Bill
H 469
Provides an additional $20 million to Idaho ITD for capital outlay in FY2026 for contract construction and right-of-way purchases.
Note on source materials
- The documents you provided appear to contain text from multiple, unrelated bills and fiscal notes. They include: (A) an Idaho appropriation bill (Idaho House Bill 469 / 68th Legislature) providing $20 million to the Idaho Transportation Department for FY2026; and (B) a Massachusetts House bill (House Docket No. 2300 / House Bill No. 469) addressing price‑gouging during a declared public health emergency. The header you supplied (title: “An act relating to flood response and the duties of the Agency of Natural Resources”) does not match the text included. Below I summarize the two identifiable pieces of legislation and note the discrepancy so you can confirm which bill you want summarized (or provide the correct text for the flood‑response bill).
A. Idaho — Appropriation to Idaho Transportation Department (text labeled HB 469)
- Purpose and intent
- Provide an additional appropriation to the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) for capital outlay to support Contract Construction and Right‑of‑Way Acquisition in FY2026.
- Key provisions
- Appropriates $20,000,000 from the Transportation Expansion and Congestion Mitigation Fund to ITD for capital outlay.
- Funds are to be expended for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
- Declares an emergency; the act takes effect on and after July 1, 2025.
- Fiscal note / related funding context
- Fiscal attachment references House Bill 25, which converts a percentage distribution to fixed distributions to the Transportation Expansion and Congestion Mitigation Fund: $145,000,000 (FY2026), $165,000,000 (FY2027), and $185,000,000 (FY2028 and beyond).
- The fiscal note states this bill provides an additional appropriation of $20,000,000 in ongoing capital outlay from that Fund to ITD for FY2026.
- Who is affected
- Idaho Transportation Department projects (contract construction and right‑of‑way acquisition), contractors, and capital program planning for FY2026. Funding source is the specified state transportation fund.
- Timing / procedure
- Funding authorized for FY2026; emergency clause makes the appropriation effective July 1, 2025.
B. Massachusetts — Price‑gouging during a Public Health Emergency (House Docket/House Bill No. 469)
- Purpose and intent
- Prohibit unconscionably excessive pricing of goods, services, and supplies used primarily for prevention, treatment, or care during a declared Public Health Emergency.
- Key provisions
- Defines “Public Health Emergency” as a state or federal public‑health emergency declared by the Governor or the President.
- Lists covered items (e.g., bandages, disinfectants, hand sanitizer, medical/surgical masks and gloves, tissues, OTC medication) and allows emergency regulations to expand the list.
- Prohibits sellers (service providers, manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, retailers) from charging an “unconscionably excessive price” during the emergency.
- Safe harbor: price is not unconscionably excessive if it is 15% or less above the seller’s immediate pre‑emergency price.
- Defendant may rebut a prima facie case by showing additional uncontrollable costs caused the increase.
- Enforcement: Attorney General or District Attorney may seek injunctive relief in Superior Court (with five days’ notice). The court may impose civil penalties up to $25,000 per violation and require forfeiture of amounts tied to unlawful transactions.
- Effective immediately upon enactment.
- Who is affected
- Producers, wholesalers, retailers, and service providers selling covered goods during a declared Public Health Emergency; consumers are the intended beneficiaries.
- Timing / procedure
- Immediate effect upon enactment; enforcement actions brought by AG or DA in Superior Court.
Recommendation / next steps
- Please confirm which bill you want a focused summary of:
- The Idaho transportation appropriation (Idaho HB 469), or
- The Massachusetts price‑gouging bill (House Docket No. 2300 / House Bill 469), or
- The intended “flood response and duties of the Agency of Natural Resources” bill (for which I did not find corresponding text in the documents you supplied).
- If you provide the correct bill text or clarify which jurisdiction/bill number you mean, I will produce a single, consolidated summary focused on that legislation.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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