The committee now has the bills before it. Sen. Edgar Malepeai, D-Pocatello, began by commending the committee chairman, Sen. John Goedde, for the unprecedented public hearings and input the panel has received. He said he's received 1,500 emails against the bills. "It seems clear to me that a resounding number of folks from all walks of life had a problem or another, with each of these factors," Malepeai said of the reform plan. "I do not see us going down the road and have us as an experimental station for the other 49 states," he said. "I want good information and I want research. ... If we move down this road and it doesn't work, it's going to be more expensive. It is worth it to use to take a slow approach to these bills and find out what we need to do."

Malepeai said, "I think the process was flawed. ... I feel like I'm being rushed into something that has a whole lot of questions." He moved to hold all three bills in committee, killing them. Sen. Nicole LeFavour, D-Boise, seconded the motion.

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