Prospective jurors, poll workers
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Prospective jurors, poll workers” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
JURIES – Amends existing law to allow prospective jurors in certain circumstances to volunteer as poll workers in lieu of serving on a jury.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing · Jan 29, 2026
Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs · Jan 30, 2026
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading · Feb 24, 2026
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading · Feb 25, 2026
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Haws, McCannFloor Sponsor - AlfieriTitle apvd - to Senate · Feb 26, 2026
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading · Feb 27, 2026
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading · Mar 9, 2026
Read second time; filed for Third Reading · Mar 10, 2026
Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - HartTitle apvd - to House · Mar 16, 2026
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling · Mar 17, 2026
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker · Mar 18, 2026
Delivered to Governor at 4:22 p.m. on March 18, 2026 · Mar 19, 2026
Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2026 Session Law Chapter 59 Effective: 07/01/2026 · Mar 20, 2026
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Recorded votes
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-16 · PASSED - 35-0-0 · AYES 35, NAYS 0, Absent and excused 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-02-26 · PASSED - 68-0-2 · AYES 68, NAYS 0, Absent 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Idaho legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2026 Session Law Chapter 59 Effective: 07/01/2026 (Mar 20, 2026).