Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 12th, 2026

Key Moments

  • James Woodward — James Woodward was present for the roll call, was subsequently called during the roll vote, and was recorded as voting aye.
  • James Woodward — Voted aye after being initially misheard by the clerk.
  • James Woodward — Included in the roll call vote list, though the transcription is garbled.
  • James Woodward — Was invited to speak further to the motion.
  • James Woodward — Disclosed a 39(h) interest, stating he owns a leadership development firm and trained the council last year.
  • James Woodward — Called during the roll call.
  • Kevin Cook — Called during roll call.
  • Kevin Cook — Presented the motion and explained the budget changes.
  • Kevin Cook — Urged an aye vote and then was asked a question about the Medicaid eligibility system changes.
  • Kevin Cook — Included in the roll call vote.
  • Kevin Cook — Included in the roll call vote.
  • Kevin Cook — Made the motion to add $60,000 from the general fund for Independent Councils.
  • Kevin Cook — Called during the roll call.
  • Kevin Cook — Raised a question after the motion and second.
  • Kevin Cook — Asked what problem the language is trying to solve.
  • Kevin Cook — Raised a question for the sponsor about whether the motion should be pulled back and worked on further with the director.
  • Kevin Cook — Argued the language should be tightened before approving the $9 million item.
  • Kevin Cook — Was called during the roll call vote.
  • Kevin Cook — Asked when the working group would be brought into the discussion on the budget language.
  • — Burkey is called multiple times during roll call and voting, with the transcript rendering the name inconsistently as Burkey, Beurkey, and Bureki.
  • — Seconded the motion. The name appears to be a transcription of a senator's surname, but the exact member ID is uncertain from the provided list.
  • Phil Hart — Phil Hart was called multiple times during the roll call and subsequent roll vote as part of the same voting procedure.
  • — The member is repeatedly called during roll call and the vote, with several uncertain transcriptions of the same name appearing in close succession. The references are all part of attendance/vote checking rather than separate substantive discussion.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Glenneda Zuiderveld is repeatedly called during roll call, the roll vote, and the vote, with several uncertain transcriptions of her name appearing in succession.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Commented on concerns about dependence on federal funding and the state's responsibility.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Glenneda Zuiderveld is repeatedly called during roll call and included in the vote list; the transcript renders her name in several garbled forms, but all mentions refer to the same roll-call/vote-taking sequence.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Codi Galloway — Codi Galloway is repeatedly called during the roll call and subsequent vote, with the transcript capturing multiple brief mentions of the same procedural call.
  • Codi Galloway — Codi Galloway is mentioned throughout a short procedural segment of the meeting: she is called during roll call, later seconded a motion, appears in the roll call vote list, and is called again during roll call.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Janie Ward-Engelking is repeatedly called during roll call and the roll vote, culminating in her being recorded as voting aye.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — During roll call, Janie Ward-Engelking was called in a garbled form of her name, appearing as both 'Ward Engel King' and 'Board of Engel King.'
  • Melissa Wintrow — Called during roll call.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Called during the roll vote.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Called during the roll vote.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Called during the vote.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Seconded the motion.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Called on to comment after Senator Ziderfeld.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Likely referenced in the roll call as 'Winch.'
  • Melissa Wintrow — Included in the roll call vote.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Moves the motion on the Indirect Support Services budget.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Responded to as the motion-maker and later as the speaker on the motion.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Appears in the roll call as 'Wintra.'
  • Melissa Wintrow — Melissa Wintrow is called during the roll call.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Senator Wintrow was called during the roll call vote and then briefly addressed the committee, cautioning it against overstepping into policy territory and objecting to the decision-making approach in JFAC.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Included in the roll call vote.
  • Josh Tanner — Representative Josh Tanner was repeatedly called during the roll call, roll vote, and vote proceedings.
  • Josh Tanner — Appears in the roll call.
  • Steve Miller — Steve Miller is repeatedly called during the meeting’s procedural business, including roll call and vote-taking. He is identified as the member who seconded a motion, and his name is called again during subsequent votes related to the motion and renewed vote on the one-time restoration.
  • Steve Miller — Appears in the roll call.
  • Steve Miller — Called during the roll call.