Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 2 Jan 13th, 2026

Idaho Senate Floor Meeting

Key Moments

  • Ben Adams — Called during roll call.
  • Kelly Anthon — Called during roll call.
  • Treg Bernt — Likely the intended name in the roll call; transcription says 'Burnt.'
  • Carl Bjerke — Likely the intended name in the roll call; transcription says 'Burkie.'
  • Camille Blaylock — Called during roll call.
  • Brandon Shippy — During roll call, Brandon Shippy is called multiple times, though the transcription appears inconsistent and misrenders his name as 'Burton Shaw' and later 'Shippee.'
  • Cindy Carlson — Cindy Carlson is called during roll call and then repeated in the roll call, reflecting a continuous attendance check mention.
  • Kevin Cook — Kevin Cook was called during roll call, with one transcript instance showing uncertainty in the name and a subsequent repeated call confirming the mention.
  • Doug Okuniewicz — Doug Okuniewicz is referenced in the meeting record through apparent transcription errors, including 'Den Hartock' in the roll call and 'Lakey Chairman' in the journal report. These mentions all relate to the same legislative context and should be treated as one consolidated moment about the misrendered references to him.
  • Daniel Foreman — Called during roll call.
  • Codi Galloway — Called during roll call.
  • C. Grow — Likely intended by 'Groh' in the roll call.
  • Jim Guthrie — Jim Guthrie was called during roll call and then repeated in the roll call shortly afterward.
  • Mark Harris — Called during roll call.
  • Phil Hart — Called during roll call.
  • Joshua Kohl — Likely intended by 'Kaiser' in the roll call.
  • Todd Lakey — Called during roll call.
  • Brian Lenney — Likely intended by 'Lenny' in the roll call.
  • Dave Lent — Called during roll call.
  • Tammy Nichols — Called during roll call.
  • Doug Ricks — Doug Ricks is mentioned during roll call, with the transcript capturing his name in slightly different forms ('Robby' and 'Rix').
  • James Ruchti — James Ruchti is mentioned during the roll call, with his name appearing in the transcript in slightly different misspelled forms ('Ruckty' and 'Recti').
  • Carrie Semmelroth — Carrie Semmelroth is mentioned during the roll call, with the transcript rendering her name inconsistently as 'Samorov' and 'Semarov.'
  • Ron Taylor — Called during roll call; transcription says 'Taylor.'
  • Julie VanOrden — Called during roll call; transcription says 'Van Orden.'
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Called during roll call; transcription says 'Ward Engel King.'
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Asked unanimous consent to advance to the 15th order of business.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Moved that the Senate adjourn until 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 14th.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Called during roll call; transcription says 'Wintrow.'
  • James Woodward — Called during roll call; transcription says 'Woodward.'
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Likely intended by 'Ziderfeld' in the roll call.
  • David Bobbitt — Gubernatorial appointment referred to committee.
  • Megan Ronk — Gubernatorial appointment referred to committee.
  • Peter Kohler — Gubernatorial appointment referred to committee.
  • Dylan Hobson — Appointment referred to committee.
  • Nora Carpenter — Gubernatorial appointment referred to committee.
  • Tanya — Introduced as Jerry's daughter, visiting from Chico, California, and studying nursing.