Idaho Bills

Provides appropriations for a statutory increase to commissioner salaries of the Public Utilities Commission, Industrial Commission, and State Tax Commission.

This bill is a trailer to Senate Bill 1148 and provides appropriations to the Public Utilities Commission, State TaxCommission, andIndustrialCommission. Theseappropriationsprovidefundingfora$1.55perhoursalary increase for each of the Commissioners of these agencies, as provided for in Senate Bill 1148. Senate Bill 1148 provided an equivalent Change in Employee Compensation (CEC) as received by other state employees.

Relates to the appropriation to the Industrial Commission for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.

This appropriation to the Industrial Commission provides enhancements to the FY 2026 maintenance budget thatincludesfundingforamaintenancecontractfortheIndustrialCommission'sredesignedinformationsystem (IRIS)project,financialtechnicianreclassification,refereepositionfunding,andOITShardware. Alsoincluded is a net-zero appropriation shift for FY 2025 for IRIS cost allocation. The Industrial Commission requested $32,300 for a rehabilitation field consultant, $25,500 to reclassify adjudication associates, $62,300 for a technical records specialist, $30,000 for an IRIS contingency fund, and $132,000 for replacement vehicles. These enhancement items do not receive funding in this bill.

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.