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S 1197 Idaho Senate · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

APPROPRIATIONS – IDAHO STATE POLICE – Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho State Police for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.

This bill appropriates funding for the Idaho State Police for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, detailing specific allocations across personnel, operations, and capital expenses. It includes a $268,100 increase for Patrol program operating costs in FY2025, reduces overall funding by $8.18 million for FY2026, and cuts authorized staff positions by 7.67 full-time equivalents. The bill also requires the POST Council to report on academy funding models and training commitments. It affects Idaho State Police operations and peace officer training programs directly through its budgetary provisions.
Issues: ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesBill reduces police funding by $8.18M and cuts staff positions, indicating defunding of a public service.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 26, 2025 Signed Apr 4, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2025 · House Apr 1, 2025

How they voted

28–5
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Mar 31, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
23 Yea 5 Nay 1
79% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Apr 4, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on 04/03/25 Session Law Chapter 293 Effective: 04/03/2025 SECTION 3; 07/01/2025 SECTION 1, 2, & 4-6
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 55-15-0AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Boyle, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Red
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 28-6-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Lakey, Lent, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), WoodwardNAYS – Coho(Lenney), Keyser, Kohl, Nichols, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – BjerkeFloor Sponsor - WoodwardTitle 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
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to Finance
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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