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 107

OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REFORM ACT – Amends existing law to provide for certain occupational licensing policy and to provide for universal occupational licensing practice authority.

Absent

Passed

31–1

Mar 5, 2025

H 38

INSURANCE – Amends existing law to revise provisions of the Idaho Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act.

Absent

Passed

19–13

Mar 5, 2025

H 71

ACQUISITIONS OF CONTROL AND INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANY SYSTEMS – Amends and adds to existing law to revise and establish provisions regarding insurance holding company systems.

Absent

Passed

32–0

Mar 5, 2025

S 1083

DOMESTIC WATER USE – Amends existing law related to domestic use of water and to provide for delivery, planning, and enforcement.

Absent

Passed

31–1

Mar 5, 2025

H 41

EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to allow public schools to display only certain flags and banners on school property and to prohibit schools from displaying certain flags and banners.

Nay

Passed

29–5

Mar 5, 2025

S 1120

CRISIS RESPONSE FOR PERSONS WITH A NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDER – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding placing certain persons in protective custody without a hearing.

Absent

Passed

32–0

Mar 5, 2025

H 13

RULES OF THE ROAD – Amends existing law to exempt UTVs that are equipped with a roll cage and seat belts from safety helmet requirements.

Absent

Passed

29–3

Mar 5, 2025

H 251

APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program for fiscal year 2026.

Absent

Passed

30–1

Mar 5, 2025

H 246

APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Commerce, Department of Environmental Quality, and the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2025.

Absent

Passed

32–0

Mar 5, 2025

H 116

INSURANCE – Amends and repeals existing law to remove the Idaho Small Employer Carrier Reinsurance Program.

Absent

Passed

32–0

Mar 5, 2025