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H0868 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – PERSI – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Employee Retirement System for fiscal year 2027.

APPROPRIATIONS – PERSI – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Employee Retirement System for fiscal year 2027.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

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

Plain English Breakdown

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APPROPRIATIONS – PERSI – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Employee Retirement System for fiscal year 2027.

APPROPRIATIONS – PERSI – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Employee Retirement System for fiscal year 2027.

What This Bill Does

  • APPROPRIATIONS – PERSI – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Employee Retirement System for fiscal year 2027.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported Signed by Governor on March 25, 2026 Session Law Chapter 125 Effective: 07/01/2026

  2. 2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature

    Delivered to Governor at 4:37 p.m. on March 23, 2026

  3. 2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature

    Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

  4. 2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature

    Signed by President; returned to House

  5. 2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature

    Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

  6. 2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

  7. 2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature

    Read third time in full – PASSED - 25-9-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – VanOrden Floor Sponsor - Galloway Title apvd - to House

  8. 2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature

    Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

  9. 2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature

    Read second time; filed for Third Reading

  10. 2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

  11. 2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature

    Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

  12. 2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature

    Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance

  13. 2026-03-13 Idaho State Legislature

    Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

  14. 2026-03-13 Idaho State Legislature

    Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 36-33-1 AYES – Bingham, Boyle, Cannon, Church, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Haws, Healey, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Miller, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Shirts, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Cheatum, Crane(12), Crane(13), Ehardt, Ehlers, Furniss, Garner, Hawkins, Hill, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Mitchell, Rasor, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Thompson, Wisniewski Absent – Palmer Floor Sponsor - Miller Title apvd - to Senate

  15. 2026-03-12 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading

  16. 2026-03-11 Idaho State Legislature

    Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

APPROPRIATIONS – PERSI – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Employee Retirement System for fiscal year 2027.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE
BILL
NO.
868
BY
APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
PUBLIC
EMPLOYEE
RETIREMENT
SYSTEM;
AP
-
2
PROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
PUBLIC
EMPLOYEE
RETIREMENT
SYSTEM
3
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFEC
-
4
TIVE
DATE.
5
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
6
SECTION
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
7
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Public
Employee
Retirement
System
the
8
following
amounts
to
be
expended
according
to
the
designated
programs
and
9
expense
classes
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
10
June
30,
2027:
1
1
FOR
12
FOR
OPERATING
13
CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES
14
OUTLAY
TOTAL
I.
RETIREMENT
ADMINISTRATION:
15
FROM:
16
PERSI
Administrative
17
Fund
18
$2,227,300
$353,600
$2,580,900
II.
PORTFOLIO
INVESTMENT:
19
FROM:
20
PERSI
Special
21
Fund
22
$18,500
$18,500
GRAND
TOTAL
23
$2,227,300
$372,100
$2,599,400
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
24
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
25
July
1,
2026.
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