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H 455 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.

Idaho's H 455 appropriates $76.6 million to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for fiscal years 2025-2026, funding operations across air quality, water quality, waste management, and other programs. It transfers $10 million from the General Fund to the Water Pollution Control Fund specifically for drinking and wastewater infrastructure grants, prioritizing smaller systems and communities with lower median incomes. The bill also authorizes $2.5 million in reappropriated funds for DEQ's document management system and exempts DEQ from certain budget transfer restrictions for indirect costs. These funds must be administered through a competitive grant process, with DEQ required to report recipient details by December 2025.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $76.6M to DEQ for environmental programs and prioritizes lower-income communities via $10M infrastructure grants, directly advancing public service funding under appropriations.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentAllocates $76.6M to DEQ for air/water quality, waste management, and $10M for water infrastructure grants prioritizing underserved communities.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Signed Apr 4, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2025 · House Apr 3, 2025

How they voted

26–10
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 3, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
20 Yea 10 Nay
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Apr 4, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on April 4, 2025 Session Law Chapter 319 Effective: 04/04/2025 SECTION 7; 07/01/2025 SECTION 1-6
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 25-10-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Keyser, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Carlson, Foreman, Hart, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - WoodwardTitle apvd - to House
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 49-20-1AYES – Achilles, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Tanner(14), Vander Woude(Harris), Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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