Commissioners sign off on testimony letter for state committee, staff to submit

Staff presented a draft testimony letter and asked commissioners to review and sign it for submission to the state. Tanya (staff) said the draft closely matches a letter the commission sent to the House the previous year and noted an updated data point: "we are now at 600 boxes, nearly 600 boxes," according to a health/medical source referenced in the presentation.

Commissioners asked for the sample legislation and asked when the letter should go out. Tanya requested the letter be sent "as soon as we can" and offered to circulate the draft to commissioners; several commissioners indicated they had no objections. The transcript records no formal roll-call motion, but staff indicated they would gather signatures and submit the testimony ahead of the Senate committee hearing.

No formal vote was recorded in the transcript; the action was carried out as staff direction and informal approval to send the letter and prepare staff testimony.