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S1406 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF THE STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Public Defender for fiscal year 2027.

APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF THE STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Public Defender for fiscal year 2027.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
LAW
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF THE STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Public Defender for fiscal year 2027.

APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF THE STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Public Defender for fiscal year 2027.

What This Bill Does

  • APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF THE STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Public Defender for fiscal year 2027.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature

    Signed by Governor on 03/27/26 Session Law Chapter 212 Effective: 07/01/2026

  2. 2026-03-27 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported delivered to Governor at 3:48 p.m. on 03/26/26

  3. 2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature

    Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate

  4. 2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor

  5. 2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature

    Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling

  6. 2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature

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

  7. 2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature

    Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

  8. 2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature

    Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – PASSED - 39-31-0 AYES – Barbieri, Berch, Bingham, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler NAYS – Alfieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Cayler, Crane(12), Crane(13), Ehardt, Ehlers, Harris, Hawkins, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker Absent – None Floor Sponsor - Manwaring Title apvd - to Senate

  9. 2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature

    Read third time in full – PASSED - 22-12-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Blaylock, Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke) Floor Sponsor - Woodward Title apvd - to House

  10. 2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature

    Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading

  11. 2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature

    Read First Time, Filed for Second Reading

  12. 2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature

    Read second time; filed for Third Reading

  13. 2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported Printed; referred to Finance

  14. 2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature

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

  15. 2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature

    Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Official Summary Text

APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF THE STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Public Defender 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.
1406
BY
FINANCE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
OFFICE
OF
THE
STATE
PUBLIC
DEFENDER;
2
APPROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
OFFICE
OF
THE
STATE
PUBLIC
DE
-
3
FENDER
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
AUTHORIZING
ADDITIONAL
FULL
-
TIME
EQUIVA
-
4
LENT
POSITIONS;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
5
DATE.
6
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
7
SECTION
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
8
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Office
of
the
State
Public
Defender
the
9
following
amounts
to
be
expended
according
to
the
designated
expense
classes
10
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027:
1
1
FOR
12
FOR
FOR
PERSONNEL
13
OPERATING
CAPITAL
COSTS
14
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
TOTAL
FROM:
15
General
16
Fund
17
$48,800
$48,800
Public
Defense
18
Fund
19
202,100
$250,500
$3,700
456,300
TOTAL
20
$250,900
$250,500
$3,700
$505,100
SECTION
2.
FTP
AUTHORIZATION.
In
addition
to
any
other
authorization
21
provided
by
law,
the
full
-
time
equivalent
position
authorization
provided
22
to
the
Office
of
the
State
Public
Defender
is
hereby
increased
by
six
(6.00)
23
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
24
SECTION
3.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
25
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
26
July
1,
2026.
27