R Idaho Senate · District 5 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Carl Bjerke

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Session

Total votes

1,547

all sessions

Attendance

94%

87 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

87

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 1037

VETERANS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the succession to property of deceased residents of veterans homes.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 5, 2025

S 1024

MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law regarding adult and children’s mental health services and substance use disorder services.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 4, 2025

S 1015

HOSPITALS – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise and establish provisions regarding the licensure and inspection of hospitals.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 4, 2025

S 1014

HEALTH AND SAFETY – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish procedures regarding required tests and blood specimen collection for infants and newborns.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 4, 2025

S 1018

COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS – Amends existing law to provide that fingerprint-based criminal history background checks shall be submitted if required by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses.

Absent

Passed

31–0

Jan 31, 2025

S 1005

LIENS OF MECHANICS AND MATERIALMEN – Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding priority of hearings.

Absent

Passed

31–0

Jan 31, 2025

H 14

IDAHO CODE CLEANUP – Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho Code Cleanup Act.

Absent

Passed

33–0

Jan 30, 2025

S 1019

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.

Absent

Passed

33–0

Jan 30, 2025

S 1001

UNIFORM PUBLIC EXPRESSION PROTECTION ACT – Adds to existing law to establish the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act.

Yea

Passed

31–1

Jan 27, 2025

S 1006

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS – Amends existing law to provide for certain construction contracts to be subject to Idaho law and that such contracts shall not require dispute resolution in another jurisdiction.

Yea

Passed

32–0

Jan 24, 2025