EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to require Idaho public schools to establish policies providing for a daily moment of silence.

Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2026 Session Law Chapter 62 Effective: 07/01/2026

Delivered to Governor at 4:22 p.m. on March 18, 2026

Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

Signed by President; returned to House

Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

Read third time in full – PASSED - 18-15-2AYES – Adams, Bjerke(Bjerke), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Foreman, Grow, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Bernt, Blaylock, Den Hartog, Galloway, Guthrie, Harris, Lenney, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), WoodwardAbsent and excused – Anthon, VanOrdenFloor Sponsor - NicholsTitle apvd - to House

Read second time; filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education

Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 51-17-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Weber, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Cheatum, Church, Egbert, Fuhriman, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Handy, Haws, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Nelsen, Veile, WheelerAbsent – Rubel, SauterFloor Sponsor - SkaugTitle apvd - to Senate

Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

Reported Printed and Referred to Education

Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing