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Idaho · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026) · Bill

S 1398: ELECTIONS – Amends and adds to existing law to include the office of the president of the United States into the state primary election and to move the primary election date to the Tuesday following the first Monday in May.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 1398 is a bill introduced in the Idaho Senate on March 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: ELECTIONS – Amends and adds to existing law to include the office of the president of the United States into the state primary election and to move the primary election date to the Tuesday following the first Monday in May. Primary sponsor: STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. Most recent recorded action (March 25, 2026): Read First Time, Referred to State Affairs.

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Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEEPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read First Time, Referred to State Affairs
  2. Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
  3. Read third time in full – PASSED - 23-10-2AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Carlson, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – Adams, ToewsFloor Sponsor - GuthrieTitle apvd - to House
  4. Read second time; filed for Third Reading
  5. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
  6. Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
  7. Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source