H08382026 Regular Session

Amends existing law to provide for the executive budget document to include certain information pertaining to certain recommendations.

STATE BUDGET -- Amends existing law to provide for the executive budget document to include certain information pertaining to certain recommendations.

STATE BUDGET

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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

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This legislation ensures that when the Governor's recommended budget includes an item that requires a change in policy, that a draft of the suggested policy is submitted along with the names of legislators willing to sponsor such legislation.

FISCAL NOTE

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This legislation causes no increase or decrease in revenue, or additional expenditure of funds at the state or local level of government; therefore, this legislation has no fiscal impact.

BILL TEXT

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LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Sixty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2026
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 838
BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
AN ACT	1
RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET; AMENDING SECTION 67-3507, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO-	2
VIDE FOR THE EXECUTIVE BUDGET DOCUMENT TO INCLUDE CERTAIN INFORMATION	3
PERTAINING TO CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORREC-	4
TION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.	5
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:	6
SECTION 1. That Section 67-3507, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby	7
amended to read as follows:	8
67-3507. EXECUTIVE BUDGET. (1) The executive budget document shall	9
consist of the following four (4) parts:	10
(1) (a) Part I of the executive budget document shall consist of a bud-	11
get message by the governor that shall outline the financial plan of the	12
executive department of the state government for the next fiscal year,	13
describing the important features of the financial plan.	14
(2) (b) Part II of the budget document shall present in detail for the	15
next fiscal year, as minimum information to be included in Part part II,	16
items showing estimates of agency needs based on the governor's recom-	17
mendations to meet the expenditure needs of the state from all available	18
funds classified by agencies and showing the cost of each major program.	19
Part II shall also set forth the governor's recommendations for the cap-	20
ital program. All moneys, including federal and local moneys and inter-	21
agency receipts received for any purpose, shall be accounted for in the	22
budget.	23
(3) (c) Part III of the budget document shall consist of the annual per-	24
formance plans required in section 67-1904, Idaho Code.	25
(4) (d) Part IV of the budget document shall consist of the federal	26
funding reports required under section 67-1917, Idaho Code, and the	27
disclosures required under section 67-3502(1)(e), Idaho Code.	28
(2) If the executive budget document contains a recommendation that	29
would require the legislature to pass legislation in order for such recom-	30
mendation to be implemented, the budget document shall include:	31
(a) A draft of any legislation necessary to implement such recommenda-	32
tion; and	33
(b) The names of at least one (1) member of the house of representatives	34
and at least one (1) member of the senate who are willing to sponsor such	35
legislation.	36
(3) If the executive budget document contains a recommendation that	37
would require the legislature to pass conditions, limitations, and re-	38
strictions language in order for such recommendation to be implemented, the	39
budget document shall include draft conditions, limitations, and restric-	40
tions language necessary to implement any such recommendation.	41

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SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby	1
declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after	2
July 1, 2026.	3

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