Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 6th, 2026

Key Moments

  • Cindy Carlson — Carlson was repeatedly called during the roll call vote and ultimately responded 'Aye.'
  • Barbara Ehardt — Called during roll call; transcript says 'Hart,' likely Ehardt? This is uncertain.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Called during roll call; transcript says 'Zyderveld,' likely Zuiderveld.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Called during the roll vote.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Glenneda Zuiderveld was recognized and introduced a motion, then continued by moving for a fiscal year 2027 appropriation for the Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Medicaid, including an additional $76,800.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Identified as the next speaker.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Praised Ms. Williams and noted the work group discussed the second substitute motion.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Said she had concerns about the second substitute motion and the $22 million reduction.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Argued that reducing the budget by $22 million would not solve the problem because a supplemental would still be needed later.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Said the original motion was the most transparent and questioned whether the committee was making the required decisions.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Referenced as part of the discussion and likely the speaker being responded to in the prior exchange.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Thanked after speaking; the transcript mishears the name as 'Zutterveld.'
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Agreed with by the speaker; name appears as 'Zetterfield.'
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Adds a final comment comparing the current enhancement to the original Medicaid expansion promise.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Called during the roll call vote; transcript mishears the name.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Called during the roll call on the substitute motion.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Called during the roll call on the original motion.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Called during the roll call on the original motion.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Senator Zuiderveld is first called during roll call, then later speaks in opposition to the motion, arguing that voting against enhancements is not the same as defunding and explaining her reasons for opposing it. She is then mentioned again during roll call.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — During the roll call vote, the member was called multiple times amid transcription variations of the name and ultimately recorded as voting aye.
  • Josh Keyser — Called during roll call; transcript says 'Kaiser,' likely Keyser.
  • Josh Keyser — Called during the roll vote and voted aye.
  • Josh Keyser — Senator Kaiser was called during roll call and responded 'Aye' to the vote.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Called during roll call and responded present; transcript says 'Ward Engel King,' likely Ward-Engelking.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Called during the roll vote.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Was identified as the second on the motion.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Senator Ward-Engelking was called during roll call multiple times, with the first mention indicating she voted aye; the later mentions are repeated roll-call references to the same member.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — During the roll call and vote sequence, Ward Engel King was called on multiple times, seconded the motion, and then responded 'aye' when his name was called. The surrounding entries remain part of the same procedural voting moment.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Called during roll call.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Called during the roll vote.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Senator Wintrow is called during the roll call.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Senator Wintrow explained and defended her substitute motion to slightly reduce the $22 million Medicaid forecast target. She said the proposal had been discussed in the work group as a way to address state needs, noted that the forecast can fluctuate and be adjusted later, and argued that the motion would lessen harm from the existing 4% rate reduction, which had already caused service cuts and serious impacts. She emphasized that the motion would help get the budget through, reduce the size of the cut, and avoid further harm without relying on reserve funds. Later remarks characterized her proposal as a compromise or "splitting the baby," taking some reduction from RESHAB and some from provider rates.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Senator Wintrow first makes a brief final comment defending the motion as a balanced alternative that reduces the target rather than imposing deeper cuts. The later mentions are procedural references to Senator Wintrow during the roll call and vote tally on the motion, including the substitute motion and the original motion.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Senator Wintrow was called during roll call and voted aye.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Wintrow was called on multiple times during the roll call vote as part of the same procedural voting sequence.
  • Josh Tanner — Called during roll call; transcript says 'Representative Tanner.'
  • Josh Tanner — Called during the roll vote.
  • Josh Tanner — Representative Tanner is called during the roll call.
  • Steve Miller — Called during roll call.
  • Steve Miller — Called during the roll vote.
  • Steve Miller — Representative Steve Miller is mentioned during the vote process: he is called during the tally, seconds the motion, and then votes aye during the roll call.
  • Steve Miller — Representative Miller was called during roll call and responded 'Aye.' The later mentions are additional roll-call references to the same member without any new substantive discussion.
  • Steve Miller — Miller was called on multiple times during the roll call vote as part of the same procedural voting sequence.
  • Rod Furniss — Called during roll call; transcript says 'Furness,' likely Furniss.
  • Rod Furniss — Representative Rod Furniss is noted as seconding the motion and is then called again during the roll vote.
  • Rod Furniss — Representative Rod Furniss was repeatedly called during the roll call vote and vote tally, including on the original motion, with his name misheard in the transcript as variations like 'Furness' and 'Furnace.'
  • Rod Furniss — Representative Furniss was called during the roll call and later recorded an aye vote.
  • Rod Furniss — Furness was called on multiple times during the roll call vote as part of the same voting sequence.
  • James Petzke — Called during roll call; transcript says 'Petsky,' likely Petzke.
  • James Petzke — Called during the roll vote and voted aye.