Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 74 Mar 26th, 2026

Idaho Senate Floor Meeting

Key Moments

  • Kelly Anthon — During the continued roll call to reestablish a quorum, Lakey was called and then listed among the members present. The roll call continued with additional member names, including Anthon and Cole, as part of the same quorum-checking process.
  • Kelly Anthon — Called during the roll call on the motion to suspend the rules.
  • Kelly Anthon — Kelly Anthon was called during roll call multiple times in the same procedural sequence, including during the roll call on the motion to suspend the rules.
  • Kelly Anthon — Kelly Anthon was called during the roll-call vote.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Van Burtenshaw was called during roll call and responded present.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Senator Van Orden requests unanimous consent to dispense with reading Senate Bill 1410 and opens debate.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Senator Van Orden opens debate on Senate Bill 1410 and describes it as a technical bill involving federally qualified health centers and rural centers.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Closes debate on Senate Bill 1410 and the roll is called.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Name appears in the roll call and as the closing speaker.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Appears in the roll call as Burtenshaw.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Appears in the roll call.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Called during roll call; vote recorded as aye.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Van Burtenshaw manages the Senate’s consideration of House Bill 843: he first requests unanimous consent to dispense with further reading, then opens debate by explaining the bill’s purpose and the homestead exemption proration issue, and later closes debate and moves the chamber toward a roll-call vote on final passage.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Roll call entry appears as 'Burtonshaw.'
  • Van Burtenshaw — A brief roll-call-style mention of Senator Van Burtenshaw appears in garbled form, first as "Burton Shaw" and then as "Burt," both referring to the same member.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Senator Van Orden moved an amendment to Senate Bill 730 and explained that it concerns SNAP benefit eligibility checks. He clarified that the amendment changes the check interval from four months to six months.
  • Carl Bjerke — Called during roll call.
  • Carl Bjerke — Name appears in the roll call.
  • Carl Bjerke — The chair asks how he voted; his vote is recorded as aye.
  • Carl Bjerke — A garbled roll-call reference repeatedly names the same member, likely Senator Carl Bjerke, with the transcript rendering the name inconsistently as "Bjurkey" and "Kaiser."
  • Carl Bjerke — Senator Bjerke opened debate on a technical correction to House Bill 758, explaining that the bill contained a problem that needed to be fixed without making any substantive policy change. Debate was then closed, and the correction to the title was moved and adopted.
  • Carl Bjerke — Called during the roll call on the motion to suspend the rules.
  • Carl Bjerke — Called during roll call; name was transcribed as 'Burkie.'
  • Carl Bjerke — During the roll call vote, Carl Bjerke’s name appears to have been mis-transcribed in two separate mentions, first as “Burkey?” and later as “Burki?”, both referring to the same member in the same voting context.
  • Todd Lakey — Todd Lakey is mentioned during roll call and then repeatedly identified in the journal and committee reports as chairman of the Judiciary and Rules Committee.
  • Todd Lakey — Todd Lakey is listed twice in the roll call, appearing as 'Lakey' in consecutive entries.
  • Todd Lakey — Senator Lakey is called during the roll-call vote, but the transcript does not clearly capture his vote in either mention.
  • Todd Lakey — Todd Lakey is identified as the chairman in the Judiciary and Rules Committee’s report on enrolled measures.
  • Todd Lakey — Called during the roll call.
  • Todd Lakey — Todd Lakey was called during roll call.
  • Todd Lakey — Todd Lakey is mentioned repeatedly during the committee’s procedural actions: he is called during the roll call vote and later identified as chairman on the committee report.
  • Mark Harris — Called during roll call.
  • Mark Harris — Senator Carlson (misheard as Mark Harris) is addressed and then given the floor to begin debate on House Bill 711.
  • Mark Harris — Closed debate on the bill and thanked Senators from districts 18, 33, and 32 for their debate.
  • Mark Harris — Argued that many qualified administrators exist, but rural districts may not be able to attract them because of salary limitations.
  • Mark Harris — Continued closing argument, emphasizing local control for school boards and referencing bill language on page two, item four.
  • Mark Harris — Quoted bill language requiring an initial competency assessment and remediation if deficiencies are found.
  • Mark Harris — Addressed informally before beginning the next bill's debate.
  • Mark Harris — Requested unanimous consent and opened debate on House Bill 832, describing it as an education bill focused on CTE recruitment and retention.
  • Mark Harris — Closed debate and asked for an aye vote on House Bill 832.
  • Mark Harris — Requested unanimous consent to dispense with further reading of House Bill 795.
  • Mark Harris — Opened debate on House Bill 795 and explained that the bill removes duplicative language.
  • Mark Harris — Was recognized to close debate on House Bill 795.
  • Mark Harris — Asked unanimous consent to reuse the roll call vote from House Bill 832 for House Bill 795.
  • Mark Harris — Recorded as voting aye during the roll call.
  • Mark Harris — Senator Harris was involved in a brief roll-call clarification and then made consecutive procedural requests for unanimous consent to reuse the roll call vote from House Bill 832 for House Bill 872 and House Bill 893.
  • Mark Harris — Senator Mark Harris handled the floor action on House Bill 810 by first requesting unanimous consent to dispense with further reading, then opening debate on the bill. During closing remarks, he defended the bill’s residency requirement, arguing that legislators should live in the districts they represent and noting that residency could be demonstrated with documents such as utility bills or neighbor affidavits if challenged. He then formally closed debate, and the record shows Harris voting aye.
  • Mark Harris — Senator Mark Harris was recognized during the roll call and then identified as the Senator from District 35 who would chair the Committee of the Whole.
  • Mark Harris — Senator Harris is mentioned during the chamber’s procedural business as the body prepares to receive the Committee of the Whole report and then during the roll call.
  • Mark Harris — Mark Harris was called during roll call.