Mike Kane, lobbyist for the Idaho Sheriffs Association, has proposed two amendments to the tribal policing bill. One would place everything under the purview of the local sheriff and prosecutor. The other would revoke POST certification of any tribal officer who cited a non-tribal member into tribal court. Lawmakers had lots of questions about the amendments, and Coeur d'Alene Tribe lobbyist Bill Roden said earlier that Kane made proposals that were unacceptable to the tribe, including "that no Indian officer could ever have anything to do with a non-Indian person, and I frankly resent that statement."

Christina Crawford, former Benewah County commissioner, told the House Judiciary Committee, "There are serious issues in terms of response time that are not a criticism of the sheriff. It's a question of the logistics of the district."

Dan Dinning, Boundary County commissioner, said his county has a "wonderful" relationship with the Kootenai Tribe, but said he was worried that the bill might "trump" existing agreements that counties and tribes might have. He said, "This is a local issue."

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