Idaho Bills

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Idaho Bean Commission and tax levies on beans.

Over the past few years, costs have increased in the bean industry in Idaho along with a decrease in bean acres grown in Idaho. The Idaho Bean Commission (IBC) has less than a year’s worth of reserves as a result. This legislation updates certain obsolete and outdated portions of the IBC’s statute as well as increases the assessment amount so IBC may meet the statutory charge of the agency. The IBC has not increased their assessment since 1992.

Relates to the appropriation to the to the Department of Insurance for fiscal year 2026.

This appropriation to the Department of Insurance provides enhancements to the FY 2026 maintenance budget that includes 2.00 FTP and additional personnel costs for a staff actuary and a regulatory compliance specialist; a compensation increase for state fire marshal staff; and replacement items.

Amends existing law to increase the salaries of commissioners of the Public Utilities Commission, State Tax Commission, and Industrial Commission.

This legislation provides a $1.55 per hour increase, similar to other state employees, for each of the Public Utilities Commissioners, State Tax Commissioners, and Industrial Commissioners effective July 1, 2025. The salary of each of the three Public Utilities Commissioners is statutorily raised from $126,424 to $129,648. The salary of each of the four State Tax Commissioners is statutorily raised from $117,396 to $120,620. The salary of each of the three Industrial Commissioners is statutorily raised from $123,126 to $126,350.

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2026.

This appropriation to the Department of Commerce provides enhancements to the FY 2026 budget that includes moving $140,900 in personnel costs from the Commerce Program to the Broadband Office Program. The appropriation provides a net-zero budget change to the maintenance appropriation provided to economic development agencies in Senate Bill 1109. Table 1 shows an additional $140,900 to the Broadband Office Program and reduction of $140,900 to the Commerce Program for a net-zero program transfer. Table 2 shows all the adjustments leading to the FY 2026 Total. The total budget for the Department of Commerce is $204,120,200.

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Correction for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.

This appropriation to the Department of Correction provides enhancements to the FY 2026 maintenance budget that includes appropriation for advanced surveillance technology, transport safety expansion, Recidiviz case management software, body-worn camera grant, transparency software, Pocatello CRC personnel annualization, contracted snow removal at St. Anthony Work Camp, general inflation, population driven adjustment, medical services per diem adjustment, replacement items, and Governor's initiative for a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for North Idaho. The Department of Correction requested $77,400 for training equipment at their training and development center in Meridian, which was not funded. The Department of Correction also requested $83,200 for a skid steer at St. Anthony Work Camp. This was reduced to $20,000 to pay for contracted snow removal at St. Anthony Work Camp. For FY 2025, this bill also provides an additional appropriation of $2,993,900 in the State Prisons Division for advanced surveillance technology, transport safety expansion, and a body-worn camera grant. Also provided for FY 2025 is $5,939,400 in the County and Out-of-State Placement Division for population driven adjustment, and $5,957,200 in the Medical Services Division for medical services per diem adjustment.