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Idaho House suspends chamber food ban for remainder of session
Summary
The Idaho House voted to suspend Rule 40, Part 1, allowing consumption of food and nonalcoholic beverages in the chamber for the rest of the 2025 legislative session; roll call recorded 64 ayes and 4 nays, with the number listed as absent/excused not specified.
The Idaho House of Representatives voted to suspend Rule 40, Part 1 — the provision limiting consumption of food and nonalcoholic beverages in the House chamber — for the remainder of the 2025 legislative session.
A representative moved, “I move that rule 40 part 1, pertaining to the consumption of food and nonalcoholic beverages in the house chamber only, be suspended for the remainder of the 2025 legislative session.” A member seconded the motion. The suspension required a two-thirds vote; the clerk reported a roll call tally of 64 ayes and 4 nays. The number recorded as absent or excused was not specified in the roll call announcement. The speaker declared that more than two-thirds of the body had voted in favor and the rule was suspended.
The motion was nondebatable under chamber rules and the clerk operated the electronic voting machine for the roll call. Following the result, the House advanced to the next order of business.
No amendments or conditions to the suspension were recorded on the floor.
