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Idaho House approves journal, designates temporary substitute for District 17 and holds HB 493 by unanimous consent
Summary
On Jan. 28, 2026, the Idaho House approved the journal, accepted a temporary designation for Legislative District 17 Seat B, introduced and referred a series of bills to committees, and by unanimous consent agreed to hold House Bill 493 on the third‑reading calendar for one legislative day.
BOISE — The Idaho House of Representatives convened Jan. 28, 2026, approved the House Journal of the sixteenth legislative day and moved a slate of bills into committee referrals, the chamber’s clerk and committee representatives reported.
The House began with an invocation by Chaplain Tom Borty and the Pledge of Allegiance led by House page Ethan Cowell of Bonners Ferry High School. Clerk and chamber officers recorded 68 members present and two excused.
The Judiciary Rules and Administration Committee reported that it had read and approved the House Journal of the sixteenth legislative day and recommended adoption "as corrected." The motion to adopt the journal was moved (noted in the record as moved by Skogg and seconded by Gannon) and adopted by voice vote when members answered "aye."
The clerk read a letter dated Jan. 26, 2026, from Megan Egbert designating Guillermo Sarriera as a qualified…
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