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H 451 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind for fiscal year 2026.

This bill appropriates $504,900 for Idaho's Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind for fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026). It allocates $492,000 from the General Fund (transferred to the Public School Income Fund) and $12,900 from the School for the Deaf and the Blind Endowment Fund. The bill clarifies the funding sources for these services, ensuring dedicated support for educational programs serving deaf and blind students in Idaho public schools.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $504,900 for educational services for deaf/blind students, explicitly funding a public program under state budget appropriations.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill appropriates $504,900 for educational services for deaf and blind students, directly funding a specific educational program under public schools.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Signed Apr 3, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2025 · House Mar 26, 2025

How they voted

27–7
Passed
Total votes 34
Mar 31, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
22 Yea 7 Nay
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Apr 3, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2025 Session Law Chapter 266 Effective: 07/01/2025
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 27-8-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), WoodwardNAYS – Coho(Lenney), Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Nichols, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - GallowayTitle 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
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 55-13-2AYES – Achilles, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green(Lesmeister), Handy, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Raybould, Raymond,
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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