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H 454 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – DIVISION OF TEACHERS – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Teachers for fiscal year 2026.

Idaho's H 454 is an enacted law (effective July 1, 2025) that allocates $1,630,500 in additional funding for the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Teachers during fiscal year 2026. The bill transfers this amount from the General Fund to the Public School Income Fund, clarifying that these funds will be treated as originating from the General Fund for accounting purposes. This funding directly supports public school teacher programs and services in Idaho for the 2025-2026 school year. The legislation was signed into law on April 2, 2025, and takes effect immediately for the upcoming fiscal year.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates $1.63M additional funding for public school teachers from General Fund, directly increasing education spending per appropriations language.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAllocates $1.63M additional funding for teacher programs in Idaho's public schools, directly supporting educators and educational services per bill's explicit purpose.95% 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

32–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Mar 31, 2025
D Democratic5
4 Yea 1
80% Yea
R Republican29
28 Yea 1 Nay
96% 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 269 Effective: 07/01/2025
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 - 33-1-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Coho(Lenney), Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Kohl, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – KeyserAbsent and excused – RuchtiFloor Sponsor - Ward-EngelkingTitle 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 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 66-0-4AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green(Lesmeister), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen,
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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