H06232026 Regular Session
Adds to existing law to require Idaho public schools to establish policies providing for a daily moment of silence.
EDUCATION -- Adds to existing law to require Idaho public schools to establish policies providing for a daily moment of silence.
EDUCATION
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This legislation requires public school classrooms provide a moment of silence for students for a minimum of sixtyseconds, atornearthebeginningofeachschoolday, toreflect, meditate, pray, orengageinanyothersilent activity. It is the student’s choice, so long as they do not interfere with another student’s moment of silence. Public schools are prohibited from providing instruction regarding the nature of the moment of silence, other than as provided in this section.
HOW THEY VOTED
house Chamber· Feb 24, 2026
House Third Reading
✓ Passed
51 Yea
17 Nay
2 absentPassed by 48.57 votes
YEA (51)
RBarbara EhardtHD-033ARBrandon MitchellHD-006BRBrent CraneHD-013ARBritt RaybouldHD-034BRBruce SkaugHD-010BRCharlie ShepherdHD-007BRChris BruceHD-023ARClint HostetlerHD-024ARCornel RasorHD-001BRDale HawkinsHD-002BRDan GarnerHD-028BRDavid CannonHD-030ARDavid LeavittHD-025BRDon HallHD-025ARDori HealeyHD-015BRDouglas PickettHD-027ARElaine PriceHD-004BRErin BinghamHD-032BRFaye ThompsonHD-008BRHeather ScottHD-002ARJames HoltzclawHD-020BRJames PetzkeHD-021ARJaron CraneHD-012BRJason MonksHD-022BRJeff CornillesHD-012ARJeff EhlersHD-021BRJerald RaymondHD-031ARJoe AlfieriHD-004ARJoe PalmerHD-020ARJohn ShirtsHD-009ARJohn Vander WoudeHD-022ARJon WeberHD-034ARJordan RedmanHD-003BRJosh TannerHD-014BRJudy BoyleHD-009BRKent MarmonHD-011ARKyle HarrisHD-007ARLucas CaylerHD-011BRMarco EricksonHD-033BRMike MoyleHD-010ARMike PohankaHD-026ARRob BeiswengerHD-008ARRod FurnissHD-031BRRon MendiveHD-005ARShawn DygertHD-023BRSteve MillerHD-024BRSteve TannerHD-013BRTanya BurgoyneHD-029BRTed HillHD-014ARTony WisniewskiHD-005BRVito BarbieriHD-003A
NAY (17)
DAnne HawsHD-016BRBen FuhrimanHD-030BDBrooke GreenHD-018BDChris MathiasHD-019BRClay HandyHD-027BRDustin ManwaringHD-029ARJack NelsenHD-026BDJohn GannonHD-017ARJosh WheelerHD-035BRLori McCannHD-006ADMegan EgbertHD-017BRMichael VeileHD-035ADMonica ChurchHD-019ARRichard CheatumHD-028ADSonia GalavizHD-016ARStephanie MickelsenHD-032ADSteve BerchHD-015A
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (2)
LATEST ACTION
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2026
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Feb 24, 2026