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IntroducedJan 21, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 02, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 12, 2026
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Became LawFeb 24, 2026
Idaho Senate Bill
EDUCATION – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding public university president searches and to revise provisions regarding certain records.
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House • Feb 24, 2026: Effective: 02/23/2026
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Comments on S 1225
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Sponsors
- EDUCATION COMMITTEEprimary


Votes
YES: 67
- Alfieri
- Barbieri
- Beiswenger
- Berch
- Bingham
- Boyle
- Bruce
- Burgoyne
- Cannon
- Cayler
- Cheatum
- Church
- Cornilles
- Jaron Crane
- Brent J. Crane
- Dygert
- Egbert
- Ehardt
- Ehlers
- Erickson
- Fuhriman
- Furniss
- Galaviz
- Garner
- Hall(Stone)
- Handy
- Harris
- Hawkins
- Haws
- Healey
- Hill
- Holtzclaw
- Hostetler
- Leavitt
- Manwaring
- Marmon
- Mathias(Carlson)
- McCann
- Mendive
- Mickelsen
- Miller
- Mitchell
- Monks
- Nelsen
- Palmer
- Petzke
- Pickett
- Pohanka
- Price
- Rasor
- Raybould
- Raymond
- Redman
- Rubel
- Sauter
- Scott
- Shepherd
- Shirts
- Skaug
- Steve Tanner
- Thompson
- Vander Woude
- Veile
- Weber
- Wheeler
- Wisniewski
- Moyle
NO: 1
ABSENT: 2
Actions
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Signed by Governor on 02/23/26
- Session Law Chapter 3
- Effective: 02/23/2026
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Reported delivered to Governor at 3:15 p.m. on 02/18/26
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- Feb 13, 2026 | Senate
- Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Title apvd - to Senate
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 67-1-2
- AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias(Carlson), McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker
- NAYS – Gannon
- Absent – Green, Tanner(14)
- Floor Sponsor - Petzke
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- Read First Time, Referred to Education
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Title apvd - to House
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 34-0-1
- AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Zito, Zuiderveld
- NAYS – None
- Absent and excused – Woodward
- Floor Sponsor - Den Hartog
- Jan 30, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time as amended, filed for Third reading
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- Amendments reported printed
- Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended
- Read first time as amended, filed for Second Reading
- Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- Reported out without recommendation, as amended
- Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Reported Printed; referred to Education
- Jan 21, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
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