S 1291 Idaho Senate · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

EDUCATION – Amends and repeals existing law to remove obsolete provisions.

This Idaho bill (S 1291) removes outdated education laws from state code by repealing 13 specific sections and amending one. It eliminates obsolete provisions like requirements for school building energy efficiency (§33-356), reports on high-performing schools (§33-140), and historical funding rules for Albion State Normal School (§33-3305). The bill also updates Section 33-1002 to remove outdated language in how educational support funds are calculated. This is a procedural cleanup effort to streamline Idaho’s education code, directly affecting how state education laws are structured but not changing current funding or operations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 13, 2026 Signed Mar 18, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2026 · House Mar 12, 2026

How they voted

350
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Feb 26, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
29 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
lower
Mar 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price,
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, 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, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – BjerkeFloor Sponsor - SemmelrothTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to Education
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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