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S 1202 Idaho Senate · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF THE STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Public Defender for fiscal year 2025.

This bill (S 1202) provides funding for Idaho's Office of the State Public Defender for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. It appropriates $33.58 million total for 2025-2026 ($10.02 million for personnel costs and $23.56 million for operating expenses), increases authorized full-time equivalent positions by 17.96, and reduces personnel funding by $1.2 million for 2025-2026. The bill directly affects public defenders who represent indigent defendants in criminal cases. It takes effect immediately for the 2024-2025 funding (Section 4) and on July 1, 2025, for the main provisions (Sections 1-3).
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill appropriates $33.58M for public defender services, increasing funding for essential indigent defense programs and authorized positions, directly advancing state budget allocation for public services.92% confidence ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeFunds Idaho's State Public Defender Office, supporting indigent defense and defendants' rights in criminal cases through increased staffing and operating budgets.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 26, 2025 Signed Apr 4, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2025 · House Apr 1, 2025

How they voted

23–11
Passed
Total votes 34
Mar 31, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
18 Yea 11 Nay
62% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Apr 4, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on 04/03/25 Session Law Chapter 295 Effective: 04/03/2025 SECTION 4; 07/01/2025 SECTION 1-3
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 51-19-0AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Sh
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 23-12-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lent, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), WoodwardNAYS – Bernt, Carlson, Coho(Lenney), Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Nichols, Shippy, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - CookTitle 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
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to Finance
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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