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 578

ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE – Adds to existing law to prohibit religious discrimination in adoption and foster care cases.

Yea

Passed

32–2

Mar 14, 2024

S 1424

APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF THE STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Public Defender for fiscal year 2025.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Mar 14, 2024

H 694

APPROPRIATIONS – STATE LIQUOR DIVISION – Relates to the appropriation to the State Liquor Division for fiscal year 2025.

Yea

Passed

21–14

Mar 14, 2024

S 1413

FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES, AND OTHER DEADLY WEAPONS – Amends and adds to existing law to revise a provision regarding a false report of explosives and to provide for the crime of false reports of violence or emergency in public or private places. Against party

Yea

Passed

23–12

Mar 14, 2024

H 490

DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES – Amends existing law to provide for certain fingerprint and criminal history background checks.

Yea

Passed

24–10

Mar 14, 2024

H 498

LIABILITY FOR PUBLISHERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS ON THE INTERNET – Adds to existing law to establish provisions to protect minors from harmful material on the internet.

Yea

Passed

33–0

Mar 14, 2024

H 408

PARTIES TO ACTIONS – Adds to existing law to provide for the immunity of volunteer ski and bike patrollers in certain instances. Against party

Nay

Passed

25–10

Mar 14, 2024

S 1425

APPROPRIATIONS – STATE APPELLATE PUBLIC DEFENDER – Relates to the appropriation to the State Appellate Public Defender for fiscal year 2025.

Yea

Passed

32–3

Mar 14, 2024

S 1320

DESIGNATION OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY – Amends existing law to provide that certain maintenance of a public right-of-way shall not constitute upkeep or maintenance as a highway.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Mar 14, 2024

H 679

APPROPRIATIONS – MILITARY DIVISION – Relates to the appropriation to the Military Division for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

Yea

Passed

26–9

Mar 13, 2024