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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho appropriates $6,695,000 in additional fiscal year 2027 funding for Idaho State Police programs
Last action · April 2, 2026: Reported Signed by Governor on April 10, 2026 Session Law Chapter 325 Effective: 07/01/2026
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What This Bill Does
Idaho House Bill 974 appropriates an additional $6,695,000 to the Idaho State Police for 2027, taking effect on July 1, 2026. The funding is allocated across for the Director's Office, Capitol Protective Services, Investigations, Patrol, and Law Enforcement Programs.
State law enforcement operations receive a funding increase of $6,695,000 sourced from the Idaho Law Enforcement (Project Choice) Fund and Federal Grant Funds for the 2027 .
- The Idaho State Police is the statewide law enforcement agency responsible for highway patrol, criminal investigations, and commercial vehicle safety across Idaho. context
- House Bill 974 was processed through the Idaho Legislature during the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-eighth Legislature in 2026. context
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Idaho State Police
Receives an additional appropriation of $6,695,000 for personnel costs across its designated programs for fiscal year 2027.
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
15 actions- Apr 2, 2026EnrolledReported Signed by Governor on April 10, 2026 Session Law Chapter 325 Effective: 07/01/2026
- Apr 2, 2026Delivered to Governor at 6:25 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 2, 2026Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
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- Apr 2, 2026FloorReturned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- Apr 2, 2026FloorRules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Semmelroth, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Ruchti, Taylor Floor Sponsor - Wintrow Title apvd - to House
- Apr 2, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Apr 2, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time; referred to: Finance
- Apr 2, 2026FloorReceived from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Apr 2, 2026FloorRules Suspended: Ayes 58 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 12, read in full as required – PASSED - 62-0-8 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert(Beazer), Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill(Hill), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Beiswenger, Bingham, Fuhriman, Manwaring, Marmon, Mickelsen, Weber, Wheeler Floor Sponsor - Petzke Title apvd - to Senate
- Apr 2, 2026Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Apr 1, 2026Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- Apr 1, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
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