After passing the urban renewal bill as amended, the House is now preparing to adjourn sine die. Members have honored retiring Rep. Linden Bateman, R-Idaho Falls, who is ill and not here today, with both a poem and presentation of the flag that flew over the chamber.

The poem, written by fellow representatives and read by Rep. Neil Anderson, R-Blackfoot, included the line: “No other Idahoan could love Idaho more.”

Members also gave ovations to retiring longtime Reps. Ken Andrus, R-Lava Hot Springs, and Donna Pence, D-Gooding, and other outgoing lawmakers.