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H0975 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation and transfer of moneys in the state treasury for fiscal year 2027.

APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation and transfer of moneys in the state treasury for fiscal year 2027.

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Sponsor
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
Last action
2026-04-02
Official status
VETOED
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation and transfer of moneys in the state treasury for fiscal year 2027.

APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation and transfer of moneys in the state treasury for fiscal year 2027.

What This Bill Does

  • APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation and transfer of moneys in the state treasury 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. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

  2. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Rules Suspended: Ayes 59 Nays 6 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 43-23-4 AYES – Alfieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Healey, Hill(Hill), Holtzclaw, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Barbieri, Berch, Bruce, Cayler, Church, Crane(13), Egbert(Beazer), Gannon, Garner, Green, Hawkins, Haws, Hostetler, Leavitt, Mathias, McCann, Rasor, Rubel, Scott, Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, Wisniewski Absent – Manwaring, Marmon, Weber, Wheeler Floor Sponsor - Petzke Title apvd - to Senate

  3. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

  4. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance

  5. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

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

  6. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 19-13-3 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Lent, Ricks, VanOrden, Woodward NAYS – Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – Foreman, Lakey, Ruchti Floor Sponsor - Cook Title apvd - to House

  7. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

  8. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

  9. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

  10. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Signed by President; returned to House

  11. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

  12. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Delivered to Governor at 5:44 p.m. on April 2, 2026

  13. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Returned from Governor vetoed on April 28, 2026

  14. 2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature

    Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

  15. 2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading

Official Summary Text

APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation and transfer of moneys in the state treasury 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.
975
BY
APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
APPROPRIATIONS;
LIMITING
CASH
TRANSFERS
FROM
THE
BUDGET
STABI
-
2
LIZATION
FUND
FOR
FISCAL
YEARS
2026
AND
2027;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
3
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
4
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
5
SECTION
1.
CASH
TRANSFERS
FROM
THE
BUDGET
STABILIZATION
FUND
IN
FIS
-
6
CAL
YEARS
2026
AND
2027.
Notwithstanding
the
provisions
of
Section
57
-
814,
7
Idaho
Code,
which
limits
the
allowable
balance
in
the
Budget
Stabilization
8
Fund
to
15%
of
total
General
Fund
receipts
for
the
fiscal
year
just
ending
and
9
requires
the
Office
of
the
State
Controller
to
transfer
excess
moneys
in
the
10
Budget
Stabilization
Fund
back
to
the
General
Fund,
and
notwithstanding
any
1
1
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
the
Office
of
the
State
Controller
12
shall
not
transfer
funds
from
the
Budget
Stabilization
Fund
to
the
General
13
Fund
for
the
period
June
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
14
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
15
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
16
June
1,
2026.
17