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Idaho H 894 — OPEN MEETINGS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding requirements for open public meetings to permit recording of such meetings.
Idaho, 2026. H 894: OPEN MEETINGS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding requirements for open public meetings to permit recording of such meetings.
Latest action
April 2, 2026 — Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 281 Effective: 07/01/2026
Summary
No summary was supplied. Use the original legislative source for the bill text.
Sponsors
- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary sponsor
Bill text
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Recorded votes
Read third time in full –
March 31, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 33 · no: 0 · absent: 2
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (35)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Adams | yes |
| Bernt | yes |
| Bjerke | yes |
| Blaylock | yes |
| Burtenshaw | yes |
| Carlson | yes |
| Cook | yes |
| Den Hartog | yes |
| Foreman | yes |
| Galloway | yes |
| Grow | yes |
| Guthrie | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Hart | yes |
| Keyser | yes |
| Kohl | yes |
| Lakey | yes |
| Lenney | yes |
| Lent | yes |
| Nichols | yes |
| Okuniewicz | yes |
| Rabe | yes |
| Ricks | yes |
| Ruchti | yes |
| Semmelroth | yes |
| Shippy | yes |
| Taylor | yes |
| VanOrden | yes |
| Ward-Engelking | yes |
| Wintrow | yes |
| Woodward | yes |
| Zito | yes |
| Zuiderveld | yes |
| Anthon | absent |
| Toews | absent |
Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required –
March 24, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 67 · no: 1 · absent: 2
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (70)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Alfieri | yes |
| Barbieri | yes |
| Beiswenger | yes |
| Berch | yes |
| Bingham | yes |
| Boyle | yes |
| Bruce | yes |
| Burgoyne | yes |
| Cannon | yes |
| Cayler | yes |
| Cheatum | yes |
| Church | yes |
| Cornilles | yes |
| Crane(12) | yes |
| Crane(13) | yes |
| Dygert | yes |
| Egbert | yes |
| Ehardt | yes |
| Ehlers | yes |
| Erickson | yes |
| Fuhriman | yes |
| Furniss | yes |
| Galaviz | yes |
| Gannon | yes |
| Garner | yes |
| Green | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Hawkins | yes |
| Haws | yes |
| Healey | yes |
| Hill | yes |
| Holtzclaw | yes |
| Hostetler | yes |
| Leavitt | yes |
| Manwaring | yes |
| Marmon | yes |
| Mathias | yes |
| McCann | yes |
| Mendive | yes |
| Mickelsen | yes |
| Miller | yes |
| Mitchell | yes |
| Monks | yes |
| Nelsen | yes |
| Palmer | yes |
| Petzke | yes |
| Pickett | yes |
| Pohanka | yes |
| Price | yes |
| Rasor | yes |
| Raybould | yes |
| Raymond | yes |
| Rubel | yes |
| Sauter | yes |
| Scott | yes |
| Shepherd | yes |
| Shirts | yes |
| Skaug | yes |
| Tanner(13) | yes |
| Tanner(14) | yes |
| Thompson | yes |
| Veile | yes |
| Weber | yes |
| Wheeler | yes |
| Wisniewski | yes |
| Moyle | yes |
| Handy | no |
| Redman | absent |
| Vander Woude | absent |
Legislative history
- Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 281 Effective: 07/01/2026
- Delivered to Governor at 4:12 p.m. on April 1, 2026
- Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- Signed by President; returned to House
- Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Anthon, ToewsFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House
- Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
- Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – PASSED - 67-1-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – HandyAbsent – Redman, Vander WoudeFloor Sponsor - McCannTitle apvd - to Senate
- Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
- Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
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