Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 19 Jan 30th, 2026

Idaho Senate Floor Meeting

Key Moments

  • Ben Adams — Called during roll call.
  • Ben Adams — Ben Adams is first recorded as voting aye during roll call, then announces a farewell to the Liberty Bell ceremony at 10:30 on the Capitol steps, and is subsequently referenced by another speaker in connection with that Liberty Bell announcement.
  • Kelly Anthon — Kelly Anthon was called during roll call, with the transcript also rendering the name as 'O'Connowitz' in a subsequent overlapping mention.
  • Kelly Anthon — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Kelly Anthon — Adds details about the Liberty Bell ceremony and invites senators to participate.
  • Kelly Anthon — Offers thanks to the chamber for its hard work over the past three weeks.
  • Treg Bernt — Treg Bernt is called during roll call, with the transcript rendering his name in several variant forms ('Bernd', 'Berndt', and 'Burnt').
  • Treg Bernt — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Carl Bjerke — Called during roll call; transcription appears as 'Bjurkey'.
  • Camille Blaylock — Camille Blaylock was called during roll call.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Van Burtenshaw was called during roll call, with the transcript reflecting several variations of his name, including 'Burtonshaw' and 'Blaylock Burton Shaw.'
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Glenneda Zuiderveld is called during roll call, with the transcript rendering her name inconsistently as 'Carlson,' 'Cedo,' and 'Ciderbelt.'
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Glenneda Zuiderveld was called during the roll call vote and recorded as voting aye.
  • Kevin Cook — Kevin Cook is repeatedly called during roll call, and later the chair formally recognizes Senator Cook’s presence.
  • Kevin Cook — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Jack Nelsen — Called during roll call; transcription appears as 'Look'.
  • Daniel Foreman — Senator Den Hartog is identified during roll call and then makes a series of procedural unanimous-consent requests to move the Senate through its agenda: advancing to the next order of business, then to the eighth and 11th orders of business, and streamlining the reading of first- and second-reading bills by number, author, and title only.
  • Daniel Foreman — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Codi Galloway — Codi Galloway is called during roll call, and the sequence continues with a brief joking correction/confirmation of the name during the same roll call process.
  • Codi Galloway — Called during the roll call vote.
  • C. Grow — During roll call, C. Grow was called multiple times, with the name appearing in slightly different forms ('Grove'/'Grow'), and the final mention reflects a correction of the name as the roll call continued.
  • C. Grow — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Jim Guthrie — Called during roll call.
  • Jim Guthrie — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Mark Harris — Mark Harris is called during roll call, with the second mention appearing as a transcription variant ('Hart') of the same name.
  • Mark Harris — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Todd Lakey — Todd Lakey is repeatedly referenced in the meeting record during roll call and in journal/committee documentation, including a corrected transcription of his name and multiple identifications of him as chairman.
  • Todd Lakey — Todd Lakey was called during the roll call vote and recorded as aye.
  • Brian Lenney — Called during roll call; transcription appears as 'Lenny'.
  • Brian Lenney — Brian Lenney was called during the roll call vote.
  • Tammy Nichols — Called during roll call.
  • Tammy Nichols — Called during the roll call vote.
  • James Ruchti — James Ruchti is repeatedly called during roll call, with the transcript rendering his name inconsistently as 'Robbie,' 'Ronowitz,' 'Ricks,' and 'Rukti.'
  • Doug Ricks — Doug Ricks was called during roll call.
  • Doug Ricks — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Carrie Semmelroth — Called during roll call; transcription appears as 'Samara'.
  • Carrie Semmelroth — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Brandon Shippy — Called during roll call; transcription appears as 'Shippee'.
  • Brandon Shippy — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Ron Taylor — Called during roll call.
  • Ron Taylor — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Julie VanOrden — Called during roll call.
  • Julie VanOrden — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Called during roll call; transcription appears as 'Ward Engel King'.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Called during the roll call vote; recorded as aye.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Requests unanimous consent to advance to the 15th order of business.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Welcomes guests in the gallery from the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs and Boise.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Moves that the Senate adjourn until 11 a.m. Monday, February 2, 2026.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — The motion to adjourn is seconded and adopted.