Legislator
State Senator
Mark Harris
(R) - Idaho
Idaho Senate District 35
In Office
contact info
Capitol Office
P.O. Box 83720
700 W. Jefferson St.
Boise, ID 83720-0081
700 W. Jefferson St.
Boise, ID 83720-0081
Phone: 208-332-1429
Soda Springs Office
Soda Springs, ID 83276
Phone: 208-547-3360
Vote Record By Category
| Category | Vote Index | Total Score |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Liberties | 67 |
1
|
| Economy | 0 |
-1
|
| Healthcare | 33 |
-1
|
| Education | 10 |
-8
|
| Constitutional Government | 10 |
-8
|
| All Bills | 19 |
-17
|
Rated Bill Votes
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Rating | Vote | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H0032 | Prohibit Mask Mandates | Senate Third Reading | 02/21/2025 | 1 | Yea | A vote to prohibit government entities from mandating face masks, shields, or other face coverings to prevent or slow the spread of infectious diseases, with the exception of hospitals. |
| H0093 | Education Freedom Tax Credit | Senate Third Reading | 02/19/2025 | 1 | Nay | A vote to allow parents to receive a refundable tax credit of up to $5,000 per eligible student (or $7,500 for students with disabilities) for qualified educational expenses. |
| H0231 | Grocery Tax Cover Bill | Senate Third Reading | 03/05/2025 | -1 | Yea | This was a vote to pass a bill to keep the Grocery Tax in Idaho, one of only a few handfuls of states that has a grocery tax, rather than repealing it altogether. |
| H0239 | Parental Rights in Education | Senate Third Reading | 03/25/2025 | 1 | Yea | A vote to require schools to obtain parental permission before providing any instruction related to human sexuality and to allow parents to review instructional materials. |
| H0240 | Free to Speak Bill | Senate Third Reading | 03/19/2025 | 1 | Yea | A vote to create comprehensive protections for students' First Amendment rights on higher education campuses, including abolishing so-called 'free speech zones' and allowing students to seek injunctive relief and damages if their First Amendment rights are violated. |
| H0345 | Fiscal Responsibility in Healthcare | Senate Third Reading | 03/11/2025 | 1 | Yea | A vote to require legislative approval before the Department of Health and Welfare can implement significant changes to the state's Medicaid program on matters such as Medicaid expansion limits and creates work requirements for able-bodied adults to receive Medicaid. |
| H0371 | Endowment Fund Wasteful Spending | Senate Third Reading | 03/17/2025 | -1 | Yea | A vote to provide an additional $86,100 to the Endowment Fund Investment Board (EFIB) instead of giving taxpayers back their money. |
| H0373 | Division of Financial Management Wasteful Spending | Senate Third Reading | 03/17/2025 | -1 | Yea | A vote to provide an additional $21,100 from the General Fund to be spent on capital outlay for the Division of Financial Management. |
| H0374 | Agricultural Research Wasteful Spending | Senate Third Reading | 03/17/2025 | -1 | Yea | A vote to provide $250,100 in additional spending for the Agricultural Research and Extension Service (ARES) for fiscal year 2026 for 'operating expenditures' and 'personnel costs'. |
| H0398 | Restrictions on Petitioning Government for Redress | Senate Third Reading | 04/02/2025 | -1 | Yea | A vote to add new restrictions with fines, fees, and penalties which limit constitutional rights to lobby the legislature and its members. |
| H0445 | Dept of Water Resources Wasteful Spending | Senate Third Reading | 04/01/2025 | -1 | Yea | A vote to allocate $31,097,700 from the General Fund to support department operations, including an increase of four full-time equivalent positions and $30M on 'water projects' |
| H0450 | Fish and Game Wasteful Spending | Senate Third Reading | 03/31/2025 | -1 | Nay | A vote for excessive spending on the Fish and Game Department to the tune of $18.985 million. |
| H0451 | Education Wasteful Spending | Senate Third Reading | 03/31/2025 | -1 | Yea | A vote which spends an additional $504,900 on failing public schools while districts hold millions of taxpayer dollars in 'rainy-day' funds that could be used. |
| H0452 | Wasteful 'Digital Learning' Spending | Senate Third Reading | 03/31/2025 | -1 | Yea | A vote to spend an additional $3,577,600 on the Idaho Digital Learning Academy |
| H0454 | Division of Teachers Wasteful Spending | Senate Third Reading | 03/31/2025 | -1 | Yea | A vote to transfer an additional $1,630,500 from the General Fund to the Public School Income Fund to support its Division of Teachers. |
| H0455 | Wasteful Spending on Green Agenda | Senate Third Reading | 04/03/2025 | -1 | Yea | A vote to appropriate an additional $75 million to the Dept. of Environmental Quality increasing the 2025 budget by 45% |
| H0465 | Wasteful Education Spending Slush Fund | Senate Third Reading | 04/01/2025 | -1 | Yea | A vote to spend an additional $24.6 million funding to various educational agencies and departments, rather than having separate funding bills for each agency for transparency purposes. |
| H0468 | 'Industrial Commission' Wasteful Spending | Senate Third Reading | 04/02/2025 | -1 | Yea | A vote to appropriate an additional $570,000 to the Industrial Commission. |
| S1069 | More Wasteful Education Spending | Senate Third Reading | 02/24/2025 | -1 | Yea | A vote to spend an additional $15 million and requires school districts and charter schools to establish an extended literacy intervention program. |
| S1108 | $5 Billion Department of Health Spending Spree | Senate Third Reading | 02/24/2025 | -1 | Yea | Voted for a massive $5 billion Health and Welfare spending bill coming out to a cost of $2,500 per Idaho resident. |
| S1109 | Billion Dollar Spending Bill | Senate Third Reading | 02/24/2025 | -1 | Yea | Voted for a $1.4 billion grab bag of further funding to various government agencies including increased benefit costs, personnel spending increases, and contract inflation. |
| S1145 | New Early Literacy Readiness Program | Senate Third Reading | 03/11/2025 | -1 | Yea | A vote to establish another education program allowing school districts and public charter schools to divert existing funding to educate the current crop of students. |
| S1147 | Education "Outcomes-based" Funding | Senate Third Reading | 03/12/2025 | -1 | Yea | A vote to attempt to add more money to the already bloated education budget, but condition it on educational outcomes. All educational funding should be based on outcomes, not just supplementary spending adding on to already high education spending. |
| S1150 | Excessive Department of Agriculture Spending | Senate Third Reading | 03/10/2025 | -1 | Yea | A vote to add $2.877 million in funding to the 2026 base budget for the Department of Agriculture, including $1.05 million in increased employee compensation. |
| S1165 | Increased Behavioral Health Spending | Senate Third Reading | 03/12/2025 | -1 | Yea | A vote to add another $261,400 in funding for Substance Abuse Treatment & Prevention, Mental Health Services, and Psychiatric Hospitalization. |
| S1183 | Corporate Free Pass Bill | Senate Third Reading | 03/24/2025 | -1 | Yea | A vote to effectively give electric companies immunity from damages caused by wildfires so long as they have an approved mitigation plan with the state. |
| S1209 | Bloated Higher Ed Bureaucracy | Senate Third Reading | 04/01/2025 | -1 | Yea | A vote to spend an additional $3.172 million to the State Board of Education and Regents for the University of Idaho system. |
Rated Sponored Bills
| Bill | Bill Name | Rating | Comments |
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