H0976 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation and transfer of funds for strategic initiatives and local highway districts.

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Enacted

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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 – Relates to the appropriation and transfer of funds for strategic initiatives and local highway districts.

What This Bill Does

APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation and transfer of funds for strategic initiatives and local highway districts.

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Bill History

2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended: Ayes 59 Nays 6 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 65-0-5 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert(Beazer), Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill(Hill), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Beiswenger, Manwaring, Marmon, Weber, Wheeler Floor Sponsor - Green Title apvd - to Senate
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-0-3 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Foreman, Lakey, Ruchti Floor Sponsor - Cook Title apvd - to House
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
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 5:44 p.m. on April 2, 2026
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on April 10, 2026 Session Law Chapter 326 Effective: 04/10/2026
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

Official Summary Text

APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation and transfer of funds for strategic initiatives and local highway districts.

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.
976
BY
APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
APPROPRIATIONS;
AMENDING
SECTION
5
OF
HOUSE
BILL
NO.
968,
IF
EN
-
2
ACTED
BY
THE
SECOND
REGULAR
SESSION
OF
THE
SIXTY
-
EIGHTH
IDAHO
LEGISLA
-
3
TURE,
TO
PROVIDE
A
CASH
TRANSFER
TO
THE
LOCAL
HIGHWAY
DISTRIBUTION
FUND;
4
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY.
5
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
6
SECTION
1.
That
Section
5
of
House
Bill
No.
968,
if
enacted
by
the
Sec
-
7
ond
Regular
Session
of
the
Sixty
-
eighth
Idaho
Legislature,
be,
and
the
same
8
is
hereby
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
Section
5.
CASH
TRANSFER
TO
THE
STRATEGIC
INITIATIVES
10
PROGRAM
FUND
AND
LOCAL
HIGHWAY
DISTRIBUTION
FUND
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
1
1
2026.
There
is
hereby
appropriated
and
the
Office
of
the
State
12
Controller
shall
transfer
50%
of
the
interest
earnings
generated
13
in
fiscal
years
2024,
2025,
and
2026
to
the
American
Rescue
Plan
14
Act
State
and
Local
Fiscal
Recovery
Fund
or
$32,877,300,
whichever
15
is
greater,
to
be
distributed
as
60%
to
the
Strategic
Initiatives
16
Program
(Dedicated)
Fund
and
40%
to
the
Local
Highway
Distribution
17
Fund
as
soon
as
practicable
for
the
period
July
1,
2025,
through
18
June
30,
2026.
The
amount
shall
be
confirmed
with
the
Legislative
19
Services
Office
Budget
and
Policy
Analysis
Division.
20
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
21
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
its
22
passage
and
approval.
23