Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the Military Division and the Department of Health and Welfare for the Public Health Services Division for fiscal year 2026.

ThisisatrailerappropriationtotheMilitaryDivisionandthePublicHealthServicesDivisionintheDepartment of Health and Welfare for the impact of House Bill 206. House Bill 206 transferred the Emergency Medical Services program, less Preparedness and Response, from the Public Health Services Division to the Military Division and this bill provides adjustments to appropriations to complete that transfer. The appropriation for the Preparedness and Response program is transferred to the Physical Health budgeted program in the Public Health Services Division.

Relates to the appropriation to the Military Division for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.

This appropriation to the Military Division provides enhancements to the FY 2026 maintenance budget that include a public safety communications network administrator, ITS billing adjustment, replacement items, IT hardware, and funding for hazardous materials regional response. For FY 2025, the bill also provides an additional appropriation of $540,000 to the division for Public Safety Communications support, and an additional $759,200 for IT maintenance and licensing. A cash transfer of $34,200 is provided from the General Fund to the Hazardous Substance Emergency Response Fund to reimburse costs for cleanup of hazardous materials incidents. A cash transfer of $8,600,000 is provided from the State Emergency Relief Fund to the division's Miscellaneous Revenue Fund.