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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho Legislature Approves $507 Million General Government Budget for Fiscal Year 2027
Last action · March 24, 2026: Reported Signed by Governor on March 24, 2026 Session Law Chapter 116 Effective: 07/01/2026
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What This Bill Does
Idaho House Bill 867 appropriates $507,008,100 for general government operations for 2027, running from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The legislation freezes state employee health insurance premiums, copays, and deductibles at 2026 levels, caps full-time equivalent positions across state agencies, and authorizes specific fund transfers and s.
State employees will see no increase in health insurance premiums, copays, or deductibles for 2027, while numerous state agencies receive funding allocations and staff position caps totaling over half a billion dollars.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State employees
State employees retain their current health insurance plan structure and benefit packages without premium, copay, or deductible increases for fiscal year 2027.
State of Idaho agencies
General government agencies receive specific operating, personnel, and capital outlay funding allocations along with strict full-time equivalent position caps.
State Tax Commission
The commission is subject to a multi-year accountability review of tax collections and distributions by the Legislative Audits Division.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
16 actions- Mar 24, 2026EnrolledReported Signed by Governor on March 24, 2026 Session Law Chapter 116 Effective: 07/01/2026
- Mar 23, 2026Delivered to Governor at 1:48 p.m. on March 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- Mar 20, 2026Signed by President; returned to House
- Mar 20, 2026Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- Mar 19, 2026Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
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- Mar 19, 2026FloorReturned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- Mar 18, 2026FloorRules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 25-10-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward NAYS – Kohl, Lenney, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – None 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 - 51-18-1 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Berch, Cayler, Church, Egbert, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Haws, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mitchell, Rubel, Thompson Absent – Palmer Floor Sponsor - Harris 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
Version history
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State Employee Benefit Protection
The bill explicitly forbids increasing employee health insurance premiums, copays, and deductibles above 2026 levels while utilizing reserve accounts to cover anticipated cost increases.
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Sources
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