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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho House Bill 835 revises expenditure limits and approval rules for non-cognizable state funds and interagency billings
Last action · March 27, 2026: Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
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What This Bill Would Do
Idaho House Bill 835 amends state budget laws to cap cumulative expenditures from funds at $10 million per , establishes rules for , and declares an emergency for the law to take effect on July 1, 2026.
State agencies and departments face a strict $10 million annual ceiling on spending from unbudgeted non-state funds unless specific emergency, military construction, or student tuition exemptions apply.
- House Bill 835 was introduced by the Appropriations Committee during the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-eighth Idaho Legislature. context
- Idaho Code Section 67-3516 governs the rate of expenditure and fixed budget parameters for state agencies and institutions. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State Officers and Departments
State officers and departments are bound by fixed budget limits and must secure specific administrative approvals to spend non-cognizable funds or execute interagency billings.
Division of Financial Management
The administrator of the division of financial management is granted authority to review, approve, and oversee non-cognizable fund expenditures, capital asset receipts, and interagency transactions.
Board of Examiners
The board of examiners shares the responsibility of granting prior approval for agencies to expend unbudgeted or non-cognizable moneys.
Key Facts
- Appropriation acts passed by the Idaho legislature are fixed budgets that state officers, departments, bureaus, and institutions may not exceed.
- Moneys available to an agency from non-state sources that are not cognizable at the time appropriations were made require prior approval from the administrator of the division of financial management and the board of examiners to be expended.
- Receipts from the sale of capital outlay items and insurance claim settlements may be included as an increase to an agency's appropriation with the approval of the division of financial management.
- Proceeds from the sale of a motor vehicle may be transferred to operating expenditures with the approval of the division of financial management.
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- Cumulative expenditures from non-cognizable funds cannot exceed $10,000,000 in any fiscal year.
- Exempted from the $10 million cap are funds expended for declared federal or state emergencies, construction at the orchard combat training center or Gowen field funded by the federal national guard bureau, or tuition costs for Idaho students at public higher education institutions.
- State agencies selling goods and services to another state agency must use the interagency billing process, requiring prior written approval or statutory authorization.
- The state controller must treat interagency receipts as revenue rather than a reduction of expenditures for the receiving agency.
- This act declares an emergency and takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the maximum amount of non-cognizable funds a state agency can spend in a fiscal year?
Are there exceptions to the $10 million spending cap on non-cognizable funds?
Who must approve the expenditure of non-cognizable moneys available to an agency?
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Procedural history
8 actions- Mar 27, 2026Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- Mar 16, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
- Mar 16, 2026FloorReceived from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Mar 13, 2026FloorRules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 62-7-1 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Handy, Haws, Mathias, Rubel Absent – Palmer Floor Sponsor - Monks Title apvd - to Senate
- Mar 13, 2026Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Mar 12, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
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- Mar 6, 2026CommitteeReported Printed and Referred to Appropriations
- Mar 5, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
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Establishment of a Hard Cap on Non-Cognizable Funds
The legislation introduces a firm $10 million ceiling on cumulative expenditures from unbudgeted non-state funds, adding strict oversight criteria.
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