H0971 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the Attorney General for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

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Sponsor: APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-04-02
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-04-10

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APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the Attorney General for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

What This Bill Does

APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the Attorney General for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

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Bill History

2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by President; returned to House
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Delivered to Governor at 12:51 p.m. on April 2, 2026
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on April 10, 2026 Session Law Chapter 341 Effective: 04/10/2026 SECTION 3 & 4; 07/01/2026 SECTION 1 & 2
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 48-17-5 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Hill), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Berch, Bingham, Church, Egbert(Beazer), Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Haws, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Nelsen, Petzke, Rubel, Sauter Absent – Crane(13), Manwaring, Redman, Weber, Wheeler Floor Sponsor - Harris Title apvd - to Senate
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 27-8-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – Guthrie, Harris, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Galloway Title apvd - to House
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

Official Summary Text

APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the Attorney General 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.
971
BY
APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
OFFICE
OF
THE
ATTORNEY
GENERAL;
APPRO
-
2
PRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
OFFICE
OF
THE
ATTORNEY
GENERAL
FOR
3
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
DIRECTING
USE
OF
THE
CONSUMER
PROTECTION
FUND
FOR
4
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
APPROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
OFFICE
OF
THE
5
ATTORNEY
GENERAL
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2026;
DIRECTING
USE
OF
THE
CONSUMER
6
PROTECTION
FUND
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2026;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
7
PROVIDING
EFFECTIVE
DATES.
8
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
9
SECTION
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
10
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Office
of
the
Attorney
General
the
1
1
following
amounts
to
be
expended
according
to
the
designated
programs
for
12
personnel
costs
from
the
Consumer
Protection
Fund
for
the
period
July
1,
13
2026,
through
June
30,
2027:
14
FOR:
15
State
Legal
Services
16
$817,000
Internet
Crimes
Against
Children
17
63,000
TOTAL
18
$880,000
SECTION
2.
USE
OF
CONSUMER
PROTECTION
FUND
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027.
19
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
the
appro
-
20
priation
provided
in
Section
1
of
this
act
is
hereby
appropriated
for
the
21
furtherance
of
the
Attorney
General's
duties
and
activities
pursuant
to
22
Idaho
law
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
23
SECTION
3.
In
addition
to
the
appropriation
made
in
Section
1,
Chap
-
24
ter
196,
Laws
of
2025,
and
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
there
25
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Office
of
the
Attorney
General
the
following
26
amounts
to
be
expended
according
to
the
designated
programs
for
personnel
27
costs
from
the
Consumer
Protection
Fund
for
the
period
July
1,
2025,
through
28
June
30,
2026:
29
FOR:
30
State
Legal
Services
31
$817,000
Internet
Crimes
Against
Children
32
63,000
TOTAL
33
$880,000
SECTION
4.
USE
OF
CONSUMER
PROTECTION
FUND
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2026.
34
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
the
appro
-
35
priation
provided
in
Section
3
of
this
act
is
hereby
appropriated
for
the
36

2
furtherance
of
the
Attorney
General's
duties
and
activities
pursuant
to
1
Idaho
law
for
the
period
July
1,
2025,
through
June
30,
2026.
2
SECTION
5.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
3
declared
to
exist,
Sections
3
and
4
of
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
ef
-
4
fect
on
and
after
passage
and
approval,
and
Sections
1
and
2
of
this
act
shall
5
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
July
1,
2026.
6