Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 50 Mar 2nd, 2026

Idaho Senate Floor Meeting

Key Moments

  • Kelly Anthon — Kelly Anthon was called during roll call, with the second mention appearing in the transcript as "O'Conowitz."
  • Kelly Anthon — Kelly Anthon is repeatedly called during the roll vote, with his name appearing in several mis-transcribed forms (e.g., 'O'Connowitz,' 'Anthony,' and 'Anthem'), each followed by an 'Aye' response.
  • Kelly Anthon — Called in the roll to re-establish quorum.
  • Kelly Anthon — Called in the roll to re-establish quorum.
  • Kelly Anthon — Called during the roll call on final passage of Senate Bill 1308.
  • Treg Bernt — Called during roll call; transcription appears as "Burnt."
  • Treg Bernt — Treg Bernt was called during the roll vote, with his name transcribed differently in the transcript ('Berndt' and 'Byrnd'), and he responded 'Aye' on the second call.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Janie Ward-Engelking was called during roll call, with the transcription appearing in two forms: "Jurki" and "Ward Engel King."
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Senator Den Hartog made consecutive unanimous-consent requests to move the chamber to later orders and simplify bill readings: first to advance to the 11th order and have first-reading bills read by number, author, and title only, and then to advance to the 12th order and have second-reading bills read by number and author only.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Her name appears in the roll call, likely as a vote call.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Moved that the Senate recess until 4 p.m. today.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Asks whether Senate Bill 1300 is in the order of business and requests it be brought to the top of the calendar.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Janie Ward-Engelking was called during consecutive roll call votes on Senate Bills 1300 and 1311 and was recorded as voting aye on both measures.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Name appears as 'Ward Engel King' in the roll call and is recorded as voting aye.
  • Christy Zito — Called during roll call; transcription appears as "Laylock."
  • Christy Zito — Called during roll call; transcription appears as "Cito."
  • Christy Zito — Introduced the therapy dogs and requested recognition.
  • Christy Zito — Senator Zito begins speaking in opposition, saying she will not debate every line but notes statewide budget growth over 60% in five years.
  • Christy Zito — Likely referenced as 'Beerke' in the roll call correction request; the transcript is unclear.
  • Jack Nelsen — Jack Nelsen was called during roll call; the transcript records the callout with inconsistent text renderings, appearing as both 'Bruner' and 'Cole.'
  • Jack Nelsen — Jack Nelsen is repeatedly called during the roll-call vote, with the transcript rendering his name inconsistently as 'Lelak,' 'Cole,' and 'Cedo.' The mentions all refer to the same voting sequence and should be treated as one consolidated roll-call moment.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Van Burtenshaw is called during roll call; the transcript renders his name as "Burtonshaw."
  • Cindy Carlson — Cindy Carlson was called during roll call.
  • Cindy Carlson — Recorded as voting aye in the roll call.
  • Kevin Cook — Called during roll call.
  • Kevin Cook — Kevin Cook was repeatedly called during the roll vote.
  • Kevin Cook — Called in the roll to re-establish quorum.
  • Lori Hartog — Lori Den Hartog is called during roll call and then participates in a series of procedural actions at the start of the Senate session, including moving that the Senate go at ease and later requesting unanimous consent to advance to the ninth order of business. Some transcript portions are garbled, but they all reflect the same opening procedural sequence.
  • Daniel Foreman — Called during roll call.
  • Daniel Foreman — During the roll-call vote, Daniel Foreman was repeatedly called, with several transcript variants of his name appearing ('Foreman,' 'Den Harttog,' 'Senator Denhardtog,' and 'Den Hartock'). The sequence reflects the same procedural voting call and response for the member.
  • Daniel Foreman — Called in the roll to re-establish quorum.
  • Daniel Foreman — Daniel Foreman is first called during the roll call vote on Senate Bill 1300, then immediately takes up Senate Bill 1311 by requesting unanimous consent to dispense with further reading, opening debate, and later closing debate after the bill’s purpose and fiscal impact are discussed.
  • Daniel Foreman — The transcript appears to refer to Senator Foreman as 'Mayor Foreman'; he is recognized to speak in favor of the bill.
  • Daniel Foreman — The transcript says 'Burton Shaw'; likely a garbled reference to Senator Foreman or another speaker, but the exact identity is uncertain.
  • Codi Galloway — Called during roll call.
  • Codi Galloway — Codi Galloway was repeatedly called during the roll vote.
  • Codi Galloway — Responded to comments and said that, as a business owner, she would not make broad-based cuts without care.
  • Codi Galloway — Spoke in favor of the bill and emphasized the duty to balance the budget.
  • Codi Galloway — Called in the roll to re-establish quorum.
  • Codi Galloway — Codi Galloway was called during roll call votes on Senate Bill 1300 and Senate Bill 1311, with the transcript recording an aye on the first vote and a nay on the second.
  • C. Grow — Called during roll call; transcription appears as "Groh."
  • C. Grow — C. Grow is repeatedly called during the roll vote, with the transcript rendering the name variously as “Grove” and “Groh.” The mentions occur across the roll-call sequence as the member is recognized during voting.
  • C. Grow — Recognized to debate the bill in support of the cash transfers.
  • Jim Guthrie — Called during roll call.
  • Jim Guthrie — Jim Guthrie is identified repeatedly as the Chairman of the State Affairs Committee during a continuous stretch of the meeting.
  • Jim Guthrie — Jim Guthrie is repeatedly called during the roll vote as part of the same procedural roll-call sequence.
  • Jim Guthrie — Senator Guthrie praises the enthusiasm of the Senator from District 32, notes he has served in that role before, and says he will vote no.
  • Jim Guthrie — Recorded vote includes a no vote for Guthrie.
  • Jim Guthrie — Called in the roll to re-establish quorum.
  • Jim Guthrie — Jim Guthrie was called during consecutive roll-call votes on Senate bills; he was first mentioned during the vote on Senate Bill 1300 and later recorded as voting no on Senate Bill 1311.