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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho requires state agencies to report contracts and agreements to the State Controller starting July 2026
Last action · March 26, 2026: Signed by Governor on 03/26/26 Session Law Chapter 151 Effective: 07/01/2026
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What This Bill Does
State agencies in Idaho must report all executed contracts, MOUs, and s to the state controller within 10 business days starting July 1, 2026. Noncompliant agencies face a 30-day cure period followed by potential reporting to the governor and legislature, and possible budgetary holdbacks.
State departments and divisions face administrative oversight and potential budget impacts for failing to submit external business agreements to a centralized public database.
- The State Controller is an elected constitutional officer in Idaho responsible for maintaining the state's financial accounts and issuing warrants for payment. 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.
State agencies
State agencies must report all executed agreements to the controller, update amendments, certify records annually, and face potential budget penalties for noncompliance.
State Controller
The State Controller is tasked with maintaining a reporting portal, publishing a public list of agreements, monitoring compliance, and reporting noncompliant agencies.
Department of Administration, Division of Purchasing
The department is responsible for reporting statewide contracts executed by its office.
Key Facts
- Agencies must report any executed MOU, MOA, or agreement, including sub-agreements, to the state controller within 10 business days of execution starting July 1, 2026.
- Submissions must include a document title, dates, participating entities, summary, contact info, amendments, and monetary value.
- Amendments to existing agreements do not require separate reporting but must be updated in the original submission.
- Employment-related agreements (excluding settlement agreements), routine financial documents, student housing and financial aid agreements, and template agreements are exempt.
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- Statewide contracts executed by the department of administration division of purchasing are reported by that department, except for individual agency sub-agreements.
- Agencies must annually review, update, and certify the accuracy of their reported agreements by January 1 of each year.
- The state controller will maintain and publish a centralized publicly accessible list of reported agreements.
- Agencies failing to report receive written notice and have 30 days to cure noncompliance or notify the controller of compliance within 60 days.
- The state controller must report agencies failing to cure noncompliance to the legislative services office on or before January 5 annually.
- Noncompliant agencies may be subject to budgetary holdbacks for the following fiscal year upon approval by the joint finance-appropriations committee, legislature, and governor.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
16 actions- Mar 26, 2026EnrolledSigned by Governor on 03/26/26 Session Law Chapter 151 Effective: 07/01/2026
- Mar 25, 2026Reported delivered to Governor at 4:05 p.m. on 03/24/26
- Mar 24, 2026Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- Mar 24, 2026Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
- Mar 23, 2026Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- Mar 23, 2026CommitteeReturned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
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- Mar 20, 2026FloorRead Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, 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), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Galaviz Floor Sponsor - Scott Title apvd - to Senate
- Mar 19, 2026Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Mar 18, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- Mar 4, 2026IntroducedRead First Time, Referred to State Affairs
- Mar 4, 2026Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- Mar 3, 2026FloorRead third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2 AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Bruner(Adams), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Ruchti, Semmelroth Floor Sponsor - Blaylock Title apvd - to House
- Feb 26, 2026Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Feb 25, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Feb 19, 2026CommitteeReported Printed; referred to State Affairs
- Feb 18, 2026IntroducedIntroduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
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Centralized Contract Tracking
Shifts state oversight from decentralized agency record-keeping to a centralized, publicly accessible portal managed by the State Controller.
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- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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