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Idaho House advances a slate of bills to committee, approves the day’s journal
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Summary
On Jan. 30, 2026, the Idaho House convened with 52 members present, approved its journal, advanced numerous bills to committee for printing and referral, granted unanimous-consent holds on two third‑reading items and announced committee schedules and a temporary Liberty Bell removal.
BOISE — The Idaho House of Representatives convened Jan. 30, 2026, with the presiding officer announcing 52 members present and 18 absent and excused before opening routine business.
The morning program included a prayer by Chaplain Tom Doherty, who urged members to “be very careful then how you live, not as unwise, but as wise, making the most of every opportunity,” and the Pledge of Allegiance led by House Page Isabel Bridal of Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy.
The Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration reported that the House Journal of the eighteenth legislative day had been read and recommended adoption as corrected. The motion to adopt the journal was moved by Skogg and seconded by Gannon; a voice vote recorded ayes and the journal was adopted.
Committee chairs and members presented a string of committee reports and first-reference bill descriptions. The House read and placed on file or referred to committee a slate of measures including bills concerning insurance notice and nonrenewal provisions; amendments to certified public accountant licensing and education requirements; technical fixes to the Idaho Building Code Act related to public-school building plans; statutes addressing transfers and management of wolves; and several repeals and amendments tied to water-resources statutes and interstate compacts. The presiding officer ordered many of those bills printed and assigned them to the Judiciary Rules and Administration, Local Government, Health and Welfare, Revenue and Taxation, and other standing committees for further consideration.
Among specific procedural actions, a member requested unanimous consent to hold House Bill 514 on the third-reading calendar until Monday, Feb. 2; the presiding officer asked for objections and, hearing none, the request was granted. Earlier the body also agreed without objection to treat members of the Appropriations Committee as present for today’s session.
Members used the fifteenth order of business for announcements. One lawmaker said the Liberty Bell on the Capitol steps will be removed at 10:30 a.m. to be sent to the foundry for repair, and invited colleagues to observe. Committee chairs announced schedules for upcoming committee meetings, including Education and Health and Welfare on Monday, Feb. 2.
The House adjourned after a voice vote and will reconvene at 11 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026.
Details on motions and procedural outcomes
- Journal adoption: moved by Skogg; seconded by Gannon; adopted by voice vote (ayes reported). Vote tally not specified in the transcript beyond recorded ayes. - Hold on third reading: House Bill 514 was held on the third-reading calendar until Monday, Feb. 2, by unanimous consent; no objection was recorded. - Attendance adjustment: members of the Appropriations Committee were counted as present by unanimous consent.
Next steps
Bills referred to committees will proceed through standard committee consideration and, where recommended, be placed on second- or third-reading calendars in subsequent sessions. The House returns Feb. 2, 2026, at 11 a.m.
