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Senate Calendar
Senate Floor
Tuesday, Mar 24, 2026 9:30 AM

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SENATE CALENDAR
March 24, 2026 72nd Legislative Day
10TH ORDER
9:30 A.M.
Sponsor Number Description
Senator Lent(33) HCR 31 by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – LINDEN BATEMAN – States findings of the Legislature and honors the lifetime achievements of Linden Bateman, the author, sponsor, and successful advocate for the law designating "Idaho Day."
Senator Lenney(13) HCR 29 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS – States findings of the Legislature and recognizes the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations as foreign terrorist organizations that are overtly hostile to the people and institutions of the State of Idaho.
Senator Cook(32) SCR 125 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – LEGISLATIVE COMPENSATION – States findings of the Legislature and encourages the Citizens’ Committee on Legislative Compensation to reduce the compensation and expense allowances for legislators serving in the Sixty-ninth Idaho Legislature.
Senator Okuniewicz(3) SR 121 by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – RULE APPROVAL – SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE – States findings of the Legislature and provides that all pending rules of the Idaho Transportation Department have been reviewed and approved by the Senate Transportation Committee.
Senator Lent(33) SCR 126 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – States findings of the Legislature, declares that the community school strategy is a proven approach to student success and stronger communities, and encourages continued collaboration among schools, families, and community partners to expand and sustain community school efforts in Idaho.
Senator Den Hartog(22) HCR 27 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – WAKE ISLAND CIVILIANS – States findings of the Legislature and honors the sacrifice of Idaho civilians who served on Wake Island during World War II.
Senator Lakey(23) HCR 33 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – SEXTORTION – States findings of the Legislature and establishes an interim committee to study the crime of sextortion and to make recommendations to the Legislature.
Senator Shippy(9) SR 122 by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – RULE APPROVAL – SENATE JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – States findings of the Legislature and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho State Police, the Division of Veterans Services, the Sexual Offender Management Board, and the Office of Administrative Hearings have been reviewed and approved by the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee, with an exception.
Senator Lenney(13) SR 123 by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – RULE APPROVAL – SENATE COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE – States findings of the Legislature and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho Department of Insurance, the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, and the Department of Commerce have been reviewed and approved by the Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee, with an exception.
Senator Kohl(25) HCR 32 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – ENERGY – States findings of the Legislature and supports advancement of state energy sovereignty.
Senator Harris(35) HCR 34 by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – BEAR RIVER – States findings of the Legislature and reaffirms Idaho’s rights under the Bear River Compact.
 
Sponsor Gubernatorial Appointment
Senator Okuniewicz(3) David Bobbitt to the Idaho Fish and Game Commission R&E
Senator Galloway(15) Trent Nate to the Idaho Health Insurance Exchange Board CHR
Senator Okuniewicz(3) Gaston Patterson to the Aeronautics Advisory Board TRA
Senator Bernt(21) Todd Christensen to the State Building Authority STA
Senator Adams(12) Irving Littman to the Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board STA
Senator Adams(12) Robert Donaldson to the Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board STA
Senator Bernt(21) Paula Garay to the Sexual Offender Management Board J&R
Senator Cook(32) Terry Kirkham to the Commission of Pardons and Parole J&R
Senator Adams(12) Charles “Skip” Smyser to the Idaho Lottery Commission STA
Senator Adams(12) Jerry Aldape to the Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board STA
BILLS ON SECOND READING
9:30 A.M.
Sponsor Number Description
Senator Carlson(7) H 795 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – OBSCENE MATERIAL AND LEWD MATTER – Amends existing law to revise the definition of "obscene material" and to revise the definition of "lewd matter."
Senator Shippy(9) H 817 by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – TOBACCO PRODUCTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the sale of cigars.
Senator Guthrie(28) H 831 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to prohibit certain in-person instruction in schools on election day.
Senator Bernt(21) H 872 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding the preparation of ballots for general elections.
Senator Toews(4) H 893 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – CODIFIER’S CORRECTIONS – Amends existing law to make codifier’s corrections.
Senator Woodward(1) S 1397 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – WASTEWATER CORPORATIONS – Amends and adds to existing law to provide when wastewater corporations may be a public utility.
Senator Guthrie(28) S 1398 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – ELECTIONS – Amends and adds to existing law to include the office of the president of the United States into the state primary election and to move the primary election date to the Tuesday following the first Monday in May.
Senator Toews(4) H 822 by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – PEDIATRIC SECRETIVE TRANSITIONS PARENTAL RIGHTS ACT – Adds to existing law to establish the Pediatric Secretive Transitions Parental Rights Act.
Senator Galloway(15) H 919 by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION – PERMANENT BUILDING FUND – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Administration for the Division of Public Works for fiscal year 2027.
Senator Woodward(1) H 920 by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS – Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for Health Education Programs for fiscal year 2027.
Senator Woodward(1) H 921 by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION – Relates to the appropriation to the State Department of Education for fiscal year 2027.
Senator Woodward(1) H 922 by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES – Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for College and Universities and the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2027.
Senator Cook(32) H 925 by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – JUDICIAL BRANCH – Relates to the appropriation to the Judicial Branch for fiscal year 2027.
Senator Galloway(15) S 1416 by FINANCE COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – SMEC – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination for fiscal year 2027.
Senator Hart(2) S 1417 by FINANCE COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Parks and Recreation for fiscal years 2027 and 2026.
Senator Lakey(23) H 650 by RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE – STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS – Adds to existing law to provide for state sovereignty, jurisdictional presumption, and a limitation on federal power.
Senator Den Hartog(22) H 674 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding the discontinuation of telecommunication service.
Senator Guthrie(28) S 1411 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – ELECTIONS – Amends and adds to existing law to require certain disclosures by individuals engaged in paid in-person canvasing activities and to revise provisions governing signature gatherers.
Senator Keyser(20) H 629aaS by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE – TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to provide for a printed registration card.
Senator Burtenshaw(31) H 678aaS by RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE – TRAPPING – Adds to existing law to provide for the checking of wolf traps.
Senator Keyser(20) H 522aaS by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding unmanned aircraft systems near Department of Correction facilities.
Senator Harris(35) H 810aaS by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to provide certain physical presence requirements for state representatives and senators.
Senator Lakey(23) H 684aaS by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – COUNTY SHERIFFS – Adds to existing law to authorize a sheriff’s office to seek reimbursement for costs of recapture.
Senator Keyser(20) H 561aa,aaS by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS – Amends existing law to revise and remove provisions regarding flags flown by a governmental entity, to provide a penalty, and to establish provisions regarding enforcement by the Attorney General.
Senator Anthon(27) H 860aaS by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – PARENT AND CHILD – Amends existing law to provide for parental rights in medical decisions.
Senator Ward-Engelking(18) H 933 by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – COMMISSION ON AGING – Relates to the appropriation to the Commission on Aging for fiscal year 2027.
Senator Carlson(7) H 923 by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Administration for fiscal year 2027.
Senator Ward-Engelking(18) H 924 by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – STATE LIQUOR DIVISION – Relates to the appropriation to the State Liquor Division for fiscal year 2027.
Senator Harris(35) H 855 by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – FISH AND GAME – Amends existing law regarding lifetime hunting and fishing licenses.
Senator Lakey(23) S 1396 by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – PACIFIC FISHERIES LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE – Repeals existing law to remove obsolete provisions relating to membership on the Pacific Fisheries Legislative Task Force.
BILLS ON THIRD READING
9:30 A.M.
Sponsor Number Description
Senator Cook(32) S 1264
HD 3-25
by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION – Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho Rural Health Transformation Fund and the Rural Health Transformation Committee.
Senator Carlson(7) S 1362
HD
by FINANCE COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program for fiscal year 2027.
Senator Den Hartog(22) S 1356
HD
by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – SINGLE COUNTYWIDE HIGHWAY DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the election of commissioners in certain single countywide highway districts.
Senator Cook(32) S 1401
HD
by FINANCE COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2027.
Senator Carlson(7) S 1408
HD
by FINANCE COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind for fiscal year 2027.
Senator Nichols(10) S 1412 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to provide for the Idaho Student Safety and Educator Disclosure Act.
Senator Hart(2) H 789
HD
by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – THE COEUR D’ALENE TRIBE WATER RIGHTS – Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the 2026 Coeur d’Alene Tribe water rights settlement agreement and to provide for the Coeur d’Alene tribal water supply bank.
Senator Keyser(20) H 570aa by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – RECKLESS DRIVING – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding reckless driving.
Senator Ruchti(29) H 654 by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – POLICE DOGS – Amends existing law to define "electronic storage detection dog."
Senator Adams(12) H 681 by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – Amends existing law to provide that there shall be no statute of limitations for certain felonies.
Senator Nichols(10) H 575aa by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – STATE CONTROLLER – Amends existing law to provide that the State Controller shall publish a list of asset forfeitures and to provide that law enforcement shall report asset forfeiture information to the State Controller.
Senator Ruchti(29) H 736 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the form and contents of ballots to be prepared by the Secretary of State.
Senator Guthrie(28) H 793 by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – BEER – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding distribution of revenue.
Senator Lakey(23) H 798 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – STATE TREASURER – Repeals existing law to remove obsolete provisions relating to securities lending agreements.
Senator Lakey(23) H 799 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES – Repeals existing law to remove obsolete provisions regarding the prohibition and sale of liquors and wines.
Senator Burtenshaw(31) H 665 by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE – MOTOR VEHICLES – Amending existing law to revise provisions regarding Appaloosa license plates.
Senator Burtenshaw(31) H 667 by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE – MOTOR VEHICLES – Amends existing law to eliminate the nondomiciled CDL program in Idaho.
Senator Toews(4) H 707 by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS – Adds to existing law to provide for an administrative process for certain land divisions.
Senator Ricks(34) H 722 by REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE – TAXATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding certain rate-regulated electric companies and gas companies.
Senator Den Hartog(22) H 792 by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – TAXATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding certain sales tax exemptions for occasional sales and small sellers.
Senator Toews(4) H 800 by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – MANUFACTURED HOMES – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding siting of manufactured homes in residential areas.
Senator Rabe(16) H 815 by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the transportation support program.
Senator Lent(33) H 849 by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding certain placement and movement on the career ladder.
Senator Ruchti(29) H 562aa by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – INSURANCE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding cancellation and nonrenewal of certain policies.
Senator Harris(35) H 825aaS by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION – Amends and adds to existing law to eliminate the fee for the copyrighted license plate design and to establish the America250 license plate for the benefit of the Idaho Heritage Trust.
Senator Blaylock(11) H 788aaS by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – MEDICAID – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding Medicaid prior authorization exemptions for certain preceptorships.
Senator Toews(4) H 785 by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding inappropriate online behavior by students and to prescribe a process for student discipline by the school district or public charter school.
Senator Nichols(10) H 846 by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding student enrollment counts.
Senator Lenney(13) H 602 by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – FOREIGN LAWS – Adds to existing law to establish provisions prohibiting the use of foreign laws in Idaho courts.
Senator Shippy(9) H 683 by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – SEX OFFENDERS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding where a sex offender resides.
Senator Lent(33) H 689 by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding an administrative subpoena.
Senator Lent(33) H 690 by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – ATTORNEY GENERAL – Amends and repeals existing law to remove provisions regarding sobriety and drug monitoring programs.
Senator Nichols(10) H 696 by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – PRISONERS – Amends existing law to revise the definition of "sexual contact."
Senator Bernt(21) H 760 by REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE – TAXATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding a certain property tax exemption for low-income housing.
Senator Okuniewicz(3) H 765 by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – TAXING DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to allow fire protection districts to enter into certain agreements to transfer territory and to allow certain taxing districts to be exempt from certain budget limitations.
Senator Okuniewicz(3) H 766 by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES – Amends existing law to revise a definition regarding which governmental entities are authorized to adopt development impact fees.
Senator Adams(12) H 797 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the residence qualifications for fire protection district commissioners.
Senator Nichols(10) H 630 by AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – AIRBORNE CONTROL OF PREDATORY ANIMALS – Amends existing law to provide for shooting of coyotes, wolves, and red foxes from aircraft.
Senator Nichols(10) H 631 by AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – AGRICULTURAL CERTIFICATES OF FREE SALE – Amends existing law to integrate IDAPA 02.01.05 into Idaho Code.
Senator Blaylock(11) H 826 by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – HONEY INDUSTRY – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding the Idaho Honey Commission.
Senator Galloway(15) H 585 by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND HVAC INSPECTIONS – Adds to existing law to provide for timely electrical, plumbing, and HVAC inspections and the option for third-party inspections in certain situations.
Senator Blaylock(11) H 648 by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – INSURANCE – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding coverage of anticancer medications under health benefit plans.
Senator Lakey(23) H 773 by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE – Amends and repeals existing law to remove obsolete provisions.
Senator Lakey(23) H 787 by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – PODIATRY – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the Podiatric Medical Practice Act.
Senator Den Hartog(22) H 790 by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – ARCHITECTS – Amends existing law to provide for certified interior designers to be able to sign and seal certain technical submissions and to make such submissions to state or local governmental entities.
Senator Bjerke(5) H 758 by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – DAYCARE LICENSING – Amends existing law to provide for supervision requirements while a child is sleeping and to establish an exception regarding children to be counted in attendance at a daycare.
Senator Bernt(21) H 843 by REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE – TAXATION – Amends existing law to eliminate proration of the homestead property tax exemption.
Senator Carlson(7) H 711 by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for alternative authorization for administrators and to authorize the use of funds for related mentoring.
Senator Carlson(7) H 832 by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding career technical education certificates.
14TH ORDER
9:30 A.M.
Sponsor Number Description
Senator Harris(35) H 613 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – POLLING PLACES – Amends existing law to provide for the securing of liability insurance coverage for private facilities used as polling places and to limit liability for private facilities used as polling places on election day.
Senator Blaylock(11) H 526 by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – COTTAGE FOOD OPERATIONS – Adds to existing law to provide that certain cottage food operations may sell TCS foods.
Senator Shippy(9) S 1346 by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – IMMUNIZATIONS – Adds to existing law to establish a moratorium on certain uses of human gene therapy products.
Senator Harris(35) S 1355 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – PROPERTY – Adds to existing law to provide that certain subdivisions of land are exempt from subdivision requirements.
Senator Anthon(27) H 670 by REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE – URBAN RENEWAL – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the withdrawal of certain taxing districts from an urban renewal revenue allocation area financing provision.
Senator Kohl(25) H 549 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – HOSPITAL DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the dissolution of hospital districts.
Senator Carlson(7) H 516
Amd-1
by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding prohibiting instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for students in kindergarten through grade 12.
Senator Anthon(27) S 1336 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends and adds to existing law to revise and establish provisions regarding civics education.
Senator VanOrden(30) H 730 by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM – Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program integrity measures and verification.

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