Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 65 Mar 17th, 2026

Idaho House Floor Meeting

Key Moments

  • Jordan Redman — Identified as chairman of the House Business Committee.
  • Jordan Redman — Jordan Redman makes a series of unanimous consent requests to reuse a prior roll-call vote for suspending the rules on additional bills, first for Senate Bill 1255 and then for House Bill 803, with a brief floor recognition in between.
  • Jordan Redman — Jordan Redman made consecutive procedural requests for unanimous consent to reuse the roll call from the suspension of rules on House Bill 893 for the suspension of rules on Senate Bill 1293 and then Senate Bill 1308.
  • Cornel Rasor — Referenced as the good lady from 34 asking a question.
  • Cornel Rasor — Cornel Rasor addressed the House floor on procedural matters, first noting the second reading calendar and moving the House to recess until 3:00 p.m. Later, he returned to explain the plan to work through the calendar and moved to suspend the rules so House Bill 893 could be considered immediately.
  • Brooke Green — Brooke Green is referenced during a brief procedural exchange: she is identified as the member from district 18 making an announcement and yielding time, and shortly afterward there is a follow-up acknowledgment from the same member in the ongoing floor discussion.
  • Brooke Green — Brooke Green is mentioned as seconding the motion; the transcript identifies her as 'the lady from 18' who seconds it.
  • Tony Wisniewski — Tony Wisniewski is mentioned in a lighthearted announcement inviting people to visit Representative Wisniewski to get a green-themed sticker or necklace.
  • Kevin Cook — Referenced as the good gentleman from 6 making an announcement and welcoming Ms. Janet Moyle.
  • James Holtzclaw — Identified as chairman of the House Commerce and Human Resources Committee.
  • James Holtzclaw — James Holtzclaw is identified as the chairman of the House Commerce and Human Resources Committee.
  • Ron Mendive — Ron Mendive is repeatedly identified during the meeting, primarily as chairman of the House Resources and Conservation Committee. His name also appears in the roll call attendance record, and later he is again referenced as chairman in connection with the committee’s report on House Bill 567.
  • Vito Barbieri — Name appears in the roll call as part of the attendance record.
  • — Identified as the Secretary of the Senate transmitting the message.
  • Barbara Ehardt — Barbara Ehardt said she would support the bill if it only protected the identities of firing squad participants, but she opposed its broader secrecy provisions. She argued the bill goes beyond preventing doxing by shielding execution procedures from judicial and legislative review, creating an excessive cloak of darkness around the death penalty process and raising due process and Eighth Amendment concerns.
  • Barbara Ehardt — Requested unanimous consent to waive further reading and began explaining House Bill 508.
  • Jaron Crane — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Jaron Crane — Mentioned as 'Young Crane' in the context of future opportunity and potential wealth from nuclear development.
  • Charlie Shepherd — Requested to dispense with further reading of Senate Bill 1293 and introduced the bill's purpose.
  • Charlie Shepherd — Likely the 'Tanner' reference is a transcription error; the announcement appears to identify the chairman, but the exact member is uncertain.
  • Ilana Rubel — Recorded as voting aye; transcript renders the name as 'Mickelson.'
  • Jack Nelsen — Recorded as voting nay; transcript renders the name as 'Kaylor.'
  • Douglas Pickett — Requested unanimous consent to dispense with further reading of Senate Bill 1308.
  • Douglas Pickett — Called out during the vote-change sequence.
  • John Shirts — Likely the 'Mr. Geron' reference is unclear; no confident member match. Preserved as questionable text.
  • Daniel Foreman — Referenced for the earlier point that Idaho is not geologically positioned to store nuclear waste long-term.
  • Daniel Foreman — Identified as closing debate on the motion.
  • David Cannon — Named as chairman of the House Revenue and Taxation Committee.
  • Brent Crane — Named as chairman of the House State Affairs Committee; the transcript includes an extra '13' that appears to be noise.
  • Jeff Ehlers — Named as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
  • Jerald Raymond — Named as chairman of the Agricultural Affairs report.
  • Jerald Raymond — Jerald Raymond was recognized to debate the bill and then stated that he strongly supported it, beginning his remarks by expressing approval and introducing his concerns about the issue.
  • Jerald Raymond — Referenced indirectly as the good gentleman from 30 who had gotten in trouble the other day.
  • Jerald Raymond — The gentleman from 30 explains the bill as a tribal-related fix for involuntary commitment procedures.
  • Jerald Raymond — The gentleman from 9 explains House Bill 803 as a disclosure fix related to firing squad executions.
  • Dale Hawkins — Named as chairman of the Education Committee report.
  • Dale Hawkins — Named as chairman of the House Education Committee in the announcement.
  • Heather Scott — Heather Scott is referenced as making a temperature-based argument, described as 'the good lady from 8' making a point about temperature in relation to the rat spread.
  • Heather Scott — Recorded as voting nay; transcript appears to render the name as 'birch.'
  • Megan Egbert — The transcript garbles the clerk call as 'Eggbert'; this appears to refer to Representative Megan Egbert.
  • Soñia Galaviz — Representative Soia Galaviz participates in debate on the left-lane driving bill, first asking whether a driver can remain in the left lane if not impeding traffic and then responding with humorous remarks about being left-handed and the bill potentially creating fines. She later continues opposing the measure, arguing that it would confuse drivers because highway conditions vary across the state and could give police another reason to make traffic stops.
  • Soñia Galaviz — Soia Galaviz is referenced as the person who will send out details for the March Madness house pool, and then she speaks about the pool being fun, says she thought the email had already been sent, encourages everyone to join in, and jokingly tells people not to pick her teams while cheering on her favorites.
  • Edward Hill — Referenced as the gentleman from 26 who was recognized to speak in favor of the bill.
  • Edward Hill — Spoke in favor of the bill and began describing a crash response while riding with ISP.
  • Edward Hill — Referenced as the gentleman from 22 who requested unanimous consent.
  • Edward Hill — Requested unanimous consent to dispense with further reading of SCR 119.
  • Edward Hill — Likely intended as 'Skog, Chairman' in the transcript; identified as chairman of the House Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee, though the name is uncertain.
  • Edward Hill — The transcript likely intended 'Skaug, Chairman' for the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee report; the name is uncertain in the audio.
  • Edward Hill — The committee report is attributed to 'Skaug, Chairman'; the name remains uncertain in the transcript.
  • Edward Hill — The enrolled bill report is attributed to 'Skaug, Chairman'; the name is uncertain in the transcript.