or in the amendment process.","Senate Bill 12-10, a revision of previously vetoed legislation, was sent to the fourteenth order after the sponsor and the governor's office negotiated changes that removed daycare-specific language and added statutory cross-references to Idaho parental-rights and public-health provisions.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6092588,"Committee sends memorial recognizing Alex J. Adams to the floor",179,1629000,1808000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2852672-cc9fddbdd2cf44e19e7e3a35d82b402e&start=1629&end=1808","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2852672-cc9fddbdd2cf44e19e7e3a35d82b402e/thumbnail_1629000.jpg","/articles/6092588/Idaho/Committee-sends-memorial-recognizing-Alex-J-Adams-to-the-floor","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6092588-7192c10f616bb953cd21b73d8d1f1fd8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154267&Signature=UPzu7yjF4Uy6v4w--qyblcl6INBpkVLQRfbiBDWX1I09DAuJ76ZjylTM75v4IFVRrcL9WtG6jrx8tcxpOrxBI5VYyd1oU5G~ALtVVxtA9PUKpUJaQlFXysg1tc6B9TJ6Xp7wPN9aZ~LfQhGh0DK7wd9IB8TOHM5UmifGeUt3BaJYM5PFvUciJul9fO7hncvd1cRoFUKgWm7tTNs-TFrsD9mWFdm0kCE9cKAZWXupknHlj-3xfie1ieAldy6NqvtB5Z5gAVJxaoGst5V22wSDTfeQYXT39dhePRxHfFVX7Du~Sv96eG9H38sE14O4fdUiFEk9EELcd8UGEvtNol6-hA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senator Kelly Hampton presented House Joint Memorial 8 to the Senate State Affairs Committee on April 2, asking the committee to recognize Alex J. Adams for his service to Idaho and his nomination to a federal administration post.

Hampton said the memorial offers the Legislature an opportunity to acknowledge Adams' contributions in state government and with the pharmacy profession, calling his work an \"opportunity for us to pause\" and recognize his service. Senator Den Hartog moved that HJM 8 be sent to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation; the motion was seconded by Senator Rucki and carried by voice vote.

Committee members offered brief personal remarks in support of the memorial during the motion. The measure will be considered on the Senate floor for formal adoption.","The committee approved House Joint Memorial 8 to recognize Alex J. Adams for his service and nomination to a federal post; the measure was sent to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6092593,"Senate committee advances broad rewrite of Idaho campaign finance law to 14th order",1549,40000,1589000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2852672-cc9fddbdd2cf44e19e7e3a35d82b402e&start=40&end=1589","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2852672-cc9fddbdd2cf44e19e7e3a35d82b402e/thumbnail_40000.jpg","/articles/6092593/Idaho/Senate-committee-advances-broad-rewrite-of-Idaho-campaign-finance-law-to-14th-order","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6092593-3c57a90b0aae91f602ee2ae3afdef3b8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154267&Signature=LudcBbW7SXzZfvBT6THoL1ixw2KJLn2u2TuLDrzvI4lCJOmgKtsLzXHUlfzj7jjUgCN44kZu47PibnaBduq1BNVx9KWA9ccqUL0C~~BW1LrTOZHYfxkplytbaV-TtxkhQ2U4vuAoFg6trf1yoopjTQKf6hg8HRwMyyjlNhxpjvZzcIqyZfaOQy86oLPBn-aB32AQqoHApyWK3kJls5ja3vlNwbVvvVnxaUcdIzSC5I~SzZZWNhu3P9V2nE~t3ArZfNS8T8iZOy5zUvORamrz20bt-fSMyM8l9GuXWt1Qy7LQR8mTq8W2pGbVV~vaBHNgi87Zl4LjEW~7I~O0k-zIfA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate State Affairs Committee on April 2 advanced Senate Bill 12-12, a recodification and update to Idaho's campaign finance laws, sending the bill to the fourteenth order for possible amendment after a voice vote.

The bill, presented by Senator Kelly Anton (R-District 27) with Secretary of State Phil McGrane in attendance, reorganizes campaign finance law from Title 67 into Title 74 (ethics and government), increases the frequency of reporting, raises some contribution limits modestly, and changes the current fine structure for violations. Secretary McGrane told the committee the goal is to make reporting easier to follow and to add more timely transparency for the public.

Committee members and the secretary said the bill is intended mostly as a recodification and reorganization of current statute with several substantive changes. \"Our campaign finance laws, they were a citizen's 1970s,\" Secretary Phil McGrane said, arguing the statutes needed updating and better organization. McGrane detailed proposals including 48-hour reporting for expenditures over $1,000 at any time (not just close to elections), quarterly reporting for candidates in off years, monthly reporting for political committees at all times, and a revised fine schedule that scales penalties to the size of the activity.

McGrane cited statistics his office compiled showing roughly $17 million spent in legislative races last cycle, including about $7.66 million raised by candidates themselves and the remainder from political committees and independent expenditures. He told the panel that much of the attention prompting the bill is the rise in out-of-state spending on negative advertising and independent expenditures. \"The majority of the attack ads are coming from out of state,\" he said, and added that the office publishes detailed spending information on VoteIdaho.

Among the bill's specific changes discussed: raising the candidate contribution threshold from $1,000 to $1,500 and statewide limits from $5,000 to $6,000; removing a previously proposed trigger that would increase limits in response to negative independent spending; eliminating a prior requirement for a PAC \"ad library\" upload; clarifying that campaigns should keep campaign funds in a bank account separate from personal funds; and replacing the current $50-per-day late-fee with a $50 initial late fee plus $10 per day and percentage-based penalties for more serious violations. McGrane said those changes were designed to make fines proportional to the violation and to give clearer guidance to his office on enforcement.

Heather Lauer, chief executive officer of People United for Privacy Foundation, testified in support of the bill's donor-disclosure language that applies when a donor gives money \"with the intent\" it will be used for political purposes. \"S 12 12 requires disclosure if a donor gives money to an organization with the intent that it's going to be spent on political purposes,\" Lauer said, adding that the language balances disclosure and privacy.

Senator Harris moved to send the bill to the fourteenth order for possible amendment; the motion was seconded (second not specified in the transcript) and carried by voice vote. No roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript for that motion.

The bill will be returned to the floor at the fourteenth order, where senators said it could receive amendments and further debate.","The Senate State Affairs Committee advanced Senate Bill 12-12, a recodification and update of Idaho's campaign finance laws that increases reporting frequency, adjusts contribution limits, and revises the fine structure; the measure was sent to the fourteenth order for possible amendment by voice vote.","actionData","errors"]

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