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H 169 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the budget of the Idaho Bureau of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind.

H 169 amends Idaho law to revise budget procedures for the Idaho Bureau of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind (IBESDB), which serves deaf/hard of hearing and blind/visually impaired students statewide. The bill creates a dedicated trust fund in the state treasury for IBESDB, requiring annual public budget meetings by July 1st and mandating the bureau submit its budget request to the state superintendent by August 1st. It specifies that funds must be disbursed by July 1, 2025, and used exclusively to provide supplemental services to eligible students. The changes clarify funding mechanisms and timeline requirements for the bureau's operations.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates dedicated trust fund with procedural requirements for IBESDB budget management, ensuring fiscal accountability without new taxation or funding cuts.85% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationCreates dedicated trust fund for IBESDB, mandates timely budget procedures and fund disbursement to support deaf/blind educational services, directly advancing specialized education access.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 7, 2025 Signed Mar 20, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2025 · House Feb 28, 2025

How they voted

35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 13, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
30 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 20, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2025 Session Law Chapter 106 Effective: 07/01/2025
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Goodrich(Rabe), Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - WoodwardTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 67-0-3AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mathias, McCann(Mosman), Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould,
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Appropriations
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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