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S 1185 Idaho Senate · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

APPROPRIATIONS – JUDICIAL BRANCH – Relates to the appropriation to the Judicial Branch for fiscal year 2026.

This bill (S 1185) allocates $5,190,300 in state funds from the General Fund to Idaho's judicial branch for fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026). It specifies funding amounts for personnel, operating costs, and capital outlays across all courts, including the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, District Courts, and Magistrate Division. The bill became law on April 2, 2025, and takes effect immediately on July 1, 2025, ensuring continued funding for judicial operations. It is a routine budget authorization with no policy changes, directly supporting court staff and operations.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $5.19M to fund judicial branch operations, ensuring continued public service funding for courts - a direct support of state budget appropriations for essential government functions.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 24, 2025 Signed Apr 3, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2025 · House Mar 31, 2025

How they voted

29–6
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 27, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
24 Yea 6 Nay
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Apr 3, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on 04/02/25 Session Law Chapter 273 Effective: 07/01/2025
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 53-16-1AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Vander Woude(Harris)
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 29-6-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Keyser, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), WoodwardNAYS – Hart, Kohl, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - CookTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to Finance
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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