H0870 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Information Technology Services for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

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Sponsor: APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-24
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-03-24

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APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Information Technology Services for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

What This Bill Does

APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Information Technology Services for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

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Bill History

2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Delivered to Governor at 4:37 p.m. on March 23, 2026
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on March 24, 2026 Session Law Chapter 117 Effective: 03/24/2026 SECTION 4-6; 07/01/2026 SECTION 1-3
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 - 20-15-0 AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Adams, Blaylock, Carlson, Galloway, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Bjerke(Bjerke) 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 - 48-21-1 AYES – Barbieri, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Alfieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Cayler, Crane(13), Ehardt, Ehlers, Furniss, Harris, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mitchell, Price, Rasor, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson Absent – Palmer Floor Sponsor - Petzke 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 – OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Information Technology Services for fiscal years 2026 and 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.
870
BY
APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
OFFICE
OF
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
SER
-
2
VICES;
APPROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
OFFICE
OF
INFORMATION
3
TECHNOLOGY
SERVICES
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
INCREASING
THE
NUMBER
OF
4
AUTHORIZED
FULL
-
TIME
EQUIVALENT
POSITIONS
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
APPRO
-
5
PRIATING
AND
TRANSFERRING
MONEYS
FROM
THE
GENERAL
FUND
TO
THE
ADMINIS
-
6
TRATION
AND
ACCOUNTING
SERVICES
FUND;
APPROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
7
TO
THE
OFFICE
OF
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
SERVICES
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2026;
8
APPROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
OFFICE
OF
INFORMATION
TECHNOL
-
9
OGY
SERVICES
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2026;
AUTHORIZING
ADDITIONAL
FULL
-
TIME
10
EQUIVALENT
POSITIONS
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2026;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
1
1
AND
PROVIDING
EFFECTIVE
DATES.
12
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
13
SECTION
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
14
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Office
of
Information
Technology
Ser
-
15
vices
the
following
amounts
to
be
expended
for
the
designated
expense
16
classes
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
17
2027:
18
FOR
19
FOR
FOR
PERSONNEL
20
OPERATING
CAPITAL
COSTS
21
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
TOTAL
FROM:
22
General
23
Fund
24
$1,316,700
$1,376,700
$2,693,400
Administration
and
Accounting
Services
25
Fund
26
$6,974,200
524,800
34,200
7,533,200
Federal
Grant
27
Fund
28
253,500
200,900
0
454,400
TOTAL
29
$7,227,700
$2,042,400
$1,410,900
$10,681,000
SECTION
2.
FTP
AUTHORIZATION.
In
addition
to
any
other
authorization
30
provided
by
law,
the
full
-
time
equivalent
position
authorization
provided
31
to
the
Office
of
Information
Technology
Services
is
hereby
increased
by
32
fifty
-
nine
and
five
-
tenths
(59.50)
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
33
30,
2027.
34
SECTION
3.
CASH
TRANSFER
FOR
PERSONNEL
COSTS.
There
is
hereby
appro
-
35
priated
and
the
Office
of
the
State
Controller
shall
transfer
$458,700
from
36
the
General
Fund
to
the
Administration
and
Accounting
Services
Fund
on
July
37

2
1,
2026,
or
as
soon
thereafter
as
practicable
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
1
through
June
30,
2027.
2
SECTION
4.
In
addition
to
the
appropriation
made
in
Section
1,
Chapter
3
321,
Laws
of
2025,
and
any
other
appropriation
provided
for
by
law,
there
4
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Office
of
Information
Technology
Services
5
$200,000
for
operating
expenditures
from
the
General
Fund
for
the
period
of
6
July
1,
2025,
through
June
30,
2026,
for
the
purpose
of
purchasing
building
7
furnishings
at
the
Chinden
Campus.
8
SECTION
5.
In
addition
to
the
appropriation
made
in
Section
1,
Chap
-
9
ter
321,
Laws
of
2025,
and
any
other
appropriation
provided
for
by
law,
there
10
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Office
of
Information
Technology
Services
the
1
1
following
amounts
to
be
expended
for
the
designated
expense
classes
from
the
12
Federal
Grant
Fund
for
the
period
July
1,
2025,
through
June
30,
2026,
for
the
13
purpose
of
E
-
CORE
Federal
Grant
program:
14
FOR:
15
Personnel
Costs
16
$23,000
Operating
Expenditures
17
33,200
TOTAL
18
$56,200
SECTION
6.
FTP
AUTHORIZATION.
In
addition
to
the
authorization
pro
-
19
vided
in
Section
2,
Chapter
321,
Laws
of
2025,
the
full
-
time
equivalent
20
position
authorization
provided
to
the
Office
of
Information
Technology
21
Services
is
hereby
increased
by
five
-
tenths
(0.50)
for
the
period
July
1,
22
2025,
through
June
30,
2026,
for
the
purpose
of
E
-
CORE
Federal
Grant
program.
23
SECTION
7.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
24
declared
to
exist,
Sections
4
through
6
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
25
effect
on
and
after
passage
and
approval,
and
Sections
1
through
3
of
this
act
26
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
July
1,
2026.
27