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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho appropriates $14.18 million in additional funds to Department of Fish and Game for fiscal year 2027
Last action · April 2, 2026: Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 303 Effective: 07/01/2026
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What This Bill Does
Idaho law appropriates an additional $14,178,500 to the Department of Fish and Game for 2027, including $13,752,200 for operating expenditures and $426,300 for , effective July 1, 2026.
Provides supplemental state funding and authorities for dedicated and federal funds across administration, fisheries, and wildlife programs, including a specific allocation for wolf trapping management.
- House Bill 964 was introduced by the Appropriations Committee during the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-eighth Idaho Legislature and enacted as Session Law Chapter 303. context
Who It Affects
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Department of Fish and Game
Receives additional appropriations, reappropriation authority, and reporting requirements for fiscal year 2027.
Key Facts
- The grand total appropriation is $14,178,500, comprising $13,752,200 for operating expenditures and $426,300 for capital outlay.
- Administration program receives $426,300 total from the Fish and Game Fund and Fish and Game (Federal) Fund for capital outlay.
- Fisheries program receives $9,502,200 total for operating expenditures from dedicated, federal, and other funds.
- Wildlife program receives $4,250,000 total for operating expenditures from other and federal funds.
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- Unexpended and unencumbered balances from dedicated and federal funds for fiscal year 2026 are reappropriated for nonrecurring expenditures for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
- $200,000 from the Fish and Game (Other) Fund must be used to enhance wolf trapping to manage wolf predation, with unspent balances reverting to the fund.
- The Department of Fish and Game must provide a report detailing the use of funds to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee by June 30, 2027.
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
16 actions- Apr 2, 2026EnrolledReported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 303 Effective: 07/01/2026
- Apr 2, 2026Delivered to Governor at 12:51 p.m. on April 2, 2026
- Apr 2, 2026Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- Apr 2, 2026Signed by President; returned to House
- Apr 2, 2026Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- Apr 1, 2026Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
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- Apr 1, 2026FloorReturned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- Apr 1, 2026FloorRules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 21-14-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bjerke(Bjerke), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Harris, Hart, Lakey, Lent, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Woodward NAYS – Bernt, Blaylock, Foreman, Guthrie, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Semmelroth, Toews, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Hart Title apvd - to House
- Apr 1, 2026Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Mar 31, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Mar 30, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time; referred to: Finance
- Mar 30, 2026FloorReceived from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Mar 30, 2026FloorRules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 36-30-4 AYES – Barbieri, Bingham, Boyle, Cannon(Cannon), Cornilles, Dygert, Ehlers, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Alfieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Crane(12), Crane(13), Ehardt, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Harris, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Petzke, Rasor, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, Wisniewski Absent – Egbert, Haws, McCann, Palmer Floor Sponsor - Mitchell Title apvd - to Senate
- Mar 30, 2026Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Mar 27, 2026Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- Mar 27, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
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