Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 52 Mar 4th, 2026

Idaho Senate Floor Meeting

Key Moments

  • — Name appears to be a transcription error; likely a senator speaking to request the Senate go at ease.
  • — Requests unanimous consent to proceed to the fifth order and to read petitions, resolutions, and memorials by number, author, and title only.
  • — Smith addressed the members of the Senate.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Called during roll call.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Called in the roll vote on Senate Bill 1241.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Announced Idaho Advocacy Day for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and highlighted suicide prevention efforts in Idaho.
  • Melissa Wintrow — Called during quorum establishment.
  • James Woodward — James Woodward was called during roll call, with a repeated call for his name shortly afterward as part of the same attendance check.
  • James Woodward — Called in the roll vote on Senate Bill 1241.
  • James Woodward — Senator Woodward is mentioned during quorum/attendance procedures: first as one of the members called while establishing quorum, and then as being recognized as present.
  • James Ruchti — Called during roll call; transcription appears to render the name as 'Ruckty'.
  • James Ruchti — Called in the roll vote on Senate Bill 1241.
  • Brandon Shippy — Called during roll call; transcription appears to render the name as 'Shippey'.
  • Ben Toews — Called during roll call; transcription appears to render the name as 'Ben Orden'.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Glenneda Zuiderveld is called during roll call, with the transcript rendering her name uncertainly as both 'Cedo Cidervelt' and 'Zyderfeld?'.
  • Christy Zito — Welcomes guests from McCall-Donnelly School and introduces teachers Kylie Christensen and Anna Anavar.
  • Christy Zito — Called in the roll vote on Senate Bill 1241.
  • Christy Zito — Called during quorum establishment.
  • Christy Zito — Recognized as present; likely Senator Christy Zito.
  • James Holtzclaw — Identified as chairman on the Judiciary and Rules Committee report.
  • Jim Guthrie — Identified as chairman on the State Affairs Committee report.
  • Jim Guthrie — Called in the roll vote on Senate Bill 1241.
  • Jim Guthrie — Moved the amendment and opened debate.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Senator Den Hartog requested unanimous consent for the Senate to advance to the ninth order of business.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Asked whether Senate Concurrent Resolution 120 was in the order of business and requested it be brought to the top of the calendar.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Called in the roll vote on Senate Bill 1241.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Senator Den Hartog made a series of unanimous consent requests to advance the Senate through successive orders of business, including moving to the eighth, 11th, and 14th orders, as part of the chamber’s procedural progression.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Recognized as present in the 14th order.
  • Charlie Shepherd — Senator Taves requested unanimous consent to dispense with further reading of House Concurrent Resolution 24, then moved adoption of HCR 24 and opened debate. Later, after debate concluded, he was recognized to close the debate.
  • Charlie Shepherd — Called in the roll vote on Senate Bill 1241.
  • David Tisdell — David Tisdell of the Coeur d'Alene Fire Department is honored for his extraordinary heroism and inspiring recovery after sustaining life-threatening injuries. He is recognized for using his chin to radio a warning that helped save fellow first responders.
  • Frank Harwood — Honored as a Kootenai County Battalion Chief, father, National Guard veteran, and leader with 17 years of service.
  • John Morrison, Jr. — Honored as a Coeur d'Alene Battalion Chief and long-serving department leader.
  • Sarah Lenny — Likely a mis-transcription of a senator's name; the transcript shows a speaker being recognized to debate the memorial.
  • Doug Okuniewicz — Recognized after adoption of the memorial, likely to move to the next order of business.
  • Doug Okuniewicz — Moves the Senate to the 11th order of business and requests first-reading bills be read by number, author, and title only.
  • Doug Okuniewicz — Requests unanimous consent to move to the 12th order and to read second-reading bills by number and author only.
  • constituent of mine — The bill was brought by a constituent who informally called it Lelani's Law.
  • his late wife — The bill is named after the sponsor's late wife, who died in February 2023 of ovarian cancer and began the effort years ago.
  • Tammy Nichols — Spoke in favor of the bill during debate.
  • Tammy Nichols — Called in the roll vote on Senate Bill 1241.
  • Treg Bernt — Called in the roll vote on Senate Bill 1241.
  • Camille Blaylock — Called in the roll vote on Senate Bill 1241.
  • Cindy Carlson — Called in the roll vote on Senate Bill 1241.
  • Cindy Carlson — Called during quorum establishment.
  • Ilana Rubel — Likely the intended name behind the transcript's "Den Hartog"? Actually the roll includes Den Hartog, a different senator not in the expected list; transcription may be imperfect.
  • Mark Harris — Called in the roll vote on Senate Bill 1241.
  • Mark Harris — Asked to come to the front during the transition.
  • Mark Harris — Senator Mark Harris is repeatedly noted as seconding the motion on the amendment to Section 1, and the sequence continues into his remarks as the Committee of the Whole reports to the President and introduces the Senate report.
  • Alison Rabe — Alison Rabe called in the roll vote on Senate Bill 1241.