APPROPRIATIONS – PERSI – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Employee Retirement System for fiscal year 2027.
This bill allocates $2,599,400 in state funds to Idaho's Public Employee Retirement System for fiscal year 2027, covering the period from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The money is divided between $2,227,300 for operating expenses and $372,100 for capital outlays, drawn from the PERSI Administrative Fund and PERSI Special Fund. The legislation declares an emergency to make the funding effective immediately upon passage, ensuring the retirement system has the necessary resources for its designated programs and expense classes during the upcoming fiscal year.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Mar 11, 2026
Signed Mar 25, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 19, 2026 · House Mar 13, 2026
How they voted
26–9
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Mar 19, 2026
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican30
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
upper
Mar 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 25-9-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – VanOrdenFloor Sponsor - GallowayTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 36-33-1AYES – Bingham, Boyle, Cannon, Church, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Haws, Healey, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Miller, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Shirts, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler,
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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