Idaho House approves journal, refers a slate of bills to committees and adjourns to Jan. 30

The Idaho House of Representatives convened Jan. 29, 2026, approved the House Journal of the seventeenth legislative day and advanced a lengthy set of committee reports and bill introductions before adjourning to 9 a.m. on Jan. 30, 2026.

The House adopted the journal after a committee report from the Committee on Judiciary Rules and Administration. The motion to adopt the journal was moved by Skogg and seconded by Gannon; the presiding officer called a voice vote, and the motion was recorded as passed: "Motion passes approved." The session record shows 69 members present and one absent or excused at the opening of the day.

Why it matters: the chamber used the floor largely to read and refer bills to committee, setting the next step for several measures with potentially wide-ranging effects — including proposals on motor-vehicle records, changes to solid-waste permitting and new rules for abatement districts — without floor debate on the policy merits.

Notable bills read into the record and referred or filed for second reading included: - House Bill 5 52 (Transportation & Defense Committee): an act relating to motor vehicles, amending section 49-1203 of the Idaho Code to provide for records of judgment and technical corrections, and making related technical corrections and declaring an emergency. - House file…