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ID S1331

Bill

Status

Enrolled

3/10/2026

Primary Sponsor

Finance Committee

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Reduces state appropriations by $192,656,100 total for fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026), including $48.6 million in personnel costs, $20.5 million in operating expenditures, $1.9 million in capital outlay, and $121.6 million in trustee and benefit payments

  • Cuts $22,366,500 from Public School Support programs, affecting teacher funding ($5.7 million), administrators division ($1.8 million), and operations division ($14.9 million), with this amount transferred from the Public School Income Fund to the General Fund

  • Reduces appropriations across higher education institutions: University of Idaho ($5.3 million), Idaho State University ($5.3 million), Boise State University ($6.8 million), Lewis-Clark State College ($1.2 million), and community colleges ($2.7 million combined)

  • Cuts funding to Department of Health and Welfare programs totaling approximately $80 million, with largest reductions to Medicaid plans ($61.4 million across coordinated, enhanced, basic, and expansion plans) and child welfare services

  • Eliminates approximately 98 full-time equivalent positions across 25 state agencies, with largest reductions in Youth Safety and Permanency (12.00 FTE), Children's Mental Health (12.13 FTE), Department of Correction (11.50 FTE), and Department of Environmental Quality (7.00 FTE)

Legislative Description

Relates to reducing the appropriation for fiscal year 2026.

APPROPRIATIONS

Last Action

Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Finance2/23/2026
Judiciary and Rules2/20/2026

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