Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 11 Jan 22nd, 2026

Idaho Senate Floor Meeting

Key Moments

  • Ben Adams — Called during roll call.
  • Ben Adams — Senators are addressed generally in the prayer; no specific member singled out.
  • Ben Adams — Senator Ben Adams is called and recognized during consideration of HCR 22, opens debate in support of the resolution, continues his remarks about the resolution’s volunteerism theme and the nation’s founding, is referenced again during the discussion, and later closes debate while thanking the Senator from District 28.
  • Kelly Anthon — Kelly Anthon was called during roll call, with the transcript also rendering the name as 'Kaiser' in a subsequent overlapping mention.
  • Kelly Anthon — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Treg Bernt — Treg Bernt is called during roll call, with the transcript rendering the name inconsistently as 'Berndt/Bernshaw' and 'Bernshaw.'
  • Carl Bjerke — Called during roll call; transcription appears to render the name as 'Bjurkey.'
  • Camille Blaylock — Called during roll call; transcription appears to render the name as 'Leilock.'
  • Camille Blaylock — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Cindy Carlson — Cindy Carlson was called during roll call.
  • Cindy Carlson — Cindy Carlson was called during the roll call vote, with a nearby transcript fragment also capturing the same voting sequence and including a garbled reference to other names.
  • Kevin Cook — Kevin Cook was called during roll call.
  • Kevin Cook — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Lori Hartog — Lori Hartog is mentioned repeatedly in the transcript during roll call and later as the senator being addressed or speaking, with several transcription variants of her name (e.g., 'Tin Hartog,' 'Senator Denhardtog,' 'Senator Dan Hartog,' and 'Senator Den Hartog').
  • Daniel Foreman — Called during roll call.
  • Daniel Foreman — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Codi Galloway — Called during roll call.
  • Codi Galloway — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Jim Guthrie — Called during roll call.
  • Jim Guthrie — Identified as chairman in the State Affairs Committee report.
  • Jim Guthrie — Jim Guthrie is first called during the roll call vote, then speaks in support of the resolution, complimenting the senator from District 12 and others involved in the America 250 efforts, and encouraging adoption of the resolution.
  • Mark Harris — Mark Harris was called during roll call.
  • Mark Harris — Called during the roll call vote.
  • C. Grow — Called during roll call; transcription appears to render the name as 'Groh.'
  • C. Grow — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Todd Lakey — Todd Lakey is mentioned during roll call and again in Judiciary and Rules Committee report references, where he is identified as chairman.
  • Todd Lakey — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Brian Lenney — Called during roll call; transcription appears to render the name as 'Lenny.'
  • Brian Lenney — Called during the roll call vote; transcript says 'Lenny'.
  • Dave Lent — Called during roll call.
  • Dave Lent — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Tammy Nichols — Called during roll call.
  • Tammy Nichols — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Tammy Nichols — Announced a presentation about the rat issue in the Treasure Valley.
  • James Ruchti — James Ruchti is called during roll call; the transcript renders his name inconsistently as 'Robbie' and 'Rakti.'
  • James Ruchti — A brief exchange thanking Senators Adams and others for their service on an advisory committee, followed by Senator Adams offering a short comment that Idaho is leading the nation in cities joining the service effort.
  • Ron Taylor — Ron Taylor is called during roll call.
  • Carrie Semmelroth — Called during roll call; transcription appears to render the name as 'Semaroff.'
  • Charlie Shepherd — Called during roll call; transcription appears to render the name as 'Shippee.'
  • Julie VanOrden — Called during roll call; transcription appears to render the name as 'Van Orden.'
  • Julie VanOrden — Julie VanOrden was called during the roll call vote.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Called during roll call; transcription appears to render the name as 'Ward Ingle King.'
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Senator Ward-Engelking is mentioned in a brief, unclear reference to the senators from Districts 28 and 12, likely as part of a general acknowledgment of those senators.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Called during roll call.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Possibly referenced as one of the senators from District 14, though the transcript is unclear.
  • James Woodward — Called during roll call.
  • James Woodward — Called during the roll call vote; transcript says 'Woodward'.
  • Christy Zito — Called during roll call; transcription appears to render the name as 'Cito.'
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Called during roll call; transcription appears to render the name as 'Siderfeld.'
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Glenneda Zuiderveld was called during the roll call vote, with the transcript rendering her name as 'Ziderveld'.