Legislator
State Senator
Phil Hart
(R) - Idaho
Idaho Senate District 02
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Capitol Office

P.O. Box 83720
700 W. Jefferson St.
Boise, ID 83720-0081
Phone: 208-332-1345
Fax: 208-772-1881

Kellogg Office

P.O. Box 540
Kellogg, ID 83837
Phone: 208-772-2522
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Vote Record By Category
Category Vote Index Total Score
Education 75
5
 
Civil Liberties 100
3
 
Healthcare 67
1
 
Constitutional Government 50
0
Economy 0
-1
 
All Bills 65
8
 
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 Yea 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 Nay 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 Nay 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 Nay 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 Yea 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 Nay 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 Nay 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 Nay 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 Nay A vote to appropriate an additional $570,000 to the Industrial Commission.
S1069 More Wasteful Education Spending Senate Third Reading 02/24/2025 -1 Nay 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 Nay 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 Nay 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 Nay 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 Nay 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 Absent A vote to spend an additional $3.172 million to the State Board of Education and Regents for the University of Idaho system.
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