Voting Record

My voting record

Description of each bill, my vote, and rationale. View the snapshot graphs of my voting record here, and bills I have drafted here.

HJM 108

Geo Engineering

Note: not done in North Idaho

HB745 (2026)
house vote 45-23
voted No

Teacher anti-union bill

Education committees didn’t vote on this
Dist 1 SDs support admin/union efforts, dispute all costs associated w the bill
Union does negotiation, discipline problems…SD admin savings

HB700 (2026)
house vote 36-33
voted No

Criminalize employers for immigration practices

Unconstitutional? Supremacy clause
Criminal penalty on top of Federal law, on behalf of state
Had already passed HB704 same day, 704 required E-verify for new employees
Employers are already held to task for immigration breaches
Empowers whistle blowing
E-verify can only be used once, question about running employees repeatedly to check

Required all Idaho law enforcement agencies to sign up for federal 287 program

Idaho law enforcement agencies (LEA) already do immigration work and work with ICE
Increased costs and resource demand for Idaho law enforcement agencies
Idaho LEA jail criminals, contact ICE and transfer criminals to ICE already,
Bonner and Boundary LEA's all said these bills were unnecessary

HB660 & HB659
voted No

Removes local control of short term rentals

Sandpoint has already addressed this issue locally
Residents contacted me with concerns about too many short term rentals
Local control issue, balance of property rights/zoning, reduces housing availability

HB583
voted No

Removes local control of short term rentals

Sandpoint has already addressed this issue locally
Residents contacted me with concerns about too many short term rentals
Local control issue, balance of property rights/zoning, reduces housing availability

HB583
voted No

HB561
voted No
after amend- Yes

Removes local control to fly to specialty flags year-round

Made Bonners Ferry flying Canadian flag (for last 50 years) illegal
After senate amended bill to allow BF to fly Canadian flag, I voted yes

Removed local government control for anti-discrimination ordinances

Voids local control
Sandpoint actively dealing with this issue, shows local control works
What problem are we trying to fix?

HB557
voted No

Limits blood supply and storage with labeling requirements

Difficult enough to get people to donate, challenging to store, private options exist
Patients in need of specialized blood can already get blood
Concern for Idaho blood supply (emergency and non-emergency)

HB528
voted No

Medical freedom bill

Places individual freedoms over private business,
Questions about 'right to work' conditions for employers
Not clear on application for first responders
Florida won’t hear this bill. Concern about measles, other diseases returning

SB1210
voted No

DEI at colleges

I supported stopping use of DEI
Reporting and enforcing the Bill adds bureaucracy and costs.
Requires colleges to file annual reports starting in 2026, no report this year
Required colleges to report on infractions before they were in statute
What problem are we trying to solve?

SB1198
voted No

Limits flags for classrooms

I don’t support DEI
Bill carrier admitted there were no examples of this issue in classrooms
Solution looking for a problem to solve?

HB96
voted No

Public school districts authorized to hire a school chaplain

School superintendents didn’t believe there was a need,
No local requests
Solution to a problem that doesn’t exist?
Senate State Affairs wouldn’t hold a hearing

HB410
voted No

SB1023
voted No

Prohibit medical mandates

No one can be turned away at an emergency room for care,
Waiting until people are ill and treating at an ER is very expensive
Measles vaccine is cheap, preventing a disease may save lives
Hospitalizing a patient for a week in an ICU is expensive
Pre-natal care is a Pro-life policy, saves babies and women

HB93
voted No

Prohibits mask mandates

I didn’t vote for a mask mandate, people didn’t like masks during Covid
We don’t know what is in the future for disease or equipment,
Why make a decision about a problem we don’t know about?
We HAVE learned from Covid

HB240
voted No

Free speech on campus

Shifts burden to universities/colleges for policing presentations/protests
Removes ability for universities/colleges to charge security fees
Shifts power to the protesters
Moves legal disputes to state court

HB710
voted No

School and library bill restricting access

I don’t support unlimited access to all materials in libraries by minors
North Idaho libraries already a have public process to question books/content
There is no backlog of complaints about books or young readers access to materials
No record of any books being removed since bill became law
Weaponizes complaints with a private cause of action for complainants

Note: North Idaho libraries already have a public process to question a book, not backlog of requests to evaluate/move any books, no books pulled since bill was signed, purpose of this effort?

HB24
voted Yes

Scholarship program for in-demand careers for Idaho graduates: Launch Program

I support investing in Career Technical Education and Professional development for in-demand careers
Idaho employers need a skilled workforce, they want to hire qualified Idaho workers
“Go-on" rate for HS grads in Idaho if failing
100s of Bonner/Boundary County HS graduates have applied for Launch assistance
President Trump has commended Launch as a model for professional training

These 4 bills were all introduced to the legislature as industry-supported bills

HB173

Clover/seed fee increase

Livestock inspection fee increase

SB1016

SB1030

Attorney Association fee increase

Fees are paid by producer, not public

SB1054

Bean growers fee increase

Fees are for research and marketing

Listed above

DEI colleges

SB1198

Necessary? No one questions parents authority, no mandates exist, no history of problems, answer to what problem? Amendment cost estimate $200,000-300,000

Constitutional amendment, change one word

HJR9

Never contacted about bill by Herndon.

Public right-of-way, access

SB1258

Bills I have drafted for the benefit of Boundary and Bonner Counties

View the snapshot graphs of my bills here.

State division of EMS was administered by the Dept of Health & Welfare

HB 206 reassigned the division to the Military Division
Emergency Management and Dispatch Communications are also assigned to the Military Division. This move has led to better command and control of EMS resources
Assigned to the Military Division. This move has led to better command and control of EMS resources
Signed into law

HB206 (2025)

EMS service along Idaho borders with neighboring states demand

EMS staff be capable of delivering their life-saving care according to local requirements.
HB207 adopts EMS standards to EMS staff can provide care in neighboring states seamlessly.
Signed into law

HB207 (2025)

Fire districts were unable to merge with other FDs

HB 208 allows Fire Districts to consolidate
Provides a public process for the decision
Citizen appeal process provided
Consolidation can lead to better service, save $$, efficiency
Signed into law

HB208 (2025)

Property owners facing a non-renewal of fire coverage

Have 30 days to find a new carrier or to renegotiate their policy
HB562a extends the timeline to 60 days
Signed into law

HB562a (2026)

Fire districts were unable to adjust their boundaries without revenue restrictions

HB765 allows FDs to move boundaries or absorb a municipal FD without loss of revenue
Citizen appeal process provided
Consolidation can lead to better service, save $$, efficiency
Signed into law

HB765 (2026)