Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 53 Mar 5th, 2026

Idaho Senate Floor Meeting

Key Moments

  • Kelly Anthon — Named during the roll call and recorded as voting aye.
  • Treg Bernt — Called during roll call; transcription appears as "Burnt."
  • Treg Bernt — Was recognized to close debate and thanked the Senator from 12 for support on public lands.
  • Carl Bjerke — Called during roll call; transcription appears as "Burkie."
  • Carl Bjerke — Likely intended by the roll call transcription as 'Carlson' or similar; name is uncertain.
  • Carl Bjerke — Name appears in the roll call vote; likely Senator Carl Bjerke or another Carlson reference.
  • Camille Blaylock — Camille Blaylock was called during roll call, with the transcription appearing as "Laylock."
  • Van Burtenshaw — Called during roll call; transcription appears as "Burton Shaw."
  • Van Burtenshaw — Called during roll call; transcription appears as "Burton Shaw."
  • Van Burtenshaw — Introduces family members in the gallery.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Senator Burt first requested unanimous consent to dispense with further reading of Senate Joint Memorial 111 and then moved its adoption to open debate. He delivered a continuous opening statement in support of the memorial, describing Idaho’s historic relationship with public lands, their importance to rural communities, ranching, wildlife, and the state economy, and arguing that public lands should remain public because once sold they are lost permanently. He emphasized that transfer would shift costs to taxpayers, praised the congressional delegation for opposing sales or transfers, and called for practical stewardship measures such as wildfire resilience, county funding, rangeland health, and land exchanges. He concluded by urging that Idaho’s public lands remain public for ranchers, loggers, outfitters, hunters, and fishermen, then yielded for debate.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Named during the roll call.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Name appears in the roll call vote; likely Senator Van Burtenshaw.
  • Cindy Carlson — Cindy Carlson was called during roll call.
  • Kevin Cook — Kevin Cook was called during roll call.
  • Kevin Cook — Named during the roll call.
  • Kevin Cook — Name appears in the roll call vote.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — During roll call, Glenneda Zuiderveld is called with a garbled transcription of her name, first appearing as "Denhardtog" and "Ciderveld." The sequence continues with clarification that the intended reference is Senator Den Hartog, who is then noted as excused.
  • Glenneda Zuiderveld — Name appears in the roll call vote.
  • Daniel Foreman — Called during roll call.
  • Daniel Foreman — Named during the roll call.
  • Daniel Foreman — Name appears in the roll call vote.
  • Codi Galloway — Called during roll call.
  • Codi Galloway — Signed the communication designating Steve Kaiser as a qualified substitute senator for District 15.
  • Codi Galloway — Named during the roll call and recorded as voting aye.
  • Codi Galloway — Name appears in the roll call vote.
  • C. Grow — C. Grow is first called during roll call, with the transcription appearing as "Groh." A few minutes later, the member is referenced again as "Senator Groh" in a likely request for introduction, indicating the same person being mentioned in the meeting’s opening proceedings.
  • Jim Guthrie — Called during roll call.
  • Jim Guthrie — Name appears in the roll call vote.
  • Mark Harris — Mark Harris is repeatedly recognized during the meeting to handle procedural business, including being called during roll call and making a series of unanimous consent requests to move the Senate through different orders of business, including advancing to the sixth and ninth orders and proceeding through the agenda before going at ease.
  • Mark Harris — Requested unanimous consent to dispense with further reading of Senate Joint Memorial 113.
  • Mark Harris — Opened debate on the motion to adopt Senate Joint Memorial 113.
  • Mark Harris — Was recognized to close debate on Senate Joint Memorial 113.
  • Mark Harris — Asked unanimous consent to advance to the 11th order of business.
  • Mark Harris — Requested unanimous consent for first-reading bills to be read by number, author, and title only.
  • Mark Harris — Named during the roll call.
  • Mark Harris — Name appears in the roll call vote.
  • Mark Harris — Requests unanimous consent to advance to the 15th order of business.
  • Mark Harris — Announces that he has tickets for the boys basketball tournaments and moves to adjourn.
  • Phil Hart — Called during roll call.
  • Phil Hart — Named during the roll call.
  • Ben Toews — During roll call, Ben Toews is referenced through a likely transcription error as "Kaiser" and "Ben Orden," and the record later clarifies that the qualified substitute is Steve Kaiser of Boise, Idaho.
  • Jack Nelsen — Likely intended by the transcription "Cole" in the roll call, though this is uncertain.
  • Todd Lakey — Called during roll call.
  • Todd Lakey — Identified as chairman of the Judiciary and Rules Committee in the journal report.
  • Todd Lakey — Named during the roll call.
  • Todd Lakey — Senator Todd Lakey opens debate on the unusually titled bill with a humorous reference to the word 'inconceivable,' then continues by inviting the chamber to consider why he would use such a strong word and reading a dictionary-style definition to connect the term back to the bill's subject matter.
  • Todd Lakey — Name appears in the roll call vote.
  • Brian Lenney — Called during roll call; transcription appears as "Lenny."
  • Brian Lenney — Named during the roll call.