S1417 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Parks and Recreation for fiscal years 2027 and 2026.

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Sponsor: FINANCE COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-04-01
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-03-31

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APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Parks and Recreation for fiscal years 2027 and 2026.

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APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Parks and Recreation for fiscal years 2027 and 2026.

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Bill History

2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by Governor on 03/31/26 Session Law Chapter 255 Effective: 03/31/2026 SECTION 3; 07/01/2026 SECTION 1 & 2
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Reported delivered to Governor at 2 p.m. on 03/30/26
2026-03-27 Idaho State Legislature
Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 39-30-1 AYES – Berch, Bingham, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Egbert, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(14), Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Garner, Harris, Hawkins, Hill, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, Vander Woude, Wisniewski Absent – Nelsen Floor Sponsor - Manwaring Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Read First Time, Filed for Second Reading
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 25-8-2 AYES – Adams, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Blaylock, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – Anthon, Bjerke(Bjerke) Floor Sponsor - Hart Title apvd - to House
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed; referred to Finance
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Official Summary Text

APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Parks and Recreation for fiscal years 2027 and 2026.

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1417
BY
FINANCE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
PARKS
AND
RECREATION;
AP
-
2
PROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
PARKS
AND
RECREATION
3
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
AUTHORIZING
ADDITIONAL
FULL
-
TIME
EQUIVALENT
PO
-
4
SITIONS;
EXEMPTING
THE
APPROPRIATION
FROM
PROGRAM
TRANSFER
LIMITATIONS
5
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2026;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
EFFEC
-
6
TIVE
DATES.
7
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
8
SECTION
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
9
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Department
of
Parks
and
Recreation
the
10
following
amounts
to
be
expended
according
to
the
designated
programs
and
1
1
expense
classes
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
12
June
30,
2027:
13
FOR
14
FOR
15
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
16
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
17
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
I.
PARK
OPERATIONS:
18
FROM:
19
Parks
and
Recreation
20
Fund
21
$287,900
$120,000
$1,100,000
$1,507,900
Recreational
Fuels
22
Fund
23
25,000
15,000
1,326,000
1,366,000
Parks
and
Recreation
Registration
24
Fund
25
25,000
15,000
40,000
Federal
Grant
26
Fund
27
0
0
475,000
$1,877,500
2,352,500
TOTAL
28
$337,900
$150,000
$2,901,000
$1,877,500
$5,266,400
II.
CAPITAL
DEVELOPMENT:
29
FROM:
30
Parks
and
Recreation
Registration
31
Fund
32
$9,500,000
$9,500,000
Miscellaneous
Revenue
33
Fund
34
1,500,000
1,500,000

2
FOR
1
FOR
2
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
Federal
Grant
5
Fund
6
1,863,500
1,863,500
TOTAL
7
$12,863,500
$12,863,500
GRAND
TOTAL
8
$337,900
$150,000
$15,764,500
$1,877,500
$18,129,900
SECTION
2.
FTP
AUTHORIZATION.
In
addition
to
any
other
authorization
9
provided
by
law,
the
full
-
time
equivalent
position
authorization
provided
10
to
the
Department
of
Parks
and
Recreation
is
hereby
increased
by
two
and
1
1
ninety
-
five
hundredths
(2.95)
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
12
2027.
13
SECTION
3.
EXEMPTIONS
FROM
PROGRAM
TRANSFER
LIMITATIONS.
The
Depart
-
14
ment
of
Parks
and
Recreation
is
hereby
exempted
from
the
provisions
of
15
Section
67
-
3511(2),
Idaho
Code,
allowing
unlimited
transfers
between
pro
-
16
grams
for
all
moneys
appropriated
to
it
for
trustee
and
benefit
payments
for
17
the
period
July
1,
2025,
through
June
30,
2026.
Legislative
appropriations
18
shall
not
be
transferred
from
one
fund
to
another
fund
unless
expressly
ap
-
19
proved
by
the
Legislature.
20
SECTION
4.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
21
declared
to
exist,
Section
3
of
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
22
and
after
passage
and
approval,
and
Sections
1
and
2
of
this
act
shall
be
in
23
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
July
1,
2026.
24