Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 74 Mar 26th, 2026

Idaho Senate Floor Meeting

Key Moments

  • Ben Adams — Mentioned as the senator the speaker would pick if lost in the woods, citing Marine Corps training.
  • Ben Adams — During the roll-call vote on suspending the rules, the chair repeatedly calls Ben Adams/Senator Adams to come in and vote.
  • Ben Adams — Senator Ben Adams is named during the roll call vote.
  • Kelly Anthon — Kelly Anthon was called during roll call.
  • Kelly Anthon — Senator Kelly Anthon is repeatedly called during the roll call vote, with one transcription variant appearing as 'Kaiser' or similar, but all mentions refer to the same roll-call attendance/voting sequence.
  • Kelly Anthon — Called during the roll for the vote on suspending the rules.
  • Kelly Anthon — Kelly Anthon appears in the roll call and is recorded as voting aye.
  • Kelly Anthon — Senator Kelly Anthon is named during the roll call vote.
  • Treg Bernt — Called during roll call.
  • Treg Bernt — Senator Treg Bernt is called multiple times during the roll call vote sequence.
  • Ben Adams — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Ben Adams — Senator Anthon speaks in favor of the bill, arguing that it is an exercise of state rights rather than federal overreach, and concludes that he will vote for it because he believes it is the best process for Idahoans.
  • Ben Adams — Called during the roll call vote on House Bill 810.
  • Ben Adams — Called during roll call and marked present.
  • Treg Bernt — Senator Taves made a series of procedural motions for the committee to rise and report its actions on pending bills. He first moved that House Bill 822 be reported as amended without recommendation, then later moved the same for Senate Bill 1418. After the motion on Senate Bill 1418 carried, he followed with a motion that the committee rise and report.
  • Treg Bernt — Called during the roll for the vote on suspending the rules.
  • Treg Bernt — Likely the intended name in the roll call vote; transcript says 'Burnt.'
  • Carl Bjerke — Called during roll call.
  • Carl Bjerke — Senator Carl Bjerke appears during the roll call vote, with the transcript rendering his name in variant forms ('Bjurke' and 'Fierke').
  • Carl Bjerke — His name appears as 'Beerke' in the roll call.
  • Carl Bjerke — Carl Bjerke is mentioned during the roll call/voting sequence: first as a likely mis-transcribed presence mention, and then as a likely mis-transcribed aye vote. Together, the entries indicate he was present and voted aye, though the transcript text is uncertain.
  • Carl Bjerke — Senator Bjerke explained that the amendment corrects a technical conflict in House Bill 758 by aligning the language with the bill’s existing definition of supervision. The discussion then moved into the procedural close of debate, and Senator Bjerke was involved in the motion to adopt the correction to the title.
  • Carl Bjerke — During the roll call vote, the transcript appears to misrender Senator Carl Bjerke’s name twice, first as 'Burkey?' and later as 'Burki,' indicating the same member was being identified in the vote record.
  • Camille Blaylock — Called during roll call.
  • Camille Blaylock — Opened debate on House Bill 893 and praised the LSO office's work on codifier's corrections.
  • Camille Blaylock — Senator Blaylock spoke in opposition to the $64 million child care funding that had been included in the budget, saying she had met with budget committee leadership in an effort to remove it. She noted that some committee members agreed the program was not appropriate for the state, but the funding remained. She argued that if child care policy is to exist, it should be placed into statute as legislation so it can later be repealed if necessary. The sequence ends with a procedural recognition to close debate.
  • Camille Blaylock — A likely reference to Senator Den Hartog/Camille Blaylock appears across several consecutive transcript segments as the discussion turns to wrapping up the session. The member is mentioned in connection with comments about backing off on statistics, then in remarks about finishing the session, adjournment, and the schedule for next week, including an adjournment motion.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Van Burtenshaw was called during roll call and marked present.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Requested unanimous consent to dispense with reading of Senate Bill 1410 and opened debate on the bill.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Explained that the bill creates a clear code process for rural health centers to change services through the state health plan.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Described Health West in Aberdeen and another center in Montpelier as examples of the entities affected by the bill.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Closed debate on Senate Bill 1410 and participated in the roll call.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Called during the roll call vote; transcription variant 'Burtonshaw' appears to refer to him.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Appears in the roll call.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Called during the roll call vote.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Included in the roll call.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Included in the roll call.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Recorded as voting aye in the roll call.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Likely the intended reference in the garbled 'Senator Burt'/'Senator Burke' text; the senator interrupted to stop the reading and request unanimous consent.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Was recognized to open debate on House Bill 843 and explained the homestead exemption proration issue.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Closed debate on House Bill 843 and the chamber moved to the vote question.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Requested unanimous consent to dispense with further reading of House Bill 674.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Moved the amendment to Section 2 be adopted.
  • Van Burtenshaw — Senator Van Burtenshaw is identified in the roll call vote, with the transcript rendering his name inconsistently as 'Burtonshaw' and 'Burton Shaw.'
  • Cindy Carlson — Cindy Carlson was called during roll call.
  • Cindy Carlson — Senator Cindy Carlson appears multiple times during the roll call, then takes the floor to request unanimous consent to dispense with further reading of Senate Bill 1427. After consent is granted, she opens debate on the bill.
  • Cindy Carlson — Cindy Carlson is repeatedly referenced during the roll call, including a likely transcription error where her name appears as 'Ciderveld' or 'Ciderveld?,' indicating she was being called during the same voting sequence.
  • Cindy Carlson — Called during the roll for the vote on suspending the rules.
  • Cindy Carlson — Senator Cindy Carlson is repeatedly named during the roll call vote, indicating her presence in the voting sequence.
  • Kevin Cook — Kevin Cook was called during roll call.