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

HJR 5

ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to provide that individuals who are not citizens of the United States cannot vote in any election in the State of Idaho.

Yea

Passed

28–6

Mar 25, 2024

H 719

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 2025.

Yea

Passed

27–7

Mar 25, 2024

S 1435

APPROPRIATIONS – IDAHO STATE POLICE – Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho State Police for fiscal year 2025.

Yea

Passed

24–7

Mar 25, 2024

H 601

LEGAL IMMUNITY – Adds to existing law to provide immunity for the security teams of religious organizations.

Yea

Passed

26–8

Mar 25, 2024

H 620

KNIVES – Adds to existing law to provide that a political subdivision shall not enact certain rules, ordinances, or taxes regarding knives, to provide certain exceptions, and to provide that certain rules and ordinances from a political subdivision shall be null and void.

Yea

Passed

27–7

Mar 25, 2024

H 489

ESSENTIAL CAREGIVERS – Amends existing law to allow for the designation of essential caregivers for in-person visitation.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Mar 25, 2024

S 1428

INCOME TAXES – Amends existing law to clarify that military retirement benefits are exempt regardless of the age or disability status of the retired military member or such member’s widow or widower.

Absent

Passed

22–10

Mar 25, 2024

H 513

DUTIES OF SHERIFF – Amends existing law to revise a duty of a sheriff regarding the regulation of traffic on highways and roads.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Mar 25, 2024

H 600

ASSAULT AND BATTERY – Amends existing law to revise penalties for domestic violence and attempted strangulation.

Yea

Passed

33–1

Mar 25, 2024

H 697

STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES – Amends existing law to provide for certain credited state service and utilization of unused sick leave for certain eligible nonclassified officers and employees hired by the Office of the State Public Defender before January 1, 2025.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Mar 25, 2024