Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 64 Mar 16th, 2026

Idaho Senate Floor Meeting

Key Moments

  • Alison Rabe — Senator Den Hartog made two back-to-back unanimous consent requests to hold bills on the calendar: first, Senate Bill 1264 until Friday, March 20th, and then Senate Bill 1362 for one legislative day.
  • Ben Adams — Requested unanimous consent that S.J.R. 103 be referred back to committee and briefly explained the request.
  • Ben Adams — Called during roll call vote on Senate Bill 1347.
  • Ben Adams — During the roll call, Ben Adams is called multiple times and recorded as present/voting aye. The sequence includes repeated name calls and vote confirmations as part of the same procedural roll-call process, with one later mention appearing to be a possible misread or unclear reference within that same call.
  • Ben Adams — Ben Adams was called present during roll call.
  • Ben Adams — Called during the roll call vote on House Bill 737.
  • Ben Adams — Ben Adams is repeatedly referenced during the roll call vote, including a yes vote and several instances where his name appears in the call list, some likely affected by transcription errors ('Anthon'/'Anton'). He is ultimately listed in the roll call vote on House Bill 686.
  • Sarah Burton-Shaw — Sarah Burton-Shaw first asked whether House Bill 678 was in the current order of business, then immediately requested unanimous consent to send the bill to the 14th order and indicated she wanted to explain the reason.
  • Codi Galloway — Requested unanimous consent to dispense with further reading of Senate Bill 1347 and have it shown as read the third time.
  • Codi Galloway — Opened debate on Senate Bill 1347 and described it as transparency legislation.
  • Codi Galloway — Referenced as having noted IHFA's status.
  • Codi Galloway — Closes debate and supports the bill, urging a no vote on the opposition's concerns.
  • Codi Galloway — Called during roll call vote on Senate Bill 1347.
  • Codi Galloway — Codi Galloway appears in the roll call and is recorded as present/affirmative.
  • Codi Galloway — Called during the roll call vote on House Bill 737.
  • Codi Galloway — Senator Codi Galloway is recognized on House Bill 751, moves to dispense with further reading and opens debate, delivers opening remarks in support of the bill, later closes debate urging a yes vote, and is subsequently recorded voting aye.
  • Carl Bjerke — Called during roll call vote on Senate Bill 1347.
  • Carl Bjerke — Called during roll call on House Bill 544.
  • Carl Bjerke — Name appears in the roll call as 'Carlson,' likely a transcription error.
  • Camille Blaylock — Called during roll call vote on Senate Bill 1347.
  • Camille Blaylock — Called during the roll call vote on House Bill 737.
  • Camille Blaylock — Senator Camille Blaylock speaks against the bill, arguing that it is government overreach to require teachers to incorporate this and implying that matters like quiet time and prayer should be handled by parents at home.
  • Cindy Carlson — Called during roll call vote on Senate Bill 1347.
  • Cindy Carlson — Senator Carlson opposes the legislation, arguing that the underlying problem is statewide and affects rural law enforcement as well. He adds that the proposed wage increase could draw trained officers away from counties and would not fully solve the staffing issue.
  • Cindy Carlson — Called during the roll call vote on House Bill 737.
  • C. Grow — Called during roll call vote on Senate Bill 1347.
  • Phil Hart — Called during roll call vote on Senate Bill 1347.
  • Phil Hart — Called during roll call vote on Senate Bill 1347.
  • Phil Hart — Requests unanimous consent to dispense with further reading and then opens debate on Senate Bill 1369.
  • Phil Hart — Called during roll call.
  • Tammy Nichols — Called during roll call vote on Senate Bill 1347.
  • Tammy Nichols — Listed during the roll call.
  • Tammy Nichols — Senator Nichols closed debate on House Bill 544, and the transcript then moved into the roll call on the same bill, where Nichols was called as part of the vote sequence.
  • Tammy Nichols — Called during the roll call vote on House Bill 737.
  • Tammy Nichols — Requested unanimous consent to dispense with further reading of House Bill 623.
  • Tammy Nichols — Opened debate on House Bill 623 and explained the purpose of the daily moment of silence.
  • Tammy Nichols — Closes debate and supports the bill, referencing a handout with supporting statistics.
  • Tammy Nichols — Listed during the roll call vote.
  • James Ruchti — Called during roll call vote on Senate Bill 1347.
  • James Ruchti — Likely intended by 'Rakti'; recorded as voting aye, though the transcript is uncertain.
  • James Ruchti — Listed during the roll call vote.
  • Carrie Semmelroth — Called during roll call vote on Senate Bill 1347.
  • Carrie Semmelroth — Likely intended by 'Semaroff'; listed during the roll call, but the transcript is uncertain.
  • Carrie Semmelroth — Likely a mis-transcription of Senator Semmelroth or another member; called during roll call.
  • Carrie Semmelroth — Likely the 'Semarroth' entry in the roll call vote.
  • Treg Bernt — Called during roll call vote on Senate Bill 1347.
  • Treg Bernt — Treg Bernt is mentioned twice during the roll call, with the transcript showing uncertain spellings ('Brutty' and 'Berndt'), indicating the same member being identified in attendance.
  • Treg Bernt — Senator Bernt is recognized in debate, with a brief mis-transcribed name reference corrected in the exchange, and then speaks to praise the professional firefighters of Idaho and the Fraternal Order of Police for paying for the benefit themselves.
  • Treg Bernt — Called during the roll call vote on House Bill 737.
  • Ron Taylor — Called during roll call vote on Senate Bill 1347.