Scott Smith

The lawmaker supports overriding the veto to de-appropriate funds from a specific account in order to balance and offset general fund statutory minimums.

The lawmaker opposes the amendment because they believe the bill already provides sufficient funding and flexibility for districts to allocate additional teachers to small schools as needed without a rigid statutory floor.

The lawmaker supports the amendment because the current bill provides excessive tax breaks to wealthy homeowners in Teton County while threatening the state's ability to fund schools.

The lawmaker opposes the bill because he believes existing community programs and parental responsibility should handle feeding children, arguing that government handouts remove pride from parents.

The speaker opposes the amendment because a state agency already efficiently manages federal dollars and finds grants, making the proposed changes unnecessary.

The lawmaker opposes the amendment because he wants to resist growing government and notes that the department did not request these positions while already struggling with existing tasks.

The lawmaker supports the bill because it eliminates voting machines, brings communities together, builds trust in the election system, verifies that foreign interference is not occurring locally, and addresses concerns raised by clerks.

The lawmaker explains that his nephew was involved in an accident with a state vehicle, revealing outdated insurance limits from the 1980s. He argues the bill is necessary to increase coverage to one million dollars and add inflation adjustments to address this injustice.

The sponsor explains that the bill broadens previous hit-and-run laws to cover anyone injured, not just pedestrians, and clarifies penalties for failing to stop.