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H 112

EXECUTIVE BUDGET – Amends existing law to provide that the executive budget document shall not contain certain logos, mottos, or slogans.

68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

H 112 would ban logos, mottos, or slogans in the Idaho executive budget document, allowing only the great seal and the governor’s official logo.

Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
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Bill Summary · H 112

Summary: Idaho House Bill 112 (H 112) – Executive Budget Logos Prohibition

Overview

  • Bill: House Bill 112
  • Introduced: February 3, 2025
  • Committee: State Affairs
  • Status: Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
  • Subject: Budgets, Government, Governor
  • Purpose: Amend the executive budget statute to prohibit logos, mottos, or slogans in the executive budget document, with limited exceptions. Includes an emergency clause establishing an effective date.

What the bill would do

  • Prohibition on visuals in the budget document: The executive budget document shall not contain logos, mottos, or slogans of the executive branch or the governor, with two explicit exceptions:
    • The great seal of the State of Idaho
    • The governor’s official logo
  • Maintain current structure: The budget document remains a four-part document:
    1. Part I — Governor’s budget message outlining the financial plan for the next fiscal year
    2. Part II — Detailed estimates of agency needs, governor’s recommendations for the capital program, and accounting for all funds (federal, local, and interagency receipts)
    3. Part III — Annual performance plans (as required by Idaho code)
    4. Part IV — Federal funding reports and required disclosures
  • Technical correction: The bill’s title notes a technical correction; the text reformulates Section 67-3507 accordingly.

Key provisions (Section-by-section)

  • Section 67-3507 (1): Reiterates the four-part structure of the executive budget document:
    • (a) Part I: Governor’s budget message
    • (b) Part II: Detailed agency needs, capital program, and accounting for all funds
    • (c) Part III: Annual performance plans
    • (d) Part IV: Federal funding reports and specified disclosures
  • Section 67-3507 (2): Adds the prohibition on logos, mottos, and slogans for the executive branch or governor, with the only permitted marks being the great seal and the governor’s official logo.
  • Section 2: Declares an emergency and sets the effective date at July 1, 2025.

Fiscal impact

  • Fiscal note: The bill is expected to have no fiscal impact on the general fund, other state funds, or local governments because it does not change current policy. No administrative rules are anticipated to be promulgated.

Who is affected

  • Primary: Office of the Governor and executive branch agencies involved in preparing the state budget
  • Secondary: Budget staff, legislators, budget document readers (e.g., the public, researchers, lobbyists)

Timing and effective date

  • Effective date: July 1, 2025 (aligned with Idaho’s fiscal year start)
  • Emergency clause: The act is designated to take effect immediately upon enactment for the 2025-2026 budget cycle.

Notes for readers

  • The bill emphasizes a formal, branding-neutral budget document by removing most logos, mottos, and slogans, while preserving the official seal and governor’s logo.

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

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