Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 44 Feb 24th, 2026

Idaho Senate Floor Meeting

Key Moments

  • Ben Adams — Called during roll call.
  • Ben Adams — Requested unanimous consent for second-reading bills to be read by number and author only.
  • Ben Adams — Voted aye on Senate Bill 1254.
  • Ben Adams — Called during the roll call vote on Senate Bill 1254.
  • Ben Adams — Requested unanimous consent that Senate Bill 1264 hold its place on the calendar for one legislative day.
  • Ben Adams — Appears in the roll call during the vote on Senate Bill 1258.
  • Kelly Anthon — Called during roll call.
  • Kelly Anthon — Senator Anthon handled the floor action on Senate Bill 1254: he requested unanimous consent to dispense with further reading and place the bill before the Senate for final consideration, then explained that the bill makes a small but important change and opened debate, and finally asked for a vote before his aye vote was recorded.
  • Treg Bernt — Treg Bernt is called during roll call, with the transcript likely mis-transcribing his name as 'Burnt' in both mentions.
  • Treg Bernt — Likely Senator Bernt; voted aye on Senate Bill 1254.
  • Josh Keyser — During roll call, Josh Keyser is mentioned twice, both times appearing to be mis-transcribed as 'Yurkey.' The references are part of the same procedural roll-call moment and should be treated as one consolidated mention.
  • Todd Lakey — Todd Lakey is mentioned during roll call, likely as the mis-transcribed name "Laylock," and is later identified as chairman in both the journal report and the committee report.
  • Todd Lakey — Called during the roll call vote on Senate Bill 1254.
  • Todd Lakey — Appears in the roll call and votes aye.
  • Todd Lakey — Name appears in the roll call list.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Van Burtenshaw is referenced multiple times in the transcript as a likely mis-transcription of his name, including as 'Burton Shaw' and 'Burton-Shaw, Chairman.' The mentions all relate to identifying the same person during roll call or chair reference, with no substantive topic change.
  • Cindy Carlson — Cindy Carlson is referenced during the meeting proceedings, first as being called during roll call and later in an unclear or possibly mis-transcribed committee reference that appears to point to the same member.
  • Cindy Carlson — Likely Senator Carlson; voted aye on Senate Bill 1254.
  • Cindy Carlson — Recorded as voting nay on House Bill 533.
  • Kevin Cook — Called during roll call.
  • Kevin Cook — Called during the roll call vote on Senate Bill 1254.
  • Dave Lent — Likely mis-transcribed as 'Lent' during roll call.
  • Dave Lent — Called during the roll call vote on Senate Bill 1254.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Melissa Wintrow is mentioned twice in close succession during roll call, both times likely mis-transcribed as 'Winchrow.' The mentions refer to the same identification issue and should be treated as a single consolidated moment.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Likely not the chair here; 'Nichols' is more likely a transcription error for another senator.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Likely Senator Wintrow; called during the roll call vote on Senate Bill 1254.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Melissa Wintrow is mentioned in the roll call, including a likely mis-transcribed appearance as 'Wintero' and a direct call of 'Wintrow?' during the vote.
  • Doug Ricks — Called during roll call.
  • Doug Ricks — Called during the roll call vote on Senate Bill 1254.
  • Doug Ricks — Doug Ricks is recognized to open debate on House Bill 555, then later closes the debate with a brief remark before the bill proceeds to roll call, where his name appears in the vote list.
  • James Petzke — Likely mis-transcribed as 'Recti' during roll call.
  • Carrie Semmelroth — Likely mis-transcribed as 'Semaroff' during roll call.
  • Carrie Semmelroth — Likely Senator Semmelroth; called during the roll call vote on Senate Bill 1254.
  • Julie VanOrden — Called during roll call.
  • Julie VanOrden — Julie VanOrden is identified as the chair in the Health and Welfare Committee report, and she is then referenced again in a brief, garbled exchange that appears to repeat or misstate her name without introducing a new topic.
  • Julie VanOrden — During the roll call vote on Senate Bill 1254, Senators Van Orden and Taves were called.
  • Julie VanOrden — Appears in the roll call and votes aye.
  • Julie VanOrden — Appears again in the roll call and votes aye.
  • Julie VanOrden — Called during roll call for the vote on House Bill 502.
  • Julie VanOrden — Name appears in the roll call list.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Likely mis-transcribed as 'Ward Engel King' during roll call.
  • James Woodward — Called during roll call.
  • James Woodward — Likely Senator Woodward; called during the roll call vote on Senate Bill 1254.
  • James Woodward — Senator Shippey is acknowledged for bringing the bill, then recognized by the chair to close debate on the same measure, where he responds to criticism and defends the bill against claims that it is a 'designer bill.'
  • James Woodward — During the roll call vote, James Woodward is repeatedly called by the clerk as part of the voting process, with the clerk seeking or recording his vote.
  • Christy Zito — Likely mis-transcribed as 'Cito' during roll call.
  • Christy Zito — Appears in the roll call during the vote on Senate Bill 1258; likely a transcription of a senator's name not in the provided list.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Likely mis-transcribed as 'Ciderveld' during roll call.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Likely Senator Zuiderveld; called during the roll call vote on Senate Bill 1254.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Likely a garbled reference to Senator Zuiderveld in the roll call; recorded as a nay in the transcript.