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H 444 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF LANDS – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Lands for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.

This bill allocates $7.26 million in state funds to Idaho's Department of Lands for fiscal years 2025-2026, directly affecting programs managing state lands, forests, and natural resources. Key provisions include reducing some funding by $449,700, authorizing three additional staff positions, transferring $40 million from the General Fund to the Fire Suppression Deficiency Warrant Fund for wildfire costs, and requiring at least 90% of abandoned mine reclamation funds to cover site restoration and engineering. The bill specifies how funds must be spent across categories like forest fire protection ($4.34 million), trust land management, and minerals oversight. It became law on April 2, 2025, with most provisions effective July 1, 2025.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates $7.26M to Department of Lands for land management, authorizes staff, and transfers $40M for fire suppression, directly funding essential state programs under budget appropriations.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentAllocates $7.26M for land/forest management and mandates 90% of reclamation funds for site restoration, directly advancing environmental conservation and resource protection.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Signed Apr 3, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2025 · House Mar 26, 2025

How they voted

24–10
Passed
Total votes 34
Mar 31, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
19 Yea 10 Nay
65% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Apr 3, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2025 Session Law Chapter 264 Effective: 04/02/2025 SECTION 4; 07/01/2025 SECTION 1-3, 5 & 6
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 24-11-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), WoodwardNAYS – Carlson, Coho(Lenney), Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - WoodwardTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – PASSED - 47-22-1AYES – Achilles, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Green(Lesmeister), Handy, Healey, Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(14), Vander Woude, We
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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