Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 71 Mar 23rd, 2026

Idaho Senate Floor Meeting

Key Moments

  • Christy Zito — Called during the roll call vote on House Bill 573.
  • Christy Zito — Senator Hart is identified as the member to close debate.
  • Jaron Crane — During roll call, Jaron Crane was likely mis-transcribed as 'Burton Shaw,' with the mention repeated in the continuation of the same roll call segment.
  • Cindy Carlson — Cindy Carlson was called during roll call.
  • Cindy Carlson — Senator Carlson requests unanimous consent to dispense with further reading of Senate Bill 1402 and then begins debate on the bill.
  • Cindy Carlson — Cindy Carlson is mentioned during roll call voting, including being called and recorded as voting aye, and later appears again in the roll call for House Bill 573.
  • Cindy Carlson — Called in the roll vote.
  • Kevin Cook — Kevin Cook was called during roll call.
  • Kevin Cook — Likely the intended name behind 'Kaiser' / 'Lake' in the roll call, but uncertain.
  • Kevin Cook — During the roll call, Kevin Cook was called, with a note that the transcript may have captured his name as 'Kaiser' or 'Cole,' likely referring to the same member.
  • Kevin Cook — Senator Cook handled the procedural consideration of Senate Bill 1405 by requesting unanimous consent to dispense with further reading and place the bill before the Senate, then opening debate on the bill’s appropriations for the Soil and Water Conservation Commission, and later closing debate to move the measure forward.
  • Kevin Cook — Called during the roll call.
  • Kevin Cook — Kevin Cook opened debate on House Bill 742, describing it as a modernization of Idaho’s vehicle titling system that shortens lien-release timelines and allows electronic titles from other states. He later closed debate and put the bill to a vote.
  • Kevin Cook — Senator Cook handled the floor action on House Joint Memorial 14 by first requesting unanimous consent to dispense with further reading, then moving its adoption. He briefly introduced debate by describing the memorial’s path through committee and the House, and later returned to close debate on the motion.
  • Kevin Cook — Included in the roll call list.
  • Kevin Cook — The transcript appears to mishear Senator Anthon as 'Senator Anthony'; he is recognized to close debate.
  • Kevin Cook — Called during the roll call vote on House Bill 573.
  • Kevin Cook — Called during the roll call vote on House Bill 573.
  • Kevin Cook — Senator Cole requests unanimous consent to dispense with further reading of House Bill 637.
  • Kevin Cook — Senator Cole opens debate on House Bill 637 and explains it as follow-up legislation to prior legal-tender law.
  • Kevin Cook — Senator Cole closes debate and thanks the Senator from District 2 for his work.
  • Kevin Cook — Called in the roll vote; transcript renders as 'Kaiser. Cole.'
  • Lori Hartog — Lori Hartog is mentioned multiple times in the transcript as a likely mis-transcribed name during roll call and later as a senator being addressed, with variants such as 'Den Hartog,' 'Denhardtog,' and 'Den Harttock.' These references all point to the same member and reflect transcription inconsistencies rather than separate substantive discussions.
  • Lori Hartog — Requests unanimous consent to advance to the 13th order of business.
  • Lori Hartog — Senator Lori Hartog appears in a continuous floor sequence during which she is first referenced in the roll vote, then asks unanimous consent to reorder third-reading bills, notes progress on clearing the third-reading calendar and the goal of ending session by Friday, and then continues with another procedural motion.
  • Daniel Foreman — Called during roll call.
  • Daniel Foreman — Called during the roll call.
  • Daniel Foreman — Called during the roll call.
  • Daniel Foreman — Called during the roll call vote on House Bill 573.
  • Daniel Foreman — Called in the roll vote.
  • Codi Galloway — Called during roll call.
  • Codi Galloway — Called during the roll call.
  • Codi Galloway — Called during the roll call.
  • Codi Galloway — Closed debate on Senate Bill 1409 and asked for an aye vote.
  • Codi Galloway — Called during the roll call; recorded as aye.
  • Codi Galloway — Called during the roll call.
  • Codi Galloway — Recognized after the bill was read.
  • Codi Galloway — Requested unanimous consent to dispense with further reading and opened debate.
  • Codi Galloway — Closed debate after opening remarks on House Bill 905.
  • Codi Galloway — Roll call began after debate closed.
  • Codi Galloway — Called during the roll call and recorded as aye.
  • Codi Galloway — Recognized to help present House Bill 906 and open debate.
  • Codi Galloway — Requested unanimous consent to dispense with further reading of House Bill 906 and opened debate.
  • Codi Galloway — Called during the roll call vote on House Bill 573.
  • Codi Galloway — Senator Groh spoke in favor of the budget-related bill, explaining that the budget group selected one deduction from a broader list of possible cuts, including adult dental, and commended the Senator from District 30 for making difficult recommendations. Groh urged support for the proposal as part of balancing the budget and following the direction from the second floor, and then responded in the roll call with an aye vote.
  • C. Grow — C. Grow is mentioned during roll call and then identified as chairman in successive committee reports, first for the State Affairs Committee and then for the Finance Committee.
  • C. Grow — Called during the roll call vote on House Bill 573.
  • Jim Guthrie — Called during roll call.
  • Jim Guthrie — Identified as chairman of the committee reporting the appointments.
  • Jim Guthrie — Called during the roll call.