Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 25th, 2026

Key Moments

  • Steven Tanner — Called the committee to order and was present.
  • Steven Tanner — Addressed as Mr. Chairman.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Responded 'Aye' in the roll call vote.
  • Melissa Wintrow — A vote call includes Wintrow.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Included in the roll call vote and recorded as aye.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Included in the roll call vote.
  • Charlie Shepherd — Possibly referenced as 'Coram' from the Senate Finance and House Appropriations committee; transcription is unclear.
  • Charlie Shepherd — Representative Tanner is repeatedly called during roll-call votes and recorded as voting aye across the sequence.
  • Charlie Shepherd — Representative Tanner is called during the roll call vote and responds 'Aye,' confirming his vote.
  • Christopher LaHosate — Christopher LaHosate, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, presented the General Fund Daily Update and then responded to a follow-up question about revenue by directing the committee to the General Fund Budget Monitor as the better report for that information.
  • Mr. Lois — The chair asked if there were questions for him before moving to the next presenter.
  • Mr. Bybee — The chair called on him to proceed.
  • Keith Bybee — Keith Bybee, Manager of the Budget Policy Analysis Division for the Legislative Services Office, presented the committee packet and walked members through multiple items, including a request to reduce the legislative transfer by 5%, a cash transfer from the Idaho Broadband Fund, and the next packet item as the committee proceeded through the agenda.
  • Chris Bruce — Representative Bruce made the motion to adopt the language on the screen and transfer $5,803,500 from the Permanent Building Fund to the Legislature, later seconded the motion, and then voted aye.
  • Steve Miller — Seconded the motion.
  • Steve Miller — Voted aye.
  • Steve Miller — Seconded the motion.
  • Steve Miller — Was initially confused with Representative Mitchell in the motion attribution.
  • Steve Miller — Voted aye.
  • Steve Miller — Seconded the motion.
  • Steve Miller — Miller is repeatedly called during the roll call vote and responds 'Aye' when addressed, as part of the same ongoing voting sequence.
  • Dave Lent — During the roll call, Senator Groh was called and responded 'Aye.'
  • Elaine Price — Called during the roll call.
  • Elaine Price — Voted aye.
  • Jim Guthrie — Senator Groh is called during the roll call and is recorded multiple times as voting aye.
  • Kelly Anthon — Senator Hart was repeatedly called during the roll call and ultimately responded 'Aye,' with an additional call immediately following as the roll call continued.
  • Stephanie Mickelsen — Called during the roll call.
  • Stephanie Mickelsen — Called during the roll call.
  • Stephanie Mickelsen — Makes a motion on the budget stabilization fund interest earnings transfer.
  • Stephanie Mickelsen — Moves to transfer interest earnings from the budget stabilization fund to the general fund in fiscal year 2027.
  • Stephanie Mickelsen — Called during the roll call.
  • Stephanie Mickelsen — Makes the motion to transfer interest earnings from the water pollution control fund to the general fund for FY 2027.
  • Shawn Dygert — Representative Furness was repeatedly called during the roll call as the clerk moved through the attendance list.
  • Britt Raybould — Representative Price was called during roll call and recorded as voting aye, with the roll-call sequence revisiting the member later and again recording an aye vote.
  • Bruce Skaug — Called during the roll call.
  • Bruce Skaug — Called during the roll call; likely the 'Bye' at the end is a garbled vote call.
  • Bruce Skaug — Makes the motion to transfer interest earnings from the public education stabilization fund to the general fund for FY 2027.
  • Bruce Skaug — Called in the roll call vote twice in the transcript.
  • Bruce Skaug — Responded 'Aye' in the roll call vote.
  • Bruce Skaug — Called in the roll call vote.
  • Bruce Skaug — Called in the roll call vote.
  • Brian Lenney — Senator Harris was repeatedly called during the roll call as the clerk moved through the member list.
  • Jeff Cornilles — Mr. Bybee sequentially moves the committee through agenda items 5 through 8, briefly introducing each funding-related measure: item 5 concerns a cash transfer involving the 27th payroll fund, item 6 directs transfer of interest earnings from the budget stabilization fund, item 7 addresses the public education stabilization fund, and item 8 involves interest earnings from the water pollution control fund.
  • Megan Egbert — Ms. Mitchell was repeatedly called during the roll call and later during the roll call vote, with each mention reflecting the same procedural attendance/voting process.
  • Barbara Ehardt — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Julie VanOrden — Ward Engel King is mentioned repeatedly during the roll call vote and motion process, including being called during multiple roll call entries and appearing in a garbled reference to the seconding of the motion.
  • Lori McCann — Representative Price was called during the roll call vote, responded 'Aye,' and later seconded the motion.
  • John Gannon — Representative Harris was first called during the roll call vote and then spoke to move the appropriation and transfer of interest earnings from the permanent building fund to the general fund for fiscal year 2027.
  • John Gannon — Moved to transfer interest earnings from the Strategic Initiatives Fund to the general fund for fiscal year 2027.
  • John Gannon — Moved the appropriation and transfer of interest earnings from the Strategic Initiatives Local Fund to the general fund in fiscal year 2027 and adopt the language on the screen.