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H 459 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF LABOR – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Labor for fiscal year 2026.

Idaho's H 459 appropriates $5.161 million to the Department of Labor for fiscal year 2026, primarily for administrative services, determinations, and workforce programs. The bill reduces the Department’s overall funding by $5 million (from the Federal Grant Fund), cuts authorized full-time equivalent positions by 15.58, and transfers $4.868 million from one fund to another. It also requires three reports: on staffing vacancies, the impact of illegal immigration on labor markets (including E-Verify analysis), and costs/benefits of state vs. federal disability determination services. Signed into law on April 3, 2025, it takes effect July 1, 2025.
Issues: ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesBill reduces Department of Labor funding by $5M from Federal Grant Fund, cuts FTE positions, and transfers funds, indicating defunding of labor programs.90% confidence ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentBill reduces Labor Department funding by $5M, cuts 15.58 FTEs, and transfers funds, directly defunding workforce programs and administrative services.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 26, 2025 Signed Apr 4, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2025 · House Mar 28, 2025

How they voted

33–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Apr 1, 2025
D Democratic5
4 Yea 1
80% Yea
R Republican29
29 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Apr 4, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2025 Session Law Chapter 284 Effective: 07/01/2025
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Coho(Lenney), Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – RuchtiFloor Sponsor - CookTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Pet
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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