APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the Secretary of State for fiscal year 2027.
This bill allocates an additional $350,000 from the General Fund to the Idaho Office of the Secretary of State for fiscal year 2027, covering personnel costs of $20,000 and operating expenditures of $330,000. The funds are designated for the Secretary of State Program and must be spent according to specific expense categories during the period from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The legislation includes an emergency declaration to take effect immediately on July 1, 2026, though it failed to pass the House floor during a recent vote.
Bill status
failed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
House Failed
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Mar 16, 2026
Last action Mar 18, 2026
Floor votes · House Mar 18, 2026
How they voted
26–39
Failed
Total votes 65
Mar 18, 2026
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican57
66% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Mar 18, 2026
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (26-39)
house
Mar 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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