H0869 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation for the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired for fiscal year 2027.

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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

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APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation for the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired for fiscal year 2027.

What This Bill Does

APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation for the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired for fiscal year 2027.

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Bill History

2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on March 25, 2026 Session Law Chapter 126 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Delivered to Governor at 4:37 p.m. on March 23, 2026
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by President; returned to House
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 27-8-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Toews, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Galloway Title apvd - to House
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
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 - 55-14-1 AYES – Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Burgoyne, Cayler, Garner, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Rasor, Scott, Tanner(13), Thompson, Wisniewski Absent – Palmer Floor Sponsor - Harris 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

Official Summary Text

APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation for the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired for fiscal year 2027.

Current 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.
869
BY
APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
COMMISSION
FOR
THE
BLIND
AND
VISU
-
2
ALLY
IMPAIRED;
APPROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
COMMISSION
FOR
3
THE
BLIND
AND
VISUALLY
IMPAIRED
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
PROVIDING
RE
-
4
QUIREMENTS
ON
SERVICE
PRIORITIZATION;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
5
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
6
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
7
SECTION
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
8
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Idaho
Commission
for
the
Blind
and
9
Visually
Impaired
the
following
amounts
to
be
expended
according
to
the
des
-
10
ignated
expense
classes
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
1
1
through
June
30,
2027:
12
FOR
13
FOR
14
TRUSTEE
AND
OPERATING
15
BENEFIT
EXPENDITURES
16
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
FROM:
17
Rehabilitation
Revenue
and
Refunds
18
Fund
19
$34,300
$28,400
$62,700
Adaptive
Aids
and
Appliances
20
Fund
21
65,000
0
65,000
TOTAL
22
$99,300
$28,400
$127,700
SECTION
2.
SERVICE
PRIORITIZATION.
It
is
hereby
the
intent
of
the
Leg
-
23
islature
that
the
Commission
for
the
Blind
and
Visually
Impaired
prioritize
24
funding
provided
in
Section
1
of
this
act
to
provide
sight
restoration
ser
-
25
vices
to
preserve,
stabilize,
and
restore
vision
for
eligible
individuals.
26
SECTION
3.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
27
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
28
July
1,
2026.
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