As the vote nears on SB 1387, the pre-abortion ultrasound bill, Sen. Jeff Siddoway, R-Terreton, rose and said, "Senators, I feel deeply conflicted here. I, like the good senator from 30, also have two daughters of child-bearing age, both are unwed. Now depending upon the, what shall I say, opportunities that they have and the choices that they make, they may be in a situation that this bill could have a profound effect on our family. And because of that, Mr. President, I move that I may be excused from the vote." Senate President Pro-Tem Brent Hill said such a motion requires a two-thirds vote, but Senate Majority Leader Bart Davis objected, saying the motion required a second. Hill ruled that it didn't. "The rules say that a senator can ask to be recused," he said.

Davis then asked to place the Senate at ease.