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H 372 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

APPROPRIATIONS – STATE APPELLATE PUBLIC DEFENDER – Relates to the appropriation to the State Appellate Public Defender for fiscal year 2026.

This bill appropriates $139,800 from Idaho's General Fund for the State Appellate Public Defender's office during fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026), covering personnel, operating, and capital costs. It also increases authorized full-time equivalent positions by one and reappropriates up to $1.2 million in unspent 2025 funds for capital cases and noncapital appeals. The bill takes effect July 1, 2025, and was signed into law on March 24, 2025 (Session Law Chapter 157). It directly affects the State Appellate Public Defender's budget and staffing for handling appeals in capital and noncapital cases.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill appropriates $139,800 + reappropriates $1.2M for State Appellate Public Defender, funding essential legal services and increasing staff capacity.95% confidence ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeFunds State Appellate Public Defender, increasing resources for defendant representation in appeals, aligning with criminal justice reform principles.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Signed Mar 25, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2025 · House Mar 11, 2025

How they voted

28–7
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 17, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
23 Yea 7 Nay
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Mar 25, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 24, 2025 Session Law Chapter 157 Effective: 07/01/2025
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 28-7-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bearg(Rabe), Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Lakey, Lent, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Foreman, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - HartTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 54-15-1AYES – Achilles, Andrus, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(14), Vander Woude,
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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