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S1384 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2027.

APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2027.

Budget
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Last action
2026-03-25
Official status
LAW
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2027.

APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2027.

What This Bill Does

  • APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2027.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported delivered to Governor at 4:05 p.m. on 03/24/26

  2. 2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature

    Signed by Governor on 03/25/26 Session Law Chapter 129 Effective: 07/01/2026

  3. 2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature

    Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate

  4. 2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor

  5. 2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature

    Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling

  6. 2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker

  7. 2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature

    Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 39-30-1 AYES – Berch, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Harris, Haws, Healey, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Crane(12), Erickson, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Hill, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen, Pohanka, Rasor, Raymond, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker Absent – Crane(13) Floor Sponsor - Price Title apvd - to Senate

  8. 2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature

    Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

  9. 2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature

    Read third time in full – PASSED - 31-4-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Keyser, Kohl, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Woodward Title apvd - to House

  10. 2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature

    Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading

  11. 2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature

    Read First Time, Filed for Second Reading

  12. 2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature

    Retained on calendar

  13. 2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature

    Retained on calendar

  14. 2026-03-13 Idaho State Legislature

    Read second time; filed for Third Reading

  15. 2026-03-12 Idaho State Legislature

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

  16. 2026-03-11 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported Printed; referred to Finance

  17. 2026-03-10 Idaho State Legislature

    Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Official Summary Text

APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission 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
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1384
BY
FINANCE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
PUBLIC
UTILITIES
COMMISSION;
APPROPRI
-
2
ATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
PUBLIC
UTILITIES
COMMISSION
FOR
FISCAL
3
YEAR
2027;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
4
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
5
SECTION
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
6
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Public
Utilities
Commission
$35,400
from
7
the
Public
Utilities
Commission
Fund
to
be
expended
for
capital
outlay
for
8
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
9
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
10
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
1
1
July
1,
2026.
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