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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho transfers Soil and Water Conservation Commission funding to Department of Water Resources and appropriates $12,900 for fiscal year 2026
Last action · March 30, 2026: Signed by Governor on 03/27/26 Session Law Chapter 213 Effective: 03/27/2026 SECTION 5; 07/01/2026 SECTION 1-4
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What This Bill Does
Idaho Senate Bill 1405 shifts the administrative for the Soil and Water Conservation Commission from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Water Resources for 2027, totaling $4,369,800, and provides an additional $12,900 for fiscal year 2026.
Changes which state agency oversees soil and water conservation funding and distributes $300,000 equally among the state's 50 soil and water conservation districts starting July 1, 2026.
- Senate Bill 1405 was introduced by the Finance Committee during the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-eighth Idaho Legislature. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Soil and Water Conservation Commission
Its administrative appropriations and funding allocations are transferred and adjusted between state departments.
Department of Agriculture
Its budget for the commission is reduced for fiscal year 2027 and supplemented for fiscal year 2026.
Department of Water Resources
It receives a new appropriation to administer funds for the Soil and Water Conservation Commission in fiscal year 2027.
Key Facts
- The Department of Agriculture's appropriation for the Soil and Water Conservation Commission is reduced by $3,982,700 for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
- The Department of Water Resources receives an additional appropriation of $4,369,800 for the Soil and Water Conservation Commission for fiscal year 2027.
- Of the trustee and benefit payments appropriated to the Department of Water Resources, $300,000 shall be distributed equally among the 50 soil and water conservation districts.
- An additional $12,900 is appropriated to the Department of Agriculture from the Miscellaneous Revenue Fund for fiscal year 2026 to support the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program.
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- Sections 1 through 4 become effective on July 1, 2026, while Section 5 takes effect immediately upon passage and approval on March 27, 2026.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
15 actions- Mar 30, 2026EnrolledSigned by Governor on 03/27/26 Session Law Chapter 213 Effective: 03/27/2026 SECTION 5; 07/01/2026 SECTION 1-4
- Mar 27, 2026Reported delivered to Governor at 3:48 p.m. on 03/26/26
- Mar 26, 2026Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- Mar 26, 2026Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
- Mar 25, 2026Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- Mar 25, 2026CommitteeReturned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
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- Mar 24, 2026FloorRules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – PASSED - 64-6-0 AYES – Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Alfieri, Cayler, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Thompson Absent – None Floor Sponsor - Manwaring Title apvd - to Senate
- Mar 24, 2026Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Mar 23, 2026IntroducedRead First Time, Filed for Second Reading
- Mar 23, 2026Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- Mar 23, 2026FloorRead third time in full – PASSED - 30-4-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Keyser, Kohl, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke) Floor Sponsor - Cook Title apvd - to House
- Mar 20, 2026Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Mar 19, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Mar 19, 2026CommitteeReported Printed; referred to Finance
- Mar 18, 2026IntroducedIntroduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
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Administrative Transfer of Conservation Commission
Responsibility for administering the Soil and Water Conservation Commission's budget is shifted from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Water Resources for fiscal year 2027.
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