Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 51 Mar 3rd, 2026

Idaho Senate Floor Meeting

Key Moments

  • Julie VanOrden — Called during roll call.
  • Julie VanOrden — Identified as chair in the Health and Welfare Committee report.
  • Julie VanOrden — Appears in the roll call list.
  • Julie VanOrden — Appears in the roll call list.
  • Julie VanOrden — Called during the roll call vote on Senate Bill 1313.
  • Julie VanOrden — Senator Van Orden appears in the roll call list.
  • Julie VanOrden — Listed in the roll call vote as 'Van Orden.'
  • Kevin Cook — Called during roll call.
  • Kevin Cook — Appears in the roll call vote; likely Senator Kevin Cook.
  • Kevin Cook — Senator Cook is recognized as the sponsor and opening speaker on Senate Bill 1306, then asks unanimous consent to dispense with further reading of the bill, noting it has been read the third time at length and is before the Senate for final consideration.
  • Dave Lent — Called during roll call.
  • Dave Lent — Recognized as present.
  • Dave Lent — Committee report references 'Lynn, Chairman,' likely a transcription error for a committee chair; uncertain.
  • Dave Lent — Senator Den Hartog is recognized as the Senate comes back to order and requests unanimous consent to return to and reopen debate on Senate Bill 1273. The presiding officer then allows Senator Lakey to close debate on the bill, describing the situation as a procedural 'mulligan.'
  • Dave Lent — Appears in the roll call list.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Called during roll call.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Committee chair reference 'Nichols, Chairman' is uncertain; no confident member match.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Requested a quick introduction and welcomed students in the gallery in the next section.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Introduced students from St. Mary's Catholic School who were visiting the gallery.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Called during the roll call vote on House Bill 608.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Requests unanimous consent to reuse the roll call vote from House Bill 608 for Senate Bill 1272.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Makes the unanimous-consent request to reuse the prior roll call vote.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Requests to ask Senator Lakey a question.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Asks whether the bill includes a cap on proceeds or a definition of business size.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Raises safety concerns about the lack of a cap and the risk of contamination or outbreaks.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Continues her concern that outbreaks could be difficult to contain.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Her earlier comments are referenced as part of the debate.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Appears in the roll call list.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Called during the roll call and marked present.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Senator Wintrow appears in the roll call list.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Listed in the roll call vote as 'Wintrow.'
  • James Woodward — Called during roll call.
  • James Woodward — Recognized to close debate on Senate Bill 1272.
  • James Woodward — Appears in the roll call vote; likely Senator James Woodward.
  • James Woodward — Recorded as voting aye.
  • James Woodward — Senator Woodward appears in the roll call list.
  • James Woodward — Listed in the roll call vote as 'Woodward.'
  • Todd Lakey — Todd Lakey is identified as chairman in both the journal report and the committee report.
  • Todd Lakey — Senator Lakey manages the floor on Senate Bill 1283, first requesting unanimous consent to waive further reading and then opening debate. He explains that the bill, developed with input from the Idaho Farm Bureau, reduces regulation for small-scale direct-to-consumer producers while retaining reasonable health and safety requirements. He outlines the bill’s preemption framework, educational materials, labeling and record-keeping provisions, and clarifies in response to a question that the bill does not set a cap because the federal requirement already provides one. He then closes debate and asks for an aye vote.
  • Todd Lakey — Senator Lakey handled a continuous floor sequence in which he first requested unanimous consent to dispense with further reading of Senate Bill 1273, then opened debate on the bill, later closed debate and put the question for passage. He then repeated the same procedural steps for Senate Bill 1274, beginning debate after unanimous consent to waive further reading and later closing debate and moving the bill to a vote.
  • Todd Lakey — Senator Lakey handled the floor action on Senate Bill 1275 by first requesting unanimous consent to dispense with further reading, then opening debate on the bill and describing it as a code cleanup measure, and finally closing the debate.
  • Todd Lakey — Called to debate the bill; likely a mis-transcription of Senator Lakey (member_9003).
  • Todd Lakey — Appears in the roll call list.
  • Doug Okuniewicz — The transcript contains two close references to Senator Den Hartog, both likely referring to Doug Okuniewicz due to transcription uncertainty. These mentions appear to be part of the same ongoing discussion and can be combined into a single moment centered on the senator being referenced.
  • Doug Okuniewicz — Senator Den Hartog made a series of procedural unanimous-consent requests to move the Senate through its agenda, first asking to return to the Fifth Order of Business and then advance to the Sixth Order of Business, and later asking to advance to the 13th Order of Business.
  • Jim Guthrie — Identified as chairman in the State Affairs Committee report.
  • Jim Guthrie — Appears in the roll call vote; likely Senator Jim Guthrie.
  • Jim Guthrie — Called during the quorum roll call and marked present.
  • Jim Guthrie — Senator Anthony is recognized during the debate process to read a George Washington quote and later closes debate on Senate Bill 1296, moving the chamber toward a final vote on passage.
  • Jim Guthrie — Appears in the roll call list as 'Guthrie.'