House wraps routine business; committees set meetings, minority report excluded from journal

The Idaho House on March 11 completed routine business including roll call, prayer, approval of the journal and a range of committee reports. The Clerk read messages from the governor and Senate, including a letter from Gov. Brad Little transmitting House Bill 624 and several enrolled Senate measures. Committee chairs reported on enrolled bills to be transmitted to the governor or set for second reading.

The House placed numerous appropriations bills on first reading (including bills from the Appropriations Committee that appropriate funds and set FTE limits for FY2027) and advanced a slate of measures to the second-reading calendar. The House also approved a motion to suspend House Rule 27, removing a minority report related to H.B. 8-22 from the journal after a floor vote.

Leaders announced committee meeting schedules for the coming days for House business, Commerce & Human Resources, Judiciary Rules & Administration, Resources & Conservation, Education, Health & Welfare, Revenue & Taxation, State Affairs, and Ways & Means committees. The House adjourned to reconvene at 10:30 a.m. on March 12, 2026.