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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho Legislature appropriates $2,599,400 to Public Employee Retirement System for fiscal year 2027
Last action · March 25, 2026: Reported Signed by Governor on March 25, 2026 Session Law Chapter 125 Effective: 07/01/2026
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What This Bill Does
Idaho House Bill 868 appropriates an additional $2,599,400 to the Public Employee Retirement System for 2027, taking effect on July 1, 2026.
Allocates dedicated administrative and investment funds to state pension management operations without altering retiree benefit formulas.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Public Employee Retirement System
Receives an additional appropriation of $2,599,400 for operating expenditures and capital outlay for fiscal year 2027.
Key Facts
- Appropriates a grand total of $2,599,400 in additional moneys to the Public Employee Retirement System for fiscal year 2027.
- Allocates $2,227,300 for operating expenditures and $353,600 for capital outlay under Retirement Administration from the PERSI Administrative Fund, totaling $2,580,900.
- Allocates $18,500 for operating expenditures under Portfolio Investment from the PERSI Special Fund.
- Declares an emergency to establish an effective date of July 1, 2026.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
16 actions- Mar 25, 2026EnrolledReported Signed by Governor on March 25, 2026 Session Law Chapter 125 Effective: 07/01/2026
- Mar 24, 2026Delivered to Governor at 4:37 p.m. on March 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- Mar 23, 2026Signed by President; returned to House
- Mar 23, 2026Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- Mar 20, 2026Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
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- Mar 19, 2026FloorReturned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- Mar 19, 2026FloorRead third time in full – PASSED - 25-9-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – VanOrden Floor Sponsor - Galloway Title apvd - to House
- Mar 18, 2026Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Mar 17, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Mar 16, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time; referred to: Finance
- 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 - 36-33-1 AYES – Bingham, Boyle, Cannon, Church, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Haws, Healey, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Miller, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Shirts, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Cheatum, Crane(12), Crane(13), Ehardt, Ehlers, Furniss, Garner, Hawkins, Hill, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Mitchell, Rasor, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Thompson, Wisniewski Absent – Palmer Floor Sponsor - Miller Title apvd - to Senate
- Mar 13, 2026Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Mar 12, 2026Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- Mar 11, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
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