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Votes at a glance: March 5 Idaho Senate — key technical and appropriations measures passed
Summary
On March 5 the Idaho Senate passed a range of bills on third reading with little extended floor debate: several appropriations and administrative measures, plus a set of first- and second-reading referrals noted. This roundup lists bills included on the third-reading calendar and outcomes recorded on the floor.
Boise — The Idaho Senate on March 5 recorded votes on multiple bills that were taken up for final consideration, several with brief presentation and unanimous-consent procedures. Below is a concise list of measures that were reported passed on third reading or ordered returned to the House or referred to committees, based on the Senate’s roll calls and procedural announcements during the session.
Selected third-reading outcomes (floor-recorded results, per the March 5 transcript):
- House Bill 246 (Appropriations — Department of Commerce/DEQ/Health & Welfare transfers): Passed (vote announced 33 in favor, 2 absent). Sponsor: Senator Cook. The bill included a net-zero reallocation of previously appropriated broadband funds, a $2 million transfer to DEQ general fund and net-zero fund transfers within Health and Welfare to classify costs as operating expenditures per audit guidance.
- House Bill 247 (Legislative branch maintenance appropriations, FY2026): Passed (vote announced 33 in favor, 2 absent). Sponsor: Senator Galloway.
- House Bill 251 (Public school support maintenance appropriation, FY2026): Passed (vote recorded 31 in favor, 1 against, 3 absent). Sponsor: Senator Ward Engelking. Includes base funding, health-insurance adjustments and funding for programs such as Idaho Digital Learning Academy and services for the deaf and blind.
- House Bill 37 (Methods of execution): Passed (see separate article). Sponsor: floor sponsor noted.
- House Bill 26 (ABLE accounts expansion): Passed (vote announced 27 in favor, 6 against, 2 absent). Sponsor: Senator Bjerke.
- House Bill 107 (Universal licensure clarifications): Passed (vote recorded 33 in favor, 1 against, 2 absent). Sponsor: Senator Lenny.
- House Bill 21 (Transportation: trailer plates and trip permits): Passed (vote recorded 26 in favor, 7 against, 2 absent). Sponsor: Senator Burtonshaw.
- House Bill 22 (DMV fingerprint background checks for source-system access): Passed (vote recorded 30 in favor, 3 against, 2 absent). Sponsor: Senator Semleroth.
- House Bill 23 (Driver permits validity and returning residents): Passed (vote recorded 33 in favor, 0 against, 2 absent). Sponsor: Senator Galloway.
- Senate Bills and introductions: The floor recorded introduction and referrals of multiple senate and house files to standing committees (examples: Senate Bills 11-56 through 11-61 were filed for printing and referral). Several bills were held on the calendar for one legislative day as noted by Senators on the floor.
Notes and context: Many of the listed measures were presented under unanimous consent with limited floor debate; appropriations bills included net-zero transfers or maintenance funding. Where substantive floor debate occurred, separate articles cover those items (for example, HB 37, HB 41, SB 10-83, HB 2-31). This roundup is intended as an at-a-glance record of third-reading results recorded in the March 5 session transcript and does not substitute for the official journal or enrolled bill texts.
For full vote tallies and official titles, consult the Idaho Senate journal and the enrolled bill list or the Idaho Legislative Services Office website.
