Votes at a glance: key JFAC appropriations and motions from Friday’s session
February 21, 2025 | Appropriations, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative, Idaho
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Below are the committee’s formal motions, the motion text as read into the record, and the recorded outcomes as shown in the committee transcript. Where the transcript recorded roll-call tallies, those tallies are reported here. When the transcript named movers or seconders, that information is included; if the record did not name a mover, the field is marked "not specified." The committee forwarded multiple measures with due-pass recommendations; the entries below reflect the committee’s recorded votes.
1) Idaho Public Television (FY2026 maintenance): add $42,400 replacement items and $300,000 network operations center replacement (total $342,400 general fund). Motion passed. Tally reported: Senate 9 ayes, 1 nay; House 7 ayes, 3 nays; Grand total 16 ayes, 4 nays. Mover: Senator Galloway. Second: Representative Galvez.
2) Soil and Water Conservation Commission (FY2026): add $40,500 replacement vehicle and $1,000,000 one time for water-quality agricultural grants (total $1,040,500 general fund). Motion passed. Recorded outcome: Senate 9 ayes, 1 nay; House 9 ayes, 1 nay; Grand total 18 ayes, 2 nays. Mover: Representative Miller. Second: Senator Burkey.
3) Mental-health/behavioral-health package (multiple items rolled into an enhancement bill): (a) Idaho Behavioral Health Plan FY2025 one-time federal appropriation $6,743,800 — passed, 15 ayes, 5 nays; (b) FY2026 IBHP federal increase $261,400 — passed, 18 ayes, 0 nays; (c) transfer-exemption language for mental-health programs (Idaho Code 67-35-11) — adopted by unanimous consent. Movers and seconds: as recorded in the transcript; some motions were read by staff and moved on the floor (mover not specified for every line); seconders included Representative Furness, Senator Cook, and others.
4) Psychiatric hospitalization supplemental (community hospitalization civil commitments): one-time $2,663,500 general-fund addition — passed, recorded 19 ayes, 1 nay. Mover: Representative Furniss; second: Senator Wintrow.
5) State Hospital West forecast/fund shift (FY2025): reduce federal funds and add dedicated funds ($2,206,900 adjustments reported) — passed; recorded votes: Senate unanimous 10 ayes; House unanimous or recorded majority as logged, grand total reported in transcript: 19 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent/excused.
6) State Hospital South forecast/fund shift (FY2025): net reclassification between federal, dedicated and general funds (examples: $1,000,000 general fund added, $4,859,700 federal reduction noted) — motion passed; transcript recorded a unanimous or large majority vote (20 ayes reported in one roll). Mover: Representative Galvez; second: Senator Cook.
7) Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention (FY2026 personnel and trustee/benefit fund-source adjustments, net zero): passed; recorded tally 15 ayes, 5 nays. Mover: Senator Wintrow.
8) Department of Labor — Unemployment Insurance operations (FY2026): initial motion to add $7,330,000 (dedicated) and $161,001 (federal) for UI operations and IT was moved and then, per the transcript, the committee recorded procedural votes and encountered conflicting tallies; an initial set of votes on the motion did not result in passage as recorded in the transcript. Later, the committee approved accounting-correction transfers and language to adjust fund balances and to require a positions report. That corrective motion to transfer and appropriate $4,868,000 from the Unemployment Security Administration and Reimbursement Fund to the Employment Security Fund passed (recorded outcome: Senate 10 ayes; House 8 ayes; Grand total 18 ayes). The committee also adopted four pieces of Department-of-Labor related language (fund-balance corrections and a positions report) by unanimous consent.
9) Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (FY2026): add $28,900 for IT hardware (general fund). Motion passed by unanimous consent/recorded roll: Senate unanimous; House majority as logged.
10) Secretary of State (FY2026 enhancements and reappropriations): motion to add $468,300 general fund and reappropriation authority for election-related items; recorded vote in committee showed a majority in favor (senate 8 ayes, 2 nays; house 7 ayes, 1 nay, 2 absent/excused); motion forwarded with due-pass recommendation.
11) Lieutenant Governor (FY2026): add $32,600 for ITS hardware (general fund). Motion passed with majority recorded.
12) State Treasurer (FY2026): add $25,000 for email/Cloud email security software (general and dedicated funds per request). Motion passed with majority recorded.
13) Idaho State Liquor Division (FY2026 enhancements & replacement items): add $1,521,700 from dedicated funds for pay increase for temps, electronic document management, shrink-wrap costs, ADA website work, replacement items and ITS hardware — motion passed (recorded outcome: 14 ayes, 6 nays overall per transcript).
14) Office of Energy and Mineral Resources (OEMR): committee considered a large federal grant appropriation request to administer the federal home energy rebates program (roughly $24.5 million federal appropriation and $481,100 general-fund request for the governor’s "speed council"). The committee votes were complex and produced conflicting tallies during the session: in one roll the substitute or alternative motion failed to secure a clear majority, and on the original motion the House portion failed to register a majority and the transcript recorded the motion as failed in committee. (Transcript records the original motion vote as Senate 6 ayes, 4 nays; House 5 ayes, 5 nays — and then the clerk stated the motion failed.) Committee discussion then continued; transcript records some procedural comments from co-chairs about reassessing and next steps. Because the transcript records both votes and later procedural comments, readers should consult the official committee minutes for final bill disposition.
15) Commission on the Arts (FY2026): add $18,400 general fund for arts-and-education grant increases — motion passed and forwarded with a due-pass recommendation.
16) Idaho Lottery (FY2026): add $176,700 dedicated fund for ITS hardware — motion passed (recorded outcome: 16 ayes, 2 nays).
17) Brand Inspection Division (Idaho State Police) (FY2026): add $282,000 for six light-duty pickups and $7,200 for IT equipment (dedicated funds) — motion passed (majority recorded; roll-call included across chambers).
18) Commission of Pardons and Parole (FY2026): add $12,600 for IT replacement items — motion passed by unanimous recorded vote.
19) Division of Veteran Services (technical correction): net-zero transfer to align personnel and operating categories across miscellaneous revenue and federal grant funds — motion passed unanimously.
Notes and next steps: Where the transcript shows unanimous-consent adoption of language, those language items were accepted and will accompany the associated appropriation bills forwarded from JFAC. For motions that the transcript records as failing, the entry above reflects that recorded committee outcome. Several items require agency reports and follow-up language; staff directed agencies to return with requested information.
If you need the verbatim motion text, mover/seconder names, and line-by-line roll-call for any specific item, the committee transcript and the Legislative Services Office motions sheet provide the official record; this summary reports the motions and Tallies as recorded in the JFAC session transcript.
1) Idaho Public Television (FY2026 maintenance): add $42,400 replacement items and $300,000 network operations center replacement (total $342,400 general fund). Motion passed. Tally reported: Senate 9 ayes, 1 nay; House 7 ayes, 3 nays; Grand total 16 ayes, 4 nays. Mover: Senator Galloway. Second: Representative Galvez.
2) Soil and Water Conservation Commission (FY2026): add $40,500 replacement vehicle and $1,000,000 one time for water-quality agricultural grants (total $1,040,500 general fund). Motion passed. Recorded outcome: Senate 9 ayes, 1 nay; House 9 ayes, 1 nay; Grand total 18 ayes, 2 nays. Mover: Representative Miller. Second: Senator Burkey.
3) Mental-health/behavioral-health package (multiple items rolled into an enhancement bill): (a) Idaho Behavioral Health Plan FY2025 one-time federal appropriation $6,743,800 — passed, 15 ayes, 5 nays; (b) FY2026 IBHP federal increase $261,400 — passed, 18 ayes, 0 nays; (c) transfer-exemption language for mental-health programs (Idaho Code 67-35-11) — adopted by unanimous consent. Movers and seconds: as recorded in the transcript; some motions were read by staff and moved on the floor (mover not specified for every line); seconders included Representative Furness, Senator Cook, and others.
4) Psychiatric hospitalization supplemental (community hospitalization civil commitments): one-time $2,663,500 general-fund addition — passed, recorded 19 ayes, 1 nay. Mover: Representative Furniss; second: Senator Wintrow.
5) State Hospital West forecast/fund shift (FY2025): reduce federal funds and add dedicated funds ($2,206,900 adjustments reported) — passed; recorded votes: Senate unanimous 10 ayes; House unanimous or recorded majority as logged, grand total reported in transcript: 19 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent/excused.
6) State Hospital South forecast/fund shift (FY2025): net reclassification between federal, dedicated and general funds (examples: $1,000,000 general fund added, $4,859,700 federal reduction noted) — motion passed; transcript recorded a unanimous or large majority vote (20 ayes reported in one roll). Mover: Representative Galvez; second: Senator Cook.
7) Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention (FY2026 personnel and trustee/benefit fund-source adjustments, net zero): passed; recorded tally 15 ayes, 5 nays. Mover: Senator Wintrow.
8) Department of Labor — Unemployment Insurance operations (FY2026): initial motion to add $7,330,000 (dedicated) and $161,001 (federal) for UI operations and IT was moved and then, per the transcript, the committee recorded procedural votes and encountered conflicting tallies; an initial set of votes on the motion did not result in passage as recorded in the transcript. Later, the committee approved accounting-correction transfers and language to adjust fund balances and to require a positions report. That corrective motion to transfer and appropriate $4,868,000 from the Unemployment Security Administration and Reimbursement Fund to the Employment Security Fund passed (recorded outcome: Senate 10 ayes; House 8 ayes; Grand total 18 ayes). The committee also adopted four pieces of Department-of-Labor related language (fund-balance corrections and a positions report) by unanimous consent.
9) Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (FY2026): add $28,900 for IT hardware (general fund). Motion passed by unanimous consent/recorded roll: Senate unanimous; House majority as logged.
10) Secretary of State (FY2026 enhancements and reappropriations): motion to add $468,300 general fund and reappropriation authority for election-related items; recorded vote in committee showed a majority in favor (senate 8 ayes, 2 nays; house 7 ayes, 1 nay, 2 absent/excused); motion forwarded with due-pass recommendation.
11) Lieutenant Governor (FY2026): add $32,600 for ITS hardware (general fund). Motion passed with majority recorded.
12) State Treasurer (FY2026): add $25,000 for email/Cloud email security software (general and dedicated funds per request). Motion passed with majority recorded.
13) Idaho State Liquor Division (FY2026 enhancements & replacement items): add $1,521,700 from dedicated funds for pay increase for temps, electronic document management, shrink-wrap costs, ADA website work, replacement items and ITS hardware — motion passed (recorded outcome: 14 ayes, 6 nays overall per transcript).
14) Office of Energy and Mineral Resources (OEMR): committee considered a large federal grant appropriation request to administer the federal home energy rebates program (roughly $24.5 million federal appropriation and $481,100 general-fund request for the governor’s "speed council"). The committee votes were complex and produced conflicting tallies during the session: in one roll the substitute or alternative motion failed to secure a clear majority, and on the original motion the House portion failed to register a majority and the transcript recorded the motion as failed in committee. (Transcript records the original motion vote as Senate 6 ayes, 4 nays; House 5 ayes, 5 nays — and then the clerk stated the motion failed.) Committee discussion then continued; transcript records some procedural comments from co-chairs about reassessing and next steps. Because the transcript records both votes and later procedural comments, readers should consult the official committee minutes for final bill disposition.
15) Commission on the Arts (FY2026): add $18,400 general fund for arts-and-education grant increases — motion passed and forwarded with a due-pass recommendation.
16) Idaho Lottery (FY2026): add $176,700 dedicated fund for ITS hardware — motion passed (recorded outcome: 16 ayes, 2 nays).
17) Brand Inspection Division (Idaho State Police) (FY2026): add $282,000 for six light-duty pickups and $7,200 for IT equipment (dedicated funds) — motion passed (majority recorded; roll-call included across chambers).
18) Commission of Pardons and Parole (FY2026): add $12,600 for IT replacement items — motion passed by unanimous recorded vote.
19) Division of Veteran Services (technical correction): net-zero transfer to align personnel and operating categories across miscellaneous revenue and federal grant funds — motion passed unanimously.
Notes and next steps: Where the transcript shows unanimous-consent adoption of language, those language items were accepted and will accompany the associated appropriation bills forwarded from JFAC. For motions that the transcript records as failing, the entry above reflects that recorded committee outcome. Several items require agency reports and follow-up language; staff directed agencies to return with requested information.
If you need the verbatim motion text, mover/seconder names, and line-by-line roll-call for any specific item, the committee transcript and the Legislative Services Office motions sheet provide the official record; this summary reports the motions and Tallies as recorded in the JFAC session transcript.
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