R Idaho Senate · District 5 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Carl Bjerke

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Session

Total votes

1,547

all sessions

Attendance

90%

80 missed

Among the lowest in the chamber

With party

92%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

5%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

1,304

voted in favor

Nay

155

voted against

Absent

80

missed votes

Total cast

1,547

across all sessions

Crossed party

109

votes against own party

This page

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

S 1226

SAMPLE COLLECTIONS – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise provisions and requirements regarding collection of DNA samples and thumbprint impressions.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Feb 2, 2026

S 1222

DOMESTIC WELLS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the domestic use of water.

Yea

Passed

30–0

Jan 30, 2026

S 1198

EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to establish provisions to ensure freedom of inquiry in higher education.

Yea

Passed

24–12

Apr 4, 2025

S 1210

IDAHO MEDICAL FREEDOM ACT – Amends existing law to establish the Idaho Medical Freedom Act.

Yea

Passed

28–6

Apr 4, 2025

S 1142

EDUCATION – Amends and repeals existing law to transfer funds from the Empowering Parents Grant Program Fund to the General Fund and to repeal the Empowering Parents Grant Program.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Apr 4, 2025

H 483

APPROPRIATIONS – STATE LIQUOR DIVISION – Relates to the appropriation to the State Liquor Division for fiscal year 2026.

Yea

Passed

22–14

Apr 3, 2025

S 1216

PROPERTY TAXES – Amends House Bill 354 to revise provisions regarding the rules pertaining to market value.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Apr 3, 2025

H 479

TAXATION – Amends House Bill 40, House Bill 304, and existing law to revise provisions regarding certain tax deductions, certain corporate income tax rates, certain protections for taxpayers, and certain sales tax distributions and to revise an effective date.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Apr 3, 2025

S 1217

APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Fish and Game for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.

Yea

Passed

25–10

Apr 3, 2025

H 436

URBAN RENEWAL – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the dissolution of urban renewal agencies and termination of urban renewal plans and to allow fire protection districts and ambulance service districts to opt out of certain urban renewal financing provisions.

Yea

Passed

29–7

Apr 3, 2025