Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 9th, 2026

Key Moments

  • Steven Tanner — Called the committee to order and participated in the roll call.
  • Kevin Cook — Kevin Cook was called during the roll call on the substitute motion and later recorded as voting aye on the original motion.
  • Edward Hill — Named in the roll call; likely refers to Edward Hill, but the transcript is unclear.
  • Edward Hill — Explained that reverted spending was a mix of suppression-account costs and dedicated-account standby costs, depending on whether crews were actively fighting fires.
  • Edward Hill — Clarified that even in a mild fire season, suppression spending still occurs, while preparedness funding is used mainly to pay crews to remain on standby.
  • Edward Hill — Senator Woodward is again referenced in the discussion of the equipment replacement fund.
  • Edward Hill — Representative Harris is named in the objection/response exchange tied to the reconsideration request and motion, alongside Representative Bruce, as part of the same brief discussion.
  • Edward Hill — Argued that continued overrides of working groups make the working group unnecessary and suggested dissolving working groups.
  • Edward Hill — Edward Hill was repeatedly called during the roll calls on the substitute motion and then the original motion, with the transcript rendering his name inconsistently as 'Hart' and once as 'Harris.'
  • Phil Hart — Named in the roll call; likely refers to Senator Phil Hart.
  • Cindy Carlson — Named in the roll call; likely refers to Senator Cindy Carlson.
  • Cindy Carlson — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Cindy Carlson — Cindy Carlson was called during roll call.
  • Cindy Carlson — Called during the roll call.
  • Cindy Carlson — Cindy Carlson was called during the roll call vote as part of the same voting sequence.
  • Cindy Carlson — Cindy Carlson was called during the roll call, including on the original motion.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Named in the roll call; likely refers to Senator Glenneda Zuiderveld.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Named in the roll call; likely Senator Glenneda Zuiderveld.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Asked how much the supplemental would fund and whether the Forest Practices Act dedicated fund could legally be used for firefighting.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Asked how many standby crew members the $124,900 supplemental would fund.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Asked how much was already in the fund and how many standby crews the $124,900 would fund.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Pressed for how many standby crews the supplemental amount would fund, noting the amount seemed small.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Responded that the testimony about relying on federal partners convinced her to support funding the item.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Said uncertainty about federal partners convinced her to support the funding.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Roll call includes Senator Zuiderveld.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Name appears in the roll call, but the vote is not clearly attached in the transcript.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Senator Ziderfeld is identified as the second on the motion.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Senator Ziderfeld is identified as the second.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — During roll call, Glenneda Zuiderveld’s name was corrected in the transcript and she was recorded as voting aye.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Called during the roll call.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — During the roll call vote, Glenneda Zuiderveld’s name was mis-transcribed in two separate instances, appearing as "Ziderfeld" and "Zidervild."
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Glenneda Zuiderveld was called during roll call and again during the roll on the original motion, with the transcript rendering her name as 'Ciderveld' in both instances.
  • Joshua Kohl — Named in the roll call; likely refers to Senator Joshua Kohl, but the transcript is unclear.
  • Joshua Kohl — Named in the roll call; uncertain identification.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — The member is identified in the roll call as Ward Engelking (likely Senator Janie Ward-Engelking), with a later repeated mention of the same name during the same meeting segment.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Name appears in the roll call, but the vote is not clearly attached in the transcript.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Seconded the motion to reconsider.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Called during roll call.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Senator Ward Engel King is referenced in the course of the same procedural motion: first as the senator who seconded the motion, and then as being called during the roll call.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Senator Ward Engelking introduced a substitute motion to increase the budget amount and explained that the additional funding was needed to staff a new dormitory at the School of the Deaf and Blind. He argued that the facility was already funded and nearing completion, and that adding cottage staff would allow high school students to move in, free space in the existing dormitory for younger students, and ensure the new building is actually used. He later added that members of the work group fought hard for the proposal because they believed it was the right thing to do for children.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Janie Ward-Engelking was called during roll call and again during the roll on the original motion.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Named in the roll call; likely refers to Senator Melissa Wintrow.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Recorded as voting aye; likely Senator Melissa Wintrow.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Name appears in the roll call, but the vote is not clearly attached in the transcript.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Called during roll call.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Called during the roll call.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Melissa Wintrow is repeatedly called during the roll call vote, including a likely mis-transcribed instance of her name, as part of the same voting sequence.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Melissa Wintrow was called during roll call, including on the original motion, as part of the same procedural sequence.
  • Janet Jessup — Identified herself as a budget and policy analyst with Legislative Services and began presenting the Department of Environmental Quality budget.
  • Ms. Jessup — Ms. Jessup is first praised for clearly laying out the motion, and then the discussion returns to her to explain the language after the motion passes.