Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind for fiscal year 2026.

This appropriation to the Public School Support Program's Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind (IESDB) provides enhancements to the FY 2026 program maintenance budget with the addition of two new staff positions in the Outreach Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, career ladder equivalent funding to provide IESDB teachers with funding parity since these teachers are not on the state's career ladder, and funding to assist IESDB with recruitment and retention of instructional staff.

Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Facilities for fiscal year 2026.

This appropriation to the Public School Support Program's Division of Facilities provides enhancements to the FY 2026 program maintenance budget with the addition of funding related to charter school facilities and a reduction of appropriation for estimated lottery dividends for fiscal year 2026.

Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Teachers for fiscal year 2026.

This appropriation to the Public School Support Program's Division of Teachers provides enhancements to the FY 2026 program maintenance budget with the addition of funding related to statutory-based Career Ladder placements and for 200 fewer estimated support units in fiscal year 2026 changing from 16,154 units to 15,954 units.

Amends existing law to provide requirements for members of winter feeding advisory committees.

This legislation would establish the requirement that at least one member of a Winter Feeding Advisory Committee be an agricultural producer. It also establishes the requirement that all members reside in the Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s district where the committee is formed.

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

This appropriation to the Department of Environmental Quality provides enhancements to the FY 2026 maintenance budget that includes funding for targeted pay to address turnover; funding for superfund cleanup; funding for remediation of Triumph Mine site; funding to reimburse infrastructure grantees using the ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Funds; a net zero fund shift for personnel costs; and the cash transfer including $10,000,000 from the General Fund for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure grants. Enhancement 4 for ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Funds removes the ongoing appropriation from this fund and replaces it with onetime appropriation that have been committed statewide for infrastructure grants. This provides that moneys that would have otherwise been appropriated in FY 2027 are available in FY 2026 so projects can be reimbursed to infrastructure grant recipients as soon as possible. This appropriation also includes an exemption from Idaho Code for the agency to balance its indirect funds for FY 2025.

Adds to existing law to provide that certain fees related to animal adoption and rescue are not subject to sales and use taxes.

Charities that save animals from starvation or euthanasia and find adoptive homes for them have recently been told by the Tax Commission that the animals they are saving are tangible personal property and that they need to charge sales tax on the “sale” of a rescued animal. This has been widely considered to be a service rather than a sale of goods. This legislation clarifies that this is a service and the fees charged by the non-profit to cover the costs of care, feeding, housing and transportation of the animals before they are placed with an adoptive family are not subject to sales tax.

Relates to the appropriation to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.

This appropriation to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation provides an enhancement to the FY 2026 maintenance budget for interpreter services for the Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Additionally, this bill provides a FY 2025 supplemental appropriation for the state's match to access federal grant funding and additional authorized client services determined ineligible for federal reimbursement.

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

This appropriation to the Department of Education provides enhancements to the FY 2026 maintenance budget. This includes partial funding for new ISAT and IRI contracts, performance report card (funding was moved from a FY 2025 request to a FY 2026 enhancement), farm-to-school program, child nutrition technology grant program, and two new staff for special education services. The bill also includes onetime funding from the School Bus Camera Fund in FY 2025 and ongoing funding for FY 2026 to meet the requirements of Section 49,1422, Idaho Code that allows for the purchase of school bus stop-arms software, equipment, and training to enforce the provisions of the section. This bill does not include funding for a second Indian education coordinator staff position, for a youth well-being assessment, drivers education reimbursement increases, or for the data dashboard and report card.

Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho Transportation Department for fiscal year 2026.

This is a FY 2025 trailer appropriation bill for the Idaho Transportation Department. It addresses the fiscal impact of House Bill 25, which changes the distribution going to the Transportation Expansion and Congestion Mitigation Fund from a percentage to a fixed distribution. House Bill 25 changes the distribution to one hundred forty-five million dollars ($145,000,000) in FY 2026, one hundred sixty-five million dollars ($165,000,000) in FY 2027, and one hundred eighty-five million dollars ($185,000,000) in FY 2028 and beyond.

Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.

This bill provides a supplemental appropriation of $20,000 for the Credit Mobility Grant in FY 2025 (table 2; line 1). This bill also provides enhancements to the Office of the State Board of Education maintenance budget that includes a database engineer (line 2), software support for the See Tell Now tipline (line 5), funding for a cybersecurity testing contract (line 6), funding for marketing of the See Tell Now tipline (line 11), appropriation of the Credit Mobility Grant in FY 2026 (line 13), replacement vehicles for the School Safety and Security Program (line 14), and replacement of OITS hardware (line 15). This bill does not include the IT Systems and Infrastructure Engineer (line 1), the Education Effectiveness Program Manager (line 3), the Education Policy Analyst (line 4), College Applications Outreach (line 7), the Empowering Parents Specialist (line 8), Base Funding for Independent Study Idaho (line 9), Grant Administrator for the Firearms Safety Program (line 10), and the Behavioral Threat Assessment (line 12) as requested by the agency and recommended by the Governor.

Amends House Bill 40, House Bill 304, and existing law to revise provisions regarding certain tax deductions, certain corporate income tax rates, certain protections for taxpayers, and certain sales tax distributions and to revise an effective date.

This legislation is a trailer bill to H40 and H304 along with other changes to tax code.

Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Facilities for fiscal year 2026.

This is the trailer appropriation bill for House Bill 304 that makes the School District Facilities Fund a continuously appropriated fund. The school district facilities fund provides property tax relief for taxpayers in school districts with approved school bonds and levies and facility maintenance funding for school districts that do not have school related property tax obligations.

Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Information Technology Services for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.

This appropriation to the Office of Information Technology Services provides enhancements to the FY 2026 budget that includes appropriation for new office space, enterprise security investments, emergency connectivity network investments, IT infrastructure investments, a ServiceNow project management software, the transfer of IT personnel from Idaho State Police and the Department of Juvenile Corrections, and replacement items. Additionally, this appropriation provides a onetime supplemental request for additional office equipment in FY 2025. This appropriation does not include additional appropriation for vehicle leases, or additional appropriation for a new Cybersecurity and IT Resilience Fund cash transfer. In total, $4,496,200 in enhancement requests by the agency and the Governor are not included in this bill.

States findings of the Legislature and provides for commendation of the Boise State University women's volleyball team.

This is a resolution to honor and commend the Boise State University Woman's Volleyball team for its courage and commitment in standing strongly for the integrity of women's sports by keeping women's sports for women only in alignment with Idaho's 'Fairness in Women's Sports Act' and Governor Little's executive order.

States findings of the Legislature and authorizes the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study of natural resource issues.

This legislation would authorize the Legislative Council to continue an interim committee that studies natural resource issues, particularly the state's water resources.

States findings of the Legislature and opines that a federal pardon issued by a president does not confer immunity from prosecution or responsibility for state crimes.

This resolution states that former President Biden’s federal pardon of Dr. Anthony Fauci does not shield him from prosecution for potential state-level crimes he has committed. The resolution states that the State of Idaho does not recognize the pardon, and it rights as a State in pursuing legal & criminal actions against Dr. Anthony Fauci.

States findings of the Legislature and denounces acts of political violence and intimidation.

The purpose of this Concurrent Resolution is to stand together as the 68th Idaho Legislature in denouncing acts of political violence and intimidation in the strongest possible terms and commits to fostering a culture of respect, civility, and lawful engagement in the democratic process.

States findings of the Legislature and recognizes Mother's Day through Father's Day as Traditional Family Values Month to raise awareness about the challenges facing traditional families and the alarming rate at which the traditional American family is declining.

States findings of the legislature and recognizes Mother’s Day through Father’s Day as Traditional Family Values Month, to raise awareness about the challenges facing traditional families and the alarming rate at which the traditional family is declining. The family is the fundamental building block of civilization, creating stability, health, and prosperity in societies. This legislation recognizes the vital role of the traditional family by designating a month to celebrate, support, and educate on its importance.