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IntroducedFeb 16, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 02, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 24, 2026
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Became LawApr 01, 2026
Idaho Senate Bill
STATE GOVERNMENT – Amends current law to revise provisions regarding director appointments to certain executive agencies.
Summary
Comments on S 1300
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Sponsors
- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEEprimary

Votes
YES: 41
- Alfieri
- Barbieri
- Beiswenger
- Boyle
- Bruce
- Burgoyne
- Cayler
- Jaron Crane
- Brent J. Crane
- Dygert
- Ehardt
- Ehlers
- Hall(Stone)
- Harris
- Hawkins
- Healey
- Hill
- Holtzclaw
- Hostetler
- Leavitt
- Marmon
- Mendive
- Miller
- Mitchell
- Monks
- Palmer
- Pickett
- Price
- Rasor
- Redman
- Sauter
- Scott
- Shepherd
- Shirts
- Skaug
- Steve Tanner
- Josh Tanner
- Thompson
- Vander Woude
- Wisniewski
- Moyle
NO: 29
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 01, 2026 | House
- Signed by Governor on 04/01/26
- Session Law Chapter
- Effective:
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- Reported delivered to Governor at 3:48 p.m. on 03/26/26
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
- Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Title apvd - to Senate
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – PASSED - 41-29-0
- AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Hall(Stone), Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Pickett, Price, Rasor, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker
- NAYS – Berch, Bingham, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Egbert, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Haws, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Nelsen, Petzke, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Veile, Weber, Wheeler
- Absent – None
- Floor Sponsor - Pickett
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- Mar 03, 2026 | House
- Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- Read First Time, Referred to State Affairs
- Mar 02, 2026 | House
- Title apvd - to House
- Mar 02, 2026 | Senate
- Retained on calendar
- Retained on calendar
- Read third time in full – PASSED - 21-14-0
- AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Bruner(Adams), Carlson, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, Zito, Zuiderveld
- NAYS – Burtenshaw, Cook, Grow, Guthrie, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward
- Absent and excused – None
- Floor Sponsor - Okuniewicz
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
- Feb 16, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
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