S12252026 Regular Session✓ Signed into law
Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding public university president searches and to revise provisions regarding certain records.
EDUCATION -- Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding public university president searches and to revise provisions regarding certain records.
EDUCATION
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This legislation adds a new section of code to Title 33 defining the process for all president searches for the state institutions of higher education. This would codify the existing practice that has been utilized by the State Board of Education. This legislation amends Idaho Code 74-106 to make only the name of the sole finalist publicly available. for 10 days prior to the final decision being made by the hiring authority.
HOW THEY VOTED
senate Chamber· Feb 2, 2026
Senate Third Reading
✓ Passed
34 Yea
0 Nay
1 absentPassed by 97.14 votes
YEA (34)
DAlison RabeSD-016RBen AdamsSD-012RBen ToewsSD-004RBrandon ShippySD-009RBrian LenneySD-013RCamille BlaylockSD-011RCarl BjerkeSD-005DCarrie SemmelrothSD-017RChristy ZitoSD-008RCindy CarlsonSD-007RCodi GallowaySD-015RDaniel ForemanSD-006RDave LentSD-033RDoug OkuniewiczSD-003RDoug RicksSD-034RGlenneda ZuiderveldSD-024DJames RuchtiSD-029DJanie Ward-EngelkingSD-018RJim GuthrieSD-028RJosh KeyserSD-020RJosh KohlSD-025RJulie VanOrdenSD-030RKelly AnthonSD-027RKevin CookSD-032RLori Den HartogSD-022RMark HarrisSD-035DMelissa WintrowSD-019RPhil HartSD-002DRon TaylorSD-026RScott GrowSD-014RTammy NicholsSD-010RTodd LakeySD-023RTreg BerntSD-021RVan BurtenshawSD-031
NAY (0)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
house Chamber· Feb 12, 2026
House Third Reading
✓ Passed
67 Yea
1 Nay
2 absentPassed by 94.29 votes
YEA (67)
DAnne HawsHD-016BRBarbara EhardtHD-033ARBen FuhrimanHD-030BRBrandon MitchellHD-006BRBrent CraneHD-013ARBritt RaybouldHD-034BRBruce SkaugHD-010BRCharlie ShepherdHD-007BRChris BruceHD-023ADChris MathiasHD-019BRClay HandyHD-027BRClint HostetlerHD-024ARCornel RasorHD-001BRDale HawkinsHD-002BRDan GarnerHD-028BRDavid CannonHD-030ARDavid LeavittHD-025BRDon HallHD-025ARDori HealeyHD-015BRDouglas PickettHD-027ARDustin ManwaringHD-029ARElaine PriceHD-004BRErin BinghamHD-032BRFaye ThompsonHD-008BRHeather ScottHD-002ADIlana RubelHD-018ARJack NelsenHD-026BRJames 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 WheelerHD-035BRJudy BoyleHD-009BRKent MarmonHD-011ARKyle HarrisHD-007ARLori McCannHD-006ARLucas CaylerHD-011BRMarco EricksonHD-033BRMark SauterHD-001ADMegan EgbertHD-017BRMichael VeileHD-035ARMike MoyleHD-010ARMike PohankaHD-026ADMonica ChurchHD-019ARRichard CheatumHD-028ARRob BeiswengerHD-008ARRod FurnissHD-031BRRon MendiveHD-005ARShawn DygertHD-023BDSonia GalavizHD-016ARStephanie MickelsenHD-032ADSteve BerchHD-015ARSteve MillerHD-024BRSteve TannerHD-013BRTanya BurgoyneHD-029BRTed HillHD-014ARTony WisniewskiHD-005BRVito BarbieriHD-003A
NAY (1)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (2)
LATEST ACTION
Session Law Chapter 3 Effective: 02/23/2026
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2026
- Chamber
- senate
- Status date
- Feb 23, 2026