Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 13th, 2026

Senate State Affairs Committee

Key Moments

  • Mark Harris — Moved to introduce RS 33674.
  • Mark Harris — Introduced RS-336993 / RS-3369693 and began explaining the 340B drug program.
  • Mark Harris — Asked the committee to send the 340B-related measure to print and described it as a springboard for interim discussion.
  • Mark Harris — Introduced the next measure, RS 337-12.
  • Mark Harris — Introduced RS 33712 and explained it as a trailer bill related to land surveyors.
  • Mark Harris — Explained the surveyor bill and asked that it be sent to print.
  • Mark Harris — Introduced another measure related to cremation identification requirements.
  • Mark Harris — Explained that the measure addresses identification problems before cremation.
  • Mark Harris — Said the cremation-identification issue may need more interim work but still requested introduction.
  • Mark Harris — Senator Harris was called on and then the committee moved on to the next item.
  • Mark Harris — Mark Harris is addressed in the discussion, then makes a motion to send House Bill 542 to the 14th order for possible amendments. He is thanked for making the motion, later referenced as the sponsor of a substitute motion, and finally called during the roll call as the chamber proceeds through the procedural vote.
  • Mark Harris — Asked whether the NRA instructor provision would affect reciprocity with other states.
  • Mark Harris — Asked whether a Don't Tread on Me flag in a parade would be allowed under the special occasions language.
  • Mark Harris — Jim Woodward is likely the intended reference to the senator being welcomed, but the transcript names him directly; no separate correction made.
  • Mark Harris — A member referred to as Senator Harris is not clearly the expected member; the transcript here is part of a sympathetic response to the witness and a transition to closing remarks.
  • Mark Harris — Questions the January 1, 2023 date and asks why it is included in the bill.
  • Mark Harris — A senator asks whether changing the shade of an official city flag would count as a different flag under the bill.
  • Mark Harris — Makes a substitute motion to send the amended bill to the 14th order for possible amendments, citing concern about the definition of special occasions.
  • Mark Harris — Senator Harris votes aye on both the substitute motion and the main motion during the same voting sequence.
  • Treg Bernt — Likely the intended senator who seconded the motion; transcript says 'Senator Rutledge,' which does not match the expected member list.
  • Treg Bernt — During this portion of the meeting, Treg Bernt is repeatedly referenced in the course of procedural business. The transcript includes a motion seconded by a senator whose name appears inconsistently, then moves through calls for a motion and questions, with several apparent transcription errors in the names being spoken. The sequence ends with Bernt being noted as appearing ready to speak, though he does not.
  • Treg Bernt — Vice Chair Treg Bernt is identified as the speaker and opens the exchange by thanking the chair and the witness for being present, continuing the same brief introductory moment without a topic change.
  • Treg Bernt — Named as one of the seconders in the motion text, though the transcript says 'Senator Taves' which appears to be an error.
  • Treg Bernt — The source says 'Senator Taves' and 'Senator Byrne'; these appear to be transcription errors in the discussion of the motion.
  • Treg Bernt — Voted aye as Vice Chairman; the source says 'Burnt,' likely a transcription error.
  • Treg Bernt — Seconded the motion.
  • Treg Bernt — A senator asks why Boise does not fly other flags; the name appears as 'Senator Bernt' in the transcript.
  • Treg Bernt — The question is directed to the mayor in the context of committee questioning.
  • Treg Bernt — The question is posed in committee to the mayor.
  • Treg Bernt — A senator is thanked after mentioning the amendment and the attorney's written testimony.
  • Treg Bernt — A senator speaks in favor of the bill and references voting for it last year, while expressing concern about the Bonners Ferry issue.
  • Treg Bernt — The motion is attributed to 'Senator Taves,' likely a transcription error for a member not in the expected list; the second is attributed to 'Senator Den Hartog,' also not in the expected list.
  • Treg Bernt — Vice Chairman Bernt is recorded voting aye during the roll-call, first on the substitute motion and then on the main motion.
  • Unidentified nominee/witness — Described construction projects, community work, and personal background including family and hobbies.
  • Todd Christensen — The committee introduced Todd Christensen’s gubernatorial appointment to the Idaho State Building Authority and invited him to introduce himself. Christensen stated that he lives in Meridian, Idaho, and is a fourth-generation Idahoan. The chair then thanked him and said the committee would vote on his appointment on Monday.
  • Brandon Shippy — Christensen said they used Nick Guujo for a couple of projects, including a corporate headquarters remodel and a design-build in Twin Falls.
  • Brandon Shippy — Likely intended as Senator Bernt in the seconding of the motion; transcription is unclear.
  • Brandon Shippy — The witness identifies Representative Crane as a sponsor of the bill.
  • Brandon Shippy — States he will not support the motion and argues the state should not insert itself into the issue.
  • Brandon Shippy — Continues his opposition by arguing children can work around compliance measures, citing cigarettes and alcohol as examples.
  • Brandon Shippy — Described his family's phone controls and said he does not want his children on social media.
  • Brandon Shippy — Argued the issue is primarily parenting rather than social media companies and said the bill does not address that.
  • Brandon Shippy — Said he likely would not support the due-pass motion and thought there might be room for changes in the 14th order.
  • Brandon Shippy — The chair summarized the motion and discussion; the source text says 'Senator Burnt,' which appears to be a transcription error for a senator's name.
  • Brandon Shippy — The motion to send the bill to the 14th order was discussed as non-hostile and acceptable to sponsors.
  • Brandon Shippy — Said children are smart and recounted finding old cell phones taken from his kids in his gun safe.
  • Brandon Shippy — Said children can get burner phones and argued for measures to help keep kids safe and mentally healthy.
  • Brandon Shippy — Supported moving the date and asked sponsors to reconsider the private cause of action.
  • Brandon Shippy — Said he would be interested in removing the private cause of action and supported sending the bill to the 14th order.
  • Brandon Shippy — The source says 'my Senator Burnt,' likely a transcription error in naming the second.