Votes at a glance: March 20 Senate floor — selected bills and outcomes

The Idaho Senate recorded votes on multiple bills March 20; the following summarizes bills that received final action on the floor and had brief or procedural floor consideration.

- Senate Bill 11‑26 (self‑storage notification). The Senate passed the bill as amended in the House. Floor action and roll call produced a recorded tally of 29 in favor with 3 against and 3 absent; the bill will be transmitted to the House as enrolled. The sponsor described the measure as updating notification requirements when a renter defaults on a self‑storage unit.

- House Bill 2‑49 (appropriations — constitutional officers). The Senate passed the fiscal maintenance bill for constitutional officers by recorded vote 35‑0; the measure returns to the House.

- House Bill 1‑85 (catastrophic search reimbursement). The Senate passed the bill to raise the county search‑and‑rescue reimbursement caps from $4,000 to $8,000; the Senate used a roll call previously taken and recorded passage on the floor.

- House Bill 2‑82 (homestead exemption). The Senate passed an amendment to change homestead exemption rules (community property claim adjustments) by a recorded vote of 35‑0; sponsors said the measure allows each community‑property spouse to claim a homestead exemption separately in certain debt situations.

- House Bill 81 (recreation club liability). The Senate passed House Bill 81 as amended 35‑0. The bill limits liability for nonprofit recreation clubs and volunteers in many circumstances while preserving exceptions for gross negligence, intentional injury and equipment‑provided claims.

- House Bill 2‑42 (preceptor continuing education credits). The Senate approved a measure that provides continuing education credits to preceptors (physicians, PAs and nurses) who supervise trainees for at least 360 hours over two years; passed 35‑0.

- House Bill 3‑11 (video remote sign language interpreting). The Senate passed a licensing/registration bill for video remote interpreting providers 35‑0; the bill creates a registration/licensing pathway and exempts individual interpreters who work under a registered provider.

- House Bill 1‑36 (340B drug pricing reporting). See separate article for fuller background; Senate passed 32‑3.

- Numerous procedural items: the Judiciary and Rules Committee reported enrolled measures to the Secretary of State and the Governor; messages from the Governor and the House were filed and several bills were placed on calendars for further steps.

These items reflect final Senate action for the day; where a roll call was announced on the floor the counts above match the secretary’s recorded tally. Bills that passed will be transmitted to the House or enrolled for transmittal as indicated on floor records.