APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Finance for fiscal year 2026.

This bill appropriates $765,800 from the State Regulatory Fund to Idaho's Department of Finance for fiscal year 2026 (July 2025-June 2026). It allocates funds for personnel costs ($671,300), operations ($25,000), and capital projects ($69,500), while authorizing five additional full-time staff positions. The bill directly affects the Department of Finance and its employees by providing funding for salaries, operations, and equipment. It declares an emergency to take effect July 1, 2025, though it failed in the Senate (29-37 vote) in March 2025.