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H0868CLOSE VOTE2026 Regular SessionSigned into law

Relates to the appropriation to the Public Employee Retirement System for fiscal year 2027.

APPROPRIATIONS -- PERSI -- Relates to the appropriation to the Public Employee Retirement System for fiscal year 2027.

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RS33546 / H0868 This appropriation to the Public Employee Retirement System provides onetime enhancements to the FY 2027 maintenance budget that include funding for a pension software upgrade, continuity-of-operations plan, and replacement items.

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This appropriation provides an additional $2,599,400 to the maintenance appropriation provided to the Public Employee Retirement System found in the program maintenance appropriation to General Government agencies. Table 1 shows incremental adjustments to the budget found in the bill, the entirety of which are onetime. Table 2 shows the adjustments leading to the FY 2027 Total. The total budget for the Public Employee Retirement System is $13,675,700. Table 1. FTP Gen Ded Fed Total 1. Pension Software Update - Yr 5 0.00 0 2,000,000 0 2,000,000 2. Disaster Recovery 0.00 0 227,300 0 227,300 Replacement Items 0.00 0 372,100 0 372,100 FY 2027 Budget Enhancements 0.00 0 2,599,400 0 2,599,400 % Chg from FY 2027 Budget Maintenance 0.0% 23.5% 23.5% Table 2. FTP Gen Ded Fed Total FY 2026 Original Appropriation 81.00 0 14,645,000 0 14,645,000 1. Unallocated CEC - S1110 of 2025 0.00 0 (83,400) 0 (83,400) FY 2026 Total Appropriation 81.00 0 14,561,600 0 14,561,600 Removal of Onetime Expenditures 0

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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. 868 BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AN ACT1 RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATION TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM; AP-2 PROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM3 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC-4 TIVE DATE.5

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:6

SECTION 1. In addition to any other appropriation provided by law,7 there is hereby appropriated to the Public Employee Retirement System the8 following amounts to be expended according to the designated programs and9 expense classes from the listed funds for the period July 1, 2026, through10 June 30, 2027:11 FOR12 FOR OPERATING13 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES14 OUTLAY TOTAL I. RETIREMENT ADMINISTRATION:15 FROM:16 PERSI Administrative17 Fund18 $2,227,300 $353,600 $2,580,900 II. PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT:19 FROM:20 PERSI Special21 Fund22 $18,500 $18,500 GRAND TOTAL23 $2,227,300 $372,100 $2,599,400

SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby24 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after25 July 1, 2026.26

house Chamber· Mar 13, 2026

House Third Reading

Close vote✓ Passed
36 Yea
33 Nay
1 absentPassed by 3 votes
Republican
30 yea/30 nay
Democrat
6 yea/3 nay
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ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)

Reported Signed by Governor on March 25, 2026 Session Law Chapter Effective: