Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho State Police for fiscal year 2027.

RS33868 / H0974 This is an appropriation bill for the Idaho State Police for FY 2027, for the purposes of implementing a new pay plan for commissioned officers. This bill serves as a trailer appropriation for H793, S1325, and H967, all of 2026. H793 amended the revenue distribution of the beer excise tax pursuant to Section 23-1008, Idaho Code, directing moneys that were previously distributed to the Permanent Building Fund, to the Idaho State Police, with 60% of those contributions going to the Idaho Law Enforcement (Project Choice) Fund, and the other 40% directed to the Alcohol Beverage Control Fund. This is projected to generate approximately $1 million annually for Project Choice. S1325 created a new white and black license plate. Proceeds from the sale of this plate are directed to the Idaho Law Enforcement (Project Choice) Fund, pursuant to Section 49-417G, Idaho Code, and are projected to generate an additional $1.5 million annually. H967 amended the liquor account distributions to direct an additional $4 million annually to the Law Enforcement (Project Choice) Fund, pursuant to Section 23-404, Idaho Code. Idaho State Police estimates that those policy changes will generate a cumulative of $6,500,000 annually for the Idaho Law Enforcement (Project Choice) Fund. The federal funds included in this appropriation will be directed towards personnel costs for the Commercial Vehicle Safety team within the Patrol Program. These positions are federally funded from the federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program, and this federal fund appropriation would align those employees with the implemented pay plan structure.