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S 1047

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Joe Addabbo and 21 co-sponsors

Idaho S 1047 requires an updated final fiscal impact statement for state initiatives and tightens voters’ pamphlet deadlines for arguments and rebuttals, effective July 1, 2025.

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Bill Summary · S 1047

Summary — S 1047

Important note: the materials provided for S 1047 contain content from multiple, different jurisdictions and bills (Idaho, Massachusetts, New Jersey and several legislative tracking records). This summary focuses on the core, coherent bill text and fiscal note included in the packet — an Idaho statute amendment concerning initiative petition fiscal impact statements and voter pamphlet deadlines. Where the record is inconsistent (for example, a different short title appears elsewhere), that is noted below.

Purpose

S 1047 amends Idaho law on initiative petitions to: (1) require an updated final fiscal impact statement from the Division of Financial Management (DFM) for state-level initiatives that have reached the signature threshold, and (2) revise several filing deadlines and technical provisions governing arguments and rebuttals for initiatives appearing in the voters’ pamphlet. The act declares an emergency and sets an effective date.

Key provisions

  • Fiscal impact statements (Section 34‑1812, Idaho Code)

    • DFM, consulting other appropriate agencies, must prepare an unbiased, good-faith initial fiscal impact statement and file it with the Secretary of State within 20 working days of receiving the initiative petition.
    • The fiscal impact statement must describe projected increases/decreases in revenues, costs, expenditures, or indebtedness for state and local governments, include immediate and long-term impacts, and be written in clear, nontechnical language. Dollar estimates may be included when appropriate.
    • Statements must include a short summary (no more than 100 words) plus a detailed statement with underlying assumptions.
    • Signature gatherers must offer electors a copy of the fiscal impact statement summary, the initiative text, and the sponsor’s proposed funding-source information prior to obtaining a signature.
    • DFM must file an updated final fiscal impact statement no later than July 20 of the election year for petitions with the requisite signatures; the Secretary of State must transmit copies to petition filers.
    • The final fiscal impact summary and sponsor funding information must be published in the state voters’ pamphlet and on the ballot; the summary and full detailed statement must be available on the Secretary of State’s website no later than August 1.
    • These requirements do not apply to city or county ballot initiatives.

  • Arguments and rebuttals (Sections 34‑1812A and 34‑1812B)

    • Filing deadline for arguments for or against a measure is revised (text shows the date change from “July 20” to “July 31”).
    • Rebuttal argument filing deadline is revised (text shows the date change from “August 1” to “August 10”).
    • Argument length limits remain (500 words for direct arguments; 250 words for rebuttals) and existing priority rules for selecting arguments for publication are retained.

  • Technical corrections and conforming changes are made in statute language.

  • Emergency clause: the act is declared an emergency and takes effect July 1, 2025.

Who is affected

  • Division of Financial Management (responsible for producing and updating fiscal statements).
  • Secretary of State (publication, transmittal, website posting, and voters’ pamphlet inclusion).
  • Initiative proponents and signature gatherers (must provide summary and funding information to signers).
  • Voters (receive updated fiscal information and slightly different argument/rebuttal deadlines).
  • Local (city/county) initiatives are explicitly excluded from the new DFM/fiscal-statement requirements.

Fiscal impact

  • The attached fiscal note states the legislation causes no additional state or local expenditures and no revenue change; therefore no fiscal impact is reported.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • The bill text and fiscal note are dated 01/31/2025; the act declares an effective date of July 1, 2025.
  • The provided legislative action records are inconsistent and include entries from multiple jurisdictions. Within the mixed record, entries indicate the bill was acted on in committee and—per the packet—passed the Senate and was delivered to an Assembly (dates shown: June 13, 2025). Users should consult the official Idaho Legislature or Secretary of State website for the current status and authoritative timeline.

Caution

Because the submission contains material from several different bills and states (including unrelated titles and sponsor lists), readers seeking the authoritative text, current status, or exact statutory language for S 1047 should refer to the official legislative website for the relevant jurisdiction (the Idaho legislative site for the initiative‑petition amendments).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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