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S 1178 Idaho Senate · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

APPROPRIATIONS – COMMISSION ON AGING – Relates to the appropriation to the Commission on Aging for fiscal year 2026.

This bill appropriates $666,500 from state funds to Idaho's Commission on Aging for fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026). It specifies $11,500 for personnel costs, $155,000 for operating expenses, and $166,500 for benefit payments from the General Fund, plus an additional $500,000 from the American Rescue Plan Fund. The funding directly supports the Commission on Aging’s operations and services for Idaho seniors. The bill was enacted as an emergency measure, taking effect July 1, 2025, and became law after Governor approval on March 31, 2025.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $666,500 to Commission on Aging for senior services, directly funding essential state program per fiscal needs.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 18, 2025 Signed Apr 3, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2025 · House Mar 25, 2025

How they voted

23–12
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 20, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
18 Yea 12 Nay
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Apr 3, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on 03/31/25 Session Law Chapter 233 Effective: 07/01/2025
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 39-28-3AYES – Achilles, Barbieri, Berch, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Egbert, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Green(Lesmeister), Handy, Healey, Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Crane(12), Dygert, Ehar
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 23-12-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bearg(Rabe), Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Carlson, Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - BjerkeTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to Finance
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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