Idaho Bills
69 bills · 2026 Regular Session
Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind for fiscal year 2027.
RS33707 / S1408 This appropriation to the Public School Support Program’s Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind (IESDB) provides enhancements to the FY 2027 maintenance budget, including career ladder equivalent funding to provide IESDB teachers with funding parity since these teachers are not on the state’s career ladder, replacement items for a school bus & van, and a net-zero endowment fund adjustment.
Cindy Carlson · SD-007
Relates to the appropriation and transfer of moneys in the state treasury for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
This bill addresses several cash transfers into the General Fund for FY 2026 and 2027. The source of cash transfers include: (1.) the Strategic Initiatives Program Fund; (2.) the Idaho Opportunity Scholarship Fund; (3.) the Permanent Building Fund; (4.) the Water Pollution Control Fund; and (5.) the In-Demand Careers Fund.
Phil Hart · SD-002
59 – 9
Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho State Police for fiscal year 2027.
RS33822 / S1437 This is a FY 2027 appropriation bill for the Idaho State Police. It addresses the fiscal impact of S1226, which added two misdemeanors of sexual battery and domestic violence to the list of crimes for which collection of a DNA sample and thumbprint impression are required.
Melissa Wintrow · SD-019
Relates to the maintenance appropriations to the Department of Health and Welfare and the State Independent Living Council for fiscal year 2027.
RS33505 / S1375 This is the FY 2027 Maintenance Appropriation for Health and Human Services. This bill includes appropriations to Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and the State Independent Living Council. The appropriation includes standard adjustments for personnel benefit costs, contract inflation, statewide cost allocation, and a base reduction of up to 5%.
Carl Bjerke · SD-005
10 – 25
Relates to the appropriation for the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired for fiscal year 2027.
RS33548 / H0869 This appropriation to the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired provides enhancements to the FY 2027 maintenance budget that includes additional appropriation for client services and partial rescission restoration by shifting appropriation to dedicated funds.
Kyle Harris · HD-007A
27 – 8
Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Information Technology Services for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
RS33641 / H0870 This appropriation to the Office of Information Technology Services provides enhancements to the FY 2027 budget that includes appropriation and transfer of $458,700 from the General Fund to the Administration and Accounting Services Fund for increases in personnel costs, funding for enterprise security, E-CORE federal grant program, and the transfer of IT personnel from the Department of Health and Welfare as part of OITS Modernization. Additionally, this appropriation provides onetime supplemental funding for the FY 2026 budget that includes appropriation for building furnishings from the General Fund and the E-CORE federal grant program.
James Petzke · HD-021A
20 – 15
Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education for community colleges for fiscal year 2027.
RS33706 / H0906 This is the enhancements bill for the community colleges, including a reduction of $245,500 for the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) and an addition of $1,123,200 to restore the 2% additional reduction.
Steve Miller · HD-024B
26 – 8
Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2027.
RS33702 / H0905 This appropriation to the Office of the State Board of Education (OSBE) provides enhancements to the FY 2027 maintenance budget that include a funds transfer from the higher education institutions for a centralized learning management system (LMS) contract, a transfer of risk managers from OSBE to Boise State University, Idaho State University, and the University of Idaho, and appropriation of the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant.
James Petzke · HD-021A
23 – 11
Relates to the appropriation to the Military Division for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
RS33710 / H0908 This appropriation to the Military Division provides enhancements to the maintenance budget that include funding for indirect cost recovery of administrative costs associated with federal grants and a restoration of the additional 2% rescission to the division's General Fund appropriation for the State Education Assistance Program, which provides tuition assistance to members of the Idaho National Guard. A cash transfer to reimburse deficiency warrants for cleanup of hazardous materials incidents is also included.
James Petzke · HD-021A
27 – 7
Relates to the appropriation to the Commission of Pardons and Parole for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
RS33671 / S1386 This appropriation to the Commission of Pardons and Parole provides enhancements to the FY 2027 maintenance budget that includes Dedicated Fund Budget Restoration and OITS Hardware. This bill also provides a supplemental appropriation to the FY 2026 budget, which includes a Dedicated Fund Rescission Restoration.
Kevin Cook · SD-032
49 – 21
Relates to the appropriation to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation for fiscal year 2027.
RS33547 / H0877 This appropriation to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation provides additional funding to the FY 2027 budget for a lease increase for the Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Elaine Price · HD-004B
32 – 3
Relates to the appropriation to the Public Employee Retirement System for fiscal year 2027.
RS33546 / H0868 This appropriation to the Public Employee Retirement System provides onetime enhancements to the FY 2027 maintenance budget that include funding for a pension software upgrade, continuity-of-operations plan, and replacement items.
Steve Miller · HD-024B
25 – 9
Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho State Lottery for fiscal year 2027.
RS33643 / S1381 This appropriation to the State Lottery provides enhancements to the FY 2027 maintenance budget that include replacement computer equipment such as desktops, laptops, and Apple workstations used to develop scratch games.
Jim Woodward · SD-001
36 – 34
Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho State Historical Society for fiscal year 2027.
RS33701 / S1387 This appropriation to the Idaho State Historical Society provides additional funding to the FY 2027 budget that includes additional appropriation for state collections and archival moving costs, and OITS hardware, including desktops, laptops, and a printer.
Kevin Cook · SD-032
62 – 6
Relates to the maintenance appropriation to the Constitutional Officers for fiscal year 2027.
RS33503C1 / H0866 This is the FY 2027 Maintenance Appropriation Bill for the Constitutional Officers. This bill includes appropriations to the Executive Office of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General, the State Controller, the Secretary of State, and the State Treasurer. The appropriation includes standard adjustments for personnel benefit costs, contract inflation, statewide cost allocation, and a base reduction of up to 5%. For the Secretary of State, in lieu of an ongoing base reduction, the office reverted $850,000 in onetime cash in FY 2026.
Brandon Mitchell · HD-006B
32 – 3
Relates to the appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2027.
RS33639 / S1384 This appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission provides an enhancement to the FY 2027 maintenance budget that includes OITS Hardware, which includes 19 laptops.
Jim Woodward · SD-001
39 – 30
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2027.
RS33747 / S1403 This appropriation to the Department of Environmental Quality enhancements to the FY 2027 maintenance budget that includes remediation of Triumph Mine site; funding to transfer Water Pollution Control Fund and to the Environmental Remediation (Basin) Fund for the superfund cleanup project; a reduction of federal grant funds and increase in dedicated funds to support personnel within the IPDES Program and the program's permitting system; and 4.00 FTP and funding from the Solid Waste Regulatory Fund to centralize solid waste oversight pursuant to House Bill 555 of 2026. This bill also includes three cash transfers from funds in addition to the enhancements above. The first transfers the balance of the DEQ Air Permitting Fees Account to the Idaho Air Quality Permitting Fund to consolidate the two funds, as the former is no longer utilized by the agency. The second transfers the balance of the DEQ Drinking Water Fees Account to the Public Water System Supervision Fund to consolidate the two funds, as the former is no longer utilized by the agency. Finally, there is a transfer to move $400,000 from the Hazardous Waste Emergency Fund to the Solid Waste Regulatory Fund to be used for solid waste oversight activities until fees for such activities will allow for self-support.
Jim Woodward · SD-001
41 – 29
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
RS33811 / S1433 This appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Medicaid provides enhancements to the FY 2027 maintenance budget that include appropriations for the continuation of the 5-year MMIS procurement process (enhancement #4), the Estate Recovery program (enhancement #5), the Medicaid Program Integrity Unit (enhancement #6), appropriation to support the addition of a new contract staff in the Department of Administration (enhancement #21), adjustments to the Hospital Assessment Fund (including aligning funds pursuant to House Bill 345 of 2025 and the creation of a new budgeted program to track supplemental payments in enhancement #22), and population forecast adjustments.
Kevin Cook · SD-032
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Administration for fiscal year 2027.
RS33711 / H0923 This appropriation to the Department of Administration provides enhancements to the FY 2027 maintenance budget that include a shift of utilities costs from the General Fund to dedicated funds and a program transfer for an administrative support position. It also provides dedicated funding for 1.00 FTP for a bureau chief for Medicaid procurement, general inflation for utilities rate increases, IT hardware, and an adjustment to a prior General Fund rescission for a long-term vacant position to correct a calculation error.
James Petzke · HD-021A
19 – 15