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Posted by lso admin | March 24, 2026 | 2026SENCLR

Senate Calendar
Senate Floor
Wednesday, Mar 25, 2026 9:30 AM

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SENATE CALENDAR
March 25, 2026 73rd 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.
Senator Den Hartog(22) HJM 19 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – States findings of the Legislature, supports federal efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, and urges Congress to fully cooperate with these efforts.
 
Sponsor Gubernatorial Appointment
Senator Okuniewicz(3) David Bobbitt to the Idaho Fish and Game Commission R&E
Senator Okuniewicz(3) Gaston Patterson to the Aeronautics Advisory Board TRA
Senator Bernt(21) Todd Christensen to the State Building Authority 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 Den Hartog(22) Brian Marx to the Sexual Offender Management Board J&R
Senator Ruchti(29) Judge Rudolph “Rick” Carnaroli to the Idaho Judicial Council J&R
Senator Ruchti(29) Nikeela Black-Abrams to the Idaho State Racing Commission STA
BILLS ON SECOND READING
9:30 A.M.
Sponsor Number Description
Senator Toews(4) H 752 by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – INDECENCY AND OBSCENITY – Adds to existing law to prohibit a person from entering a restroom or changing room of the opposite sex, to provide a penalty, and to provide exceptions.
Senator Ricks(34) H 803 by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – EXECUTION – Amends existing law to provide that procedures used in an execution shall not be subject to certain provisions of law.
Senator Nichols(10) H 776 by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – CHILD PROTECTION – Adds to existing law to provide for safety checks for children under one year of age.
Senator VanOrden(30) S 1410 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – MEDICAID – Adds to existing law to provide legislative approval for the Department of Health and Welfare to submit a state plan amendment regarding change in encounter rate due to change in scope of services.
Senator Den Hartog(22) H 883 by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to provide for school district and public charter school earned autonomy regarding spending.
Senator Nichols(10) H 772 by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – INDUSTRIAL HEMP – Amends existing law to provide for negligent violations.
Senator Nichols(10) H 879 by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – INDUSTRIAL HEMP – Amends existing law to provide for the sale of hemp products intended for human ingestion or inhalation.
Senator Woodward(1) S 1426 by FINANCE COMMITTEE – IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT – FUNDING – Relates to the funding of the Idaho Transportation Department for fiscal year 2027.
Senator Carlson(7) S 1427 by FINANCE COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF LANDS – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Lands for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
Senator Toews(4) H 721 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – IDAHO BUILDING CODE ACT – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding public school building plan reviews.
Senator Nichols(10) H 750aa by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – TRANSACTIONS – Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding programmable money.
Senator Cook(32) H 929 by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – HEALTH CARE – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding certain out-of-pocket payments for health care services.
Senator Den Hartog(22) H 931 by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – PORTABLE BENEFIT PLAN ACT – Amends language added by House Bill 645 regarding the Portable Benefit Plan Act.
BILLS ON THIRD READING
9:30 A.M.
Sponsor Number Description
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 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 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 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.
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.
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 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 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 Harris(35) H 810aaS by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to provide certain physical presence requirements for state representatives and senators.
Senator Harris(35) H 855 by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – FISH AND GAME – Amends existing law regarding lifetime hunting and fishing licenses.
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
Amd-1 		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.
Senator Cook(32) S 1264 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.

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