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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho appropriates $235,800 in additional General Fund money to the Office of the Secretary of State for fiscal year 2027
Last action · April 2, 2026: Reported Signed by Governor on April 10, 2026 Session Law Chapter 322 Effective: 07/01/2026
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What This Bill Does
Idaho allocates $235,800 in additional appropriations to the Office of the Secretary of State for 2027, taking effect July 1, 2026. The funding divides into $20,000 for personnel costs and $215,800 for operating expenditures.
Increases state expenditures for a constitutional office's administrative and personnel needs for the upcoming .
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Office of the Secretary of State
Receives an additional appropriation of $235,800 for personnel costs and operating expenditures for fiscal year 2027.
Key Facts
- Appropriates an additional $235,800 from the General Fund to the Office of the Secretary of State for fiscal year 2027.
- Allocates $20,000 specifically for personnel costs.
- Allocates $215,800 specifically for operating expenditures.
- 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- Apr 2, 2026EnrolledReported Signed by Governor on April 10, 2026 Session Law Chapter 322 Effective: 07/01/2026
- Apr 2, 2026Delivered to Governor at 10:38 a.m. on April 2, 2026
- Apr 2, 2026Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- Apr 1, 2026Signed by President; returned to House
- Apr 1, 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, 2026FloorRead third time in full – PASSED - 33-1-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – Blaylock Absent and excused – Foreman Floor Sponsor - Galloway Title apvd - to House
- Mar 31, 2026Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Mar 30, 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 27, 2026FloorRules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 67-0-3 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, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Brown), 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, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Haws, Shepherd, Shirts Floor Sponsor - Petzke Title apvd - to Senate
- Mar 27, 2026Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Mar 26, 2026Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- Mar 26, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
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