HJM 19 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

EDUCATION – States findings of the Legislature, supports federal efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, and urges Congress to fully cooperate with these efforts.

This bill is a joint memorial from the Idaho Legislature expressing support for federal efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. It states that education is a state responsibility under the Tenth Amendment and argues that the Department has created burdensome regulations without adequate funding. The document urges the U.S. Congress to cooperate with eliminating the Department and directs officials to send this message to federal leaders and Idaho's congressional delegation.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Mar 11, 2026 Last action Mar 30, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2026 · House Mar 19, 2026

How they voted

205
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 36
Mar 25, 2026
D Democratic6
5 Nay 1
83% Nay
R Republican30
20 Yea 10
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read in full – ADOPTED - 20-5-10AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Hart, Kohl, Lakey, Lent, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Toews, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-EngelkingAbsent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Harris, Keyser, Lenney, Nichols, Shippy, VanOrden, Wintrow, ZuiderveldFloor Sponsor - Den HartogTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; to 10th order; held one legislative day
upper
Mar 20, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – ADOPTED - 61-8-1AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shep
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Mar 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
U.C. to be returned to State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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