D Idaho Senate · District 29 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. James Ruchti

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Session

Total votes

2,361

all sessions

Attendance

92%

189 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

97%

of cast votes

Higher than 94% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

2%

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 98% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

1,860

voted in favor

Nay

334

voted against

Absent

189

missed votes

Total cast

2,361

across all sessions

Crossed party

51

votes against own party

This page

2,361

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

H 10

TRANSPORTATION – Repeals existing law relating to an obsolete provision regarding the American Trucking Association Settlement Fund.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Mar 8, 2023

S 1114

DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding a development impact fee advisory committee and to provide for a development impact fee advisory committee for intergovernmental agreements between governmental entities and certain districts.

Absent

Passed

33–0

Mar 8, 2023

S 1109

OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES – Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding sunrise review and to revise provisions regarding sunset review.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Mar 8, 2023

H 87

TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to limit funding regarding the Transportation Expansion and Congestion Mitigation Fund to the expansion of travel lanes and congestion mitigation.

Nay

Passed

25–8

Mar 8, 2023

S 1071

EDUCATION – Amends existing law to prohibit instruction on human sexuality, sexual orientation, or gender identity prior to fifth grade.

Nay

Passed

27–7

Mar 8, 2023

H 96

ENERGY RESOURCES – Amends existing law to provide for the promotion and development of clean energy resources for declared purposes, to revise provisions regarding powers of the Idaho Energy Resources Authority, and to provide for clean energy generation projects. Against party

Yea

Passed

29–5

Mar 8, 2023

S 1126

ADOPTION – Amends existing law to provide an exception to residency requirements in certain adoption proceedings.

Yea

Passed

28–6

Mar 8, 2023

H 194

APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind for fiscal year 2023.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Mar 8, 2023

H 207

APPROPRIATIONS – DEFICIENCY WARRANTS – Relates to the appropriations to deficiency warrant funds for fiscal year 2023.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Mar 8, 2023

S 1097

MEDICAID – Adds to existing law to establish the Medicaid Management Information Systems Dedicated Fund in the state treasury.

Yea

Passed

23–11

Mar 8, 2023