H0866 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS – Relates to the maintenance appropriation to the Constitutional Officers for fiscal year 2027.

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Sponsor: APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-25
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

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APPROPRIATIONS – CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS – Relates to the maintenance appropriation to the Constitutional Officers for fiscal year 2027.

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APPROPRIATIONS – CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS – Relates to the maintenance appropriation to the Constitutional Officers for fiscal year 2027.

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2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on March 25, 2026 Session Law Chapter 127 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Delivered to Governor at 1:48 p.m. on March 23, 2026
2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by President; returned to House
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-3-0 AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – Adams, Lenney, Shippy Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Zuiderveld Title apvd - to House
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance
2026-03-13 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-13 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 61-8-1 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Green, Haws, Mathias, Rubel Absent – Palmer Floor Sponsor - Mitchell Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-12 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
2026-03-11 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

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APPROPRIATIONS – CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS – Relates to the maintenance appropriation to the Constitutional Officers for fiscal year 2027.

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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.
866
BY
APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
APPROPRIATIONS
TO
THE
CONSTITUTIONAL
OFFICERS;
APPROPRIATING
2
MONEYS
TO
THE
OFFICE
OF
THE
ATTORNEY
GENERAL,
THE
STATE
CONTROLLER,
THE
3
EXECUTIVE
OFFICE
OF
THE
GOVERNOR,
THE
OFFICE
OF
THE
LIEUTENANT
GOVER
-
4
NOR,
THE
SECRETARY
OF
STATE,
AND
THE
STATE
TREASURER
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
5
2027;
LIMITING
THE
NUMBER
OF
AUTHORIZED
FULL
-
TIME
EQUIVALENT
POSITIONS
6
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
EXEMPTING
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
EXECUTIVE
7
OFFICE
OF
THE
GOVERNOR
FROM
EXPENSE
CLASS
AND
PROGRAM
TRANSFER
LIMI
-
8
TATIONS;
EXEMPTING
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
OFFICE
OF
THE
LIEUTENANT
9
GOVERNOR
FROM
EXPENSE
CLASS
TRANSFER
LIMITATIONS;
EXEMPTING
THE
APPRO
-
10
PRIATION
TO
THE
OFFICE
OF
THE
ATTORNEY
GENERAL
FROM
EXPENSE
CLASS
AND
1
1
PROGRAM
TRANSFER
LIMITATIONS;
PROVIDING
REAPPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY
FOR
12
THE
SECRETARY
OF
STATE;
PROVIDING
FOR
INDIRECT
COST
RECOVERY
FOR
THE
OF
-
13
FICE
OF
THE
STATE
CONTROLLER;
PROVIDING
REAPPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY
FOR
14
THE
DATA
PROCESSING
SERVICES
FUND;
PROVIDING
REAPPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY
15
FOR
THE
GENERAL
FUND;
TRANSFERRING
CASH
FROM
THE
TECHNOLOGY
INFRASTRUC
-
16
TURE
STABILIZATION
FUND
TO
THE
CONTROL
AGENCY
ACCOUNT;
PROVIDING
FOR
17
CASH
BALANCE
RECONCILIATION;
PROVIDING
REQUIREMENTS
REGARDING
PAYMENT
18
OF
BANK
SERVICE
FEES;
PROVIDING
CONTINUOUS
APPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY
FOR
19
THE
STATE
TREASURER;
PROVIDING
CONDITIONS,
LIMITATIONS,
AND
RESTRIC
-
20
TIONS;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
21
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
22
SECTION
1.
There
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Constitutional
Officers
23
the
following
amounts
to
be
expended
according
to
the
designated
programs
24
and
expense
classes
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
25
through
June
30,
2027:
26
FOR
27
FOR
28
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
29
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
30
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
I.
ATTORNEY
GENERAL:
31
A.
STATE
LEGAL
SERVICES:
32
FROM:
33
General
34
Fund
35
$26,021,900
$1,289,000
$27,310,900
Miscellaneous
Revenue
36
Fund
37
364,500
28,300
392,800
Consumer
Protection
38
Fund
39
350,200
153,000
503,200

2
FOR
1
FOR
2
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
Idaho
Millennium
Income
5
Fund
6
274,100
2,400
276,500
Federal
Grant
7
Fund
8
1,008,100
209,300
1,217,400
TOTAL
9
$28,018,800
$1,682,000
$29,700,800
B.
INTERNET
CRIMES
AGAINST
CHILDREN:
10
FROM:
1
1
General
12
Fund
13
$1,666,400
$327,400
$1,017,300
$3,011,100
Federal
Grant
14
Fund
15
160,200
218,800
6,000
385,000
TOTAL
16
$1,826,600
$546,200
$1,023,300
$3,396,100
C.
SPECIAL
LITIGATION:
17
FROM:
18
General
19
Fund
20
$740,700
$740,700
DIVISION
TOTAL
21
$29,845,400
$2,968,900
$1,023,300
$33,837,600
II.
STATE
CONTROLLER:
22
A.
ADMINISTRATION:
23
FROM:
24
General
25
Fund
26
$1,468,300
$1,801,200
$3,269,500
Federal
COVID
-
19
Relief
27
Fund
28
0
1,607,600
1,607,600
TOTAL
29
$1,468,300
$3,408,800
$4,877,100
B.
STATEWIDE
ACCOUNTING:
30
FROM:
31
General
32
Fund
33
$1,838,300
$363,100
$2,201,400

3
FOR
1
FOR
2
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
Miscellaneous
Revenue
5
Fund
6
0
5,000
5,000
TOTAL
7
$1,838,300
$368,100
$2,206,400
C.
COMPUTER
CENTER:
8
FROM:
9
Data
Processing
Services
10
Fund
1
1
$6,217,300
$8,349,600
$62,800
$14,629,700
D.
ENTERPRISE
BUSINESS
OPERATIONS:
12
FROM:
13
General
14
Fund
15
$5,742,800
$12,105,200
$17,848,000
Miscellaneous
Revenue
16
Fund
17
0
5,000
5,000
TOTAL
18
$5,742,800
$12,110,200
$17,853,000
DIVISION
TOTAL
19
$15,266,700
$24,236,700
$62,800
$39,566,200
III.
EXECUTIVE
OFFICE
OF
THE
GOVERNOR:
20
A.
ADMINISTRATION
-
GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE:
21
FROM:
22
General
23
Fund
24
$2,317,100
$327,700
$2,644,800
B.
ACTING
GOVERNOR
PAY:
25
FROM:
26
General
27
Fund
28
$17,800
$17,800
C.
EXPENSE
ALLOWANCE:
29
FROM:
30
General
31
Fund
32
$4,900
$4,900

4
FOR
1
FOR
2
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
D.
GOVERNOR'S
EMERGENCY:
5
FROM:
6
Governor's
Emergency
7
Fund
8
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
DIVISION
TOTAL
9
$2,334,900
$2,332,600
$4,667,500
IV.
LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR:
10
FROM:
1
1
General
12
Fund
13
$270,100
$32,400
$302,500
V.
SECRETARY
OF
STATE:
14
A.
SECRETARY
OF
STATE:
15
FROM:
16
General
17
Fund
18
$3,692,300
$1,883,800
$5,576,100
B.
COMMISSION
ON
UNIFORM
STATE
LAWS:
19
FROM:
20
General
21
Fund
22
$60,500
$60,500
DIVISION
TOTAL
23
$3,692,300
$1,944,300
$5,636,600
VI.
STATE
TREASURER:
24
FROM:
25
General
26
Fund
27
$1,151,500
$489,300
$1,640,800
State
Treasurer
LGIP
28
Fund
29
224,100
140,700
364,800
Treasurer's
Office
-
Professional
Services
30
Fund
31
1,009,500
623,600
1,633,100
Idaho
Millennium
Income
32
Fund
33
80,000
80,000

5
FOR
1
FOR
2
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
Abandoned
Property
Trust
-
Unclaimed
Property
5
Fund
6
1,223,500
515,500
1,739,000
TOTAL
7
$3,608,600
$1,849,100
$5,457,700
GRAND
TOTAL
8
$55,018,000
$33,364,000
$62,800
$1,023,300
$89,468,100
SECTION
2.
FTP
AUTHORIZATION.
In
accordance
with
Section
67
-
3519,
9
Idaho
Code,
each
of
the
programs
listed
below
in
Constitutional
Officers
is
10
authorized
no
more
than
the
following
number
of
full
-
time
equivalent
posi
-
1
1
tions
at
any
point
during
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027,
12
unless
specifically
authorized
by
the
Governor.
The
Joint
Finance
-
Appro
-
13
priations
Committee
will
be
notified
promptly
of
any
increased
positions
so
14
authorized:
15
Executive
Office
of
the
Governor
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Office
of
the
Lieutenant
Governor
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Office
of
the
Attorney
General
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227.40
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Office
of
the
State
Controller
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Office
of
the
Secretary
of
State
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Office
of
the
State
Treasurer
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SECTION
3.
EXEMPTIONS
FROM
EXPENSE
CLASS
AND
PROGRAM
TRANSFER
LIMITA
-
22
TIONS
-
-
EXECUTIVE
OFFICE
OF
THE
GOVERNOR.
For
fiscal
year
2027,
the
Execu
-
23
tive
Office
of
the
Governor
is
hereby
exempted
from
the
provisions
of
Section
24
67
-
3511
(1),
(2),
and
(3),
Idaho
Code,
allowing
unlimited
transfers
between
25
expense
classes
and
between
programs,
for
all
moneys
appropriated
to
it
for
26
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
Legislative
appropriations
27
shall
not
be
transferred
from
one
fund
to
another
fund
unless
expressly
ap
-
28
proved
by
the
Legislature.
29
SECTION
4.
EXEMPTIONS
FROM
EXPENSE
CLASS
TRANSFER
LIMITATIONS
-
-
OF
-
30
FICE
OF
THE
LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR.
For
fiscal
year
2027,
the
Office
of
the
31
Lieutenant
Governor
is
hereby
exempted
from
the
provisions
of
Section
32
67
-
3511
(1)
and
(3),
Idaho
Code,
allowing
unlimited
transfers
between
ex
-
33
pense
classes,
for
all
moneys
appropriated
to
it
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
34
through
June
30,
2027.
Legislative
appropriations
shall
not
be
transferred
35
from
one
fund
to
another
fund
unless
expressly
approved
by
the
Legislature.
36
SECTION
5.
EXEMPTIONS
FROM
EXPENSE
CLASS
AND
PROGRAM
TRANSFER
LIMITA
-
37
TIONS
-
-
OFFICE
OF
THE
ATTORNEY
GENERAL.
The
Office
of
the
Attorney
General
38
is
hereby
exempted
from
the
provisions
of
Section
67
-
3511
(1),
(2),
and
39
(3),
Idaho
Code,
allowing
unlimited
transfers
between
expense
classes
and
40
between
programs,
for
all
moneys
appropriated
to
it
for
the
period
July
41
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
Legislative
appropriations
shall
not
be
42

6
transferred
from
one
fund
to
another
fund
unless
expressly
approved
by
the
1
Legislature.
2
SECTION
6.
REAPPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY
-
-
OFFICE
OF
THE
SECRETARY
OF
3
STATE.
There
is
hereby
reappropriated
to
the
Office
of
the
Secretary
of
State
4
any
unexpended
and
unencumbered
balances
appropriated
or
reappropriated
to
5
the
Office
of
the
Secretary
of
State
for
election
integrity
audits
and
elec
-
6
tions
system
upgrades
for
fiscal
year
2026
to
be
used
for
the
period
July
1,
7
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
The
Office
of
the
State
Controller
shall
con
-
8
firm
the
reappropriation
amounts,
by
fund,
expense
class,
and
program,
with
9
the
Legislative
Services
Office
prior
to
processing
the
reappropriation
10
authorized
herein.
1
1
SECTION
7.
INDIRECT
COST
RECOVERY
-
-
OFFICE
OF
THE
STATE
CONTROLLER.
12
The
moneys
assessed
by
the
Division
of
Financial
Management
in
accordance
13
with
Section
67
-
3531,
Idaho
Code,
for
the
Office
of
the
State
Controller
ser
-
14
vices
shall
be
placed
in
the
Indirect
Cost
Recovery
Fund.
On
June
30,
2027,
15
the
State
Controller
shall
transfer
the
amount
assessed
in
the
statewide
16
cost
allocation
plan
from
the
Indirect
Cost
Recovery
Fund
to
the
state
Gen
-
17
eral
Fund.
18
SECTION
8.
REAPPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY
FOR
THE
DATA
PROCESSING
SERVICES
19
FUND
-
-
OFFICE
OF
THE
STATE
CONTROLLER.
There
is
hereby
reappropriated
to
the
20
Office
of
the
State
Controller
any
unexpended
and
unencumbered
balances
ap
-
21
propriated
or
reappropriated
to
the
Office
of
the
State
Controller
from
the
22
Data
Processing
Services
Fund
for
fiscal
year
2026
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
23
$2,500,000
to
be
used
for
nonrecurring
expenditures
related
to
the
Computer
24
Service
Center
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
The
Office
25
of
the
State
Controller
shall
confirm
the
reappropriation
amount,
by
fund,
26
expense
class,
and
program,
with
the
Legislative
Services
Office
prior
to
27
processing
the
reappropriation
authorized
herein.
28
SECTION
9.
REAPPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY
FOR
THE
GENERAL
FUND
-
-
OFFICE
OF
29
THE
STATE
CONTROLLER.
There
is
hereby
reappropriated
to
the
Office
of
the
30
State
Controller
any
unexpended
and
unencumbered
balances
appropriated
or
31
reappropriated
to
the
Office
of
the
State
Controller
from
the
General
Fund
32
for
the
behavioral
health
reporting
data
system
for
fiscal
year
2026,
to
be
33
used
for
nonrecurring
expenditures
related
to
the
behavioral
health
report
-
34
ing
data
system
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
The
Of
-
35
fice
of
the
State
Controller
shall
confirm
the
reappropriation
amount,
by
36
fund,
expense
class,
and
program,
with
the
Legislative
Services
Office
prior
37
to
processing
the
reappropriation
authorized
herein.
38
SECTION
10.
CASH
TRANSFER
-
-
OFFICE
OF
THE
STATE
CONTROLLER.
The
Office
39
of
the
State
Controller
is
hereby
directed
to
transfer
unencumbered
cash
40
balances
from
each
allocated
fund
of
the
Technology
Infrastructure
Stabi
-
41
lization
Fund
to
the
control
agency
account.
Authorized
appropriations
42
beginning
on
July
1,
2026,
shall
be
transferred
by
the
Office
of
the
State
43
Controller
from
the
control
agency
account;
any
unencumbered
funds
will
44

7
revert
back
to
the
control
agency
account
as
soon
as
practicable
at
the
end
1
of
the
fiscal
year.
2
SECTION
11.
CASH
BALANCE
RECONCILIATION
-
-
OFFICE
OF
THE
STATE
CON
-
3
TROLLER.
The
Office
of
the
State
Controller
shall
use
an
appropriate
amount
4
of
moneys
appropriated
to
such
office
in
Section
1
of
this
act
to
complete
an
5
accurate
cash
account
balance
and
activity
reconciliation
by
fund
as
fol
-
6
lows:
7
(1)
The
Office
of
the
State
Controller
shall
reconcile
all
cash
account
8
balances
and
activity
in
Luma
to
cash
account
balances
and
activity
9
maintained
in
the
Treasury
Accounting
Transaction
Reporting
System
10
(TATRS),
as
reconciled
to
bank
statements,
for
the
month
beginning
July
1
1
1,
2023,
and
each
consecutive
month
thereafter,
through
June
30,
2026.
12
This
cash
reconciliation
shall
occur
for
each
fund
and
agency,
includ
-
13
ing
the
control
agency.
14
(2)
The
Office
of
the
State
Controller
shall
report
its
findings
on
the
15
accuracy
of
cash
balances
after
reconciliation
as
of
June
30,
2026,
to
16
the
Joint
Finance
-
Appropriations
Committee
(JFAC)
and
the
Legislative
17
Services
Office.
Such
report
shall
be
made
at
the
fall
interim
meeting
18
of
JFAC
or
by
October
16,
2026,
whichever
is
earlier.
19
(3)
The
Office
of
the
State
Controller
shall
maintain
all
documenta
-
20
tion
to
support
these
cash
reconciliations
by
fund
and
agency
reported
21
in
Luma
and
TATRS
and
provide
that
documentation
as
necessary
for
audit
22
to
support
the
opinion
on
the
Annual
Comprehensive
Financial
Report
for
23
the
state.
24
SECTION
12.
PAYMENT
OF
BANK
SERVICE
FEES
-
-
STATE
TREASURER.
Of
the
25
amount
appropriated
to
the
State
Treasurer
in
Section
1
of
this
act,
no
more
26
than
$406,600
from
the
General
Fund
and
$221,700
from
the
Professional
Ser
-
27
vices
Fund
may
be
used
for
the
payment
of
bank
service
fees
for
the
period
28
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
29
SECTION
13.
CONTINUOUS
APPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY
FOR
THE
AMERICA250
COM
-
30
MEMORATION
FUND
-
-
STATE
TREASURER.
The
State
Treasurer
is
hereby
granted
31
continuous
appropriation
authority
for
the
America250
Commemoration
Fund
32
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
Gifts,
grants,
other
33
donations,
and
interest
earned
and
retained
by
the
fund
is
continuously
ap
-
34
propriated
for
the
purpose
provided
in
Section
57
-
832,
Idaho
Code.
35
SECTION
14.
CONDITIONS,
LIMITATIONS,
AND
RESTRICTIONS.
Appropriations
36
made
pursuant
to
this
act
are
subject
to
the
conditions,
limitations,
and
re
-
37
strictions
specified
in
this
act.
38
SECTION
15.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
39
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
40
July
1,
2026.
41