S 1137 Idaho Senate · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

APPROPRIATIONS – DIVISION OF VETERANS SERVICES – Relates to the appropriation to the Division of Veterans Services for fiscal year 2026.

This bill appropriates $1.8 million for Idaho's Division of Veterans Services for fiscal year 2026 (July 2025-June 2026), allocating funds across personnel, operating, and capital expenses from the General Fund, Miscellaneous Revenue Fund, Veterans Home Endowment Fund, and Federal Grant Fund. It reduces operating expenditures by $1.1 million from the Miscellaneous Revenue and Federal Grant Funds while allowing the reappropriation of up to $111.49 million in unspent federal grant balances for the Boise and Lewiston Veterans Homes. The bill directly affects veterans' services programs, including home operations and support services, by setting funding levels and enabling the use of unspent federal funds for nonrecurring expenses.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 28, 2025 Signed Mar 20, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2025 · House Mar 14, 2025

How they voted

277
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Mar 6, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
22 Yea 7 Nay 1
73% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Mar 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on 03/19/25 Session Law Chapter 135 Effective: 07/01/2025
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 60-7-3AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green(Schubin), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Sh
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 27-7-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Mathews(Rabe), Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – GuthrieFloor Sponsor - WoodwardTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to Finance
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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