Rep. Dell Raybould, R-Rexburg, said if the Ethics Committee is going to proceed further "on this silver coin issue," it needs a lot more information about the organization, the bill Hart introduced in 2010, and more. He said he didn't think that was what the panel was gathered for today. Said Rep. Tom Loertscher, R-Iona, "I think we did resolve that issue already as to whether or not he was in violation of House Rule 38 in not disclosing to the body that he had some affiliation, because as he stated here today, he didn't have that affiliation."

Rep. Wendy Jaquet, D-Ketchum, responded, "He did take an oath to uphold the laws of the state and the constitution of the United States and the state." She said Hart's involvement in the alternative currency movement suggested his bill might have been related to that, not just to promoting an Idaho commodity. "Should that bill have even been brought?" she asked. "There is some additional information that is murky."