Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 58 Mar 10th, 2026

Idaho Senate Floor Meeting

Key Moments

  • Ben Adams — Name called during roll call.
  • Ben Adams — Called during roll call on final passage of Senate Bill 1363.
  • Jim Guthrie — Called during the roll call.
  • Mark Harris — Name called during roll call.
  • Mark Harris — Mark Harris is recorded as voting aye during the paired vote and is later named again in the roll call vote on House Bill 558.
  • Mark Harris — Requests unanimous consent to reuse the roll call vote from HB 500 for HB 636.
  • Mark Harris — Mark Harris manages the chamber’s consideration of House Bill 620: he requests unanimous consent to dispense with further reading, is recognized to open debate, explains that the bill is intended to strengthen local communities’ voice in federal decision-making and benefit counties, and later closes debate to move the chamber to a vote.
  • Phil Hart — Name called during roll call.
  • Todd Lakey — Todd Lakey is mentioned during roll call and then identified multiple times as chairman in connection with the Judiciary and Rules Committee report, all within the same procedural discussion.
  • Todd Lakey — Todd Lakey is mentioned during consecutive roll call votes on legislation, including final passage of Senate Bill 1363 and House Bill 558, with the sequence ultimately recording his aye vote.
  • Todd Lakey — His name appears in the roll call vote as 'Lake'.
  • Todd Lakey — Todd Lakey is mentioned repeatedly during the meeting’s procedural business: his name appears in the roll call and quorum roll call, and he is then identified as chairman on the committee report.
  • Todd Lakey — Todd Lakey is mentioned in the roll call and vote sequence, including one likely misheard vote entry, all indicating his participation in the same voting moment.
  • Todd Lakey — Called during the roll call.
  • Todd Lakey — Called during the roll call, but no response is recorded in this excerpt.
  • Dave Lent — Name called during roll call.
  • Dave Lent — Dave Lent is mentioned in a noisy roll-call or paired voting sequence, with the transcript showing consecutive member references that appear to be part of the same procedural moment.
  • Dave Lent — Dave Lent is mentioned during the roll call/vote sequence, including a brief call of names and a later reference that appears to be part of the same voting context.
  • Dave Lent — Dave Lent is mentioned in the roll call twice within a short span, indicating his presence in the meeting rather than separate substantive discussion.
  • Carrie Semmelroth — During roll call, Carrie Semmelroth is mentioned twice in quick succession, with the transcript likely misrendering her name as "Semaroff" and "Samarov."
  • Carrie Semmelroth — Carrie Semmelroth is mentioned during the vote tally/roll call process, first as voting nay in a paired vote and later as her name is called at the end of the roll call sequence.
  • Carrie Semmelroth — Likely intended by 'Samaroth' in the roll call.
  • Julie VanOrden — Name called during roll call.
  • Julie VanOrden — Julie VanOrden is mentioned during the roll call vote on House Bill 558, with a second nearby transcription likely referring to the same member as part of the same voting sequence.
  • Julie VanOrden — Name appears in the quorum roll call.
  • Julie VanOrden — Appears in the roll call and votes no.
  • Julie VanOrden — Julie VanOrden appears in the roll call, is identified as the speaker opening debate on House Bill 639, and is later recorded as voting aye during the roll call vote.
  • Julie VanOrden — During the roll call, Senator Van Orden was called and responded 'Aye,' recording his vote.
  • Julie VanOrden — Called during the roll call, but no response is recorded in this excerpt.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Likely intended by the transcription as 'Ward Engel King' during roll call.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Senator Janie Ward-Engelking is referenced multiple times in a short period during the meeting: first in a substantive recognition related to the Department of Environmental Quality and permitting, and then again in later garbled roll-call mentions of her name. The mentions are part of the same brief segment and do not reflect separate topics.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Senator Janie Ward-Engelking (transcribed in several variants) is referenced repeatedly during a procedural sequence in which she asks unanimous consent to return to the Fifth Order of Business, advance to the Sixth Order, recess until 4:30 p.m., advance to the Ninth Order of Business, and then advance to the 11th Order of Business with first-reading bills to be read by number, author, and title only. The transcript also includes quorum roll-call mentions of her name during this same period.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Janie Ward-Engelking is referenced during the roll call/vote sequence, appearing twice as part of the same voting moment.
  • Janie Ward-Engelking — Called during the roll call.
  • James Woodward — Name called during roll call.
  • James Woodward — James Woodward is mentioned repeatedly during the roll call and paired vote sequence, with the transcript indicating his name being called and referenced again as part of the same attendance/voting process.
  • James Woodward — Moves to dispense with further reading and opens debate on Senate Bill 1361.
  • James Woodward — Opened debate on the bill and described the Idaho State Police budget reductions.
  • James Woodward — Referred to as 'the Senator from 1' who is carrying the budget and cares deeply about public safety and state police.
  • James Woodward — Again referenced as the senator who noted staffing issues in juvenile corrections.
  • James Woodward — Referred to as 'the Senator from 1' and credited for raising the funding issue.
  • James Woodward — Recognized to close debate on Senate Bill 1361 and asked for support for the bill.
  • James Woodward — Closed debate on Senate Bill 1361 and moved the chamber to the vote.
  • James Woodward — Appears in the roll call and votes aye.
  • James Woodward — James Woodward is called during the roll call and recorded as voting aye.
  • James Woodward — Voted aye.
  • James Woodward — Explains his aye vote by saying he is going back and jokingly notes his spouse may think he abandoned the homestead.
  • James Woodward — Called during the roll call, but no response is recorded in this excerpt.
  • James Woodward — Senator Woodward joked that the situation might be a separation of powers issue.
  • James Woodward — Senator Woodward seconded the motion and commented that he was present yesterday afternoon.