Chair Darling, chair of the House State Administration Committee, opened the meeting and said the committee planned three bill hearings and later executive action. "We're gonna have 3 bill hearings, 08:12, 8 15, 8 18," Darling said, and warned members that a quorum would be required for executive action so members should return if they leave for other duties.

Representative Denise Joy, who represents House District 46 in Billings, introduced herself during the hearing and gave a brief statement about the bill identified in the transcript as "HB 12, 8 12." Joy said, "HB 12, 8 12 is legislation that solves a problem." She also disclosed her outside employment: "In my duties outside of the legislature, I am a special needs assistant for school district 2."

No formal motions, votes or committee decisions on the bill appear in the provided transcript. The committee clerk conducted roll call before the hearing; the record shows multiple members present and some excused. The chair indicated the agenda would include a brief recess and then move to executive action later in the session, contingent on a quorum.

Because the transcript excerpt contains only the meeting opening, the announced hearing schedule and the sponsor's brief introduction and disclosure, further substantive testimony, staff reports, or committee action on the bill were not recorded in the provided text.