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S 1137

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by James Sanders

Idaho S 1137 reallocates FY2026 funding for the Division of Veterans Services, adding personnel and IT while trimming operating expenses and authorizing large reappropriations for

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Bill Summary · S 1137

Summary — S 1137 (Idaho, 2025)

Title shown in some metadata is inconsistent; the operative bill text and fiscal attachments establish FY2026 appropriation changes for the Idaho Division of Veterans Services.

Main purpose

S 1137 adjusts FY2026 appropriations for the Idaho Division of Veterans Services to (1) reallocate and add funding for personnel, IT, capital and replacement items (including a temporary pool of nursing staff), (2) reduce certain operating appropriations, and (3) provide reappropriation authority for large unexpended federal grant balances for Veterans Home projects. The act is declared an emergency and takes effect July 1, 2025.

Key provisions

  • Section 1 — Additional appropriations: Appropriates supplemental amounts to the Division of Veterans Services for the period July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026. The bill text lists combined adjustments across funds and expense classes (personnel, operating, capital outlay). The text shows aggregate additions that include a transfer of $1,200,000 in operating expenditures to personnel costs to establish a temporary nursing staff pool, and budgeted increases for IT maintenance/licensing, new capital outlay, replacement items, and OITS hardware. The fiscal note identifies an incremental maintenance increase of $709,000 (of which $120,600 is ongoing and $588,400 is one‑time).
  • Section 2 — Reductions: Reduces operating appropriations to the Division by $1,101,200 for FY2026 — $348,000 from the Miscellaneous Revenue Fund and $753,200 from the Federal Grant Fund.
  • Section 3 — Reappropriation authority: Reappropriates up to $111,488,600 of unexpended/unencumbered balances from the Federal Grant Fund (amounts appropriated/reappropriated to the Division for FY2025) for nonrecurring expenditures for the Boise Veterans Home and Lewiston Veterans Home for FY2026. The Office of the State Controller must confirm reappropriation amounts with the Legislative Services Office before processing.
  • Section 4 — Emergency clause: Declared an emergency; effective July 1, 2025.

Fiscal impact

  • The fiscal note attached by the bill proponent reports a net FY2026 maintenance enhancement of $709,000 to prior program maintenance established in SB 1109 (split into $120,600 ongoing and $588,400 one‑time).
  • Total FY2026 budget for the Division of Veterans Services is shown as $65,470,400 (per the bill’s fiscal tables).
  • The bill both adds and reduces funding in specific funds, and authorizes the re-use of large federal grant balances (up to $111,488,600) for nonrecurring capital/expenditure needs at two veterans homes.

Who is affected

  • Division of Veterans Services (Idaho): operational staffing (temporary nursing pool), IT, equipment and capital projects.
  • Boise Veterans Home and Lewiston Veterans Home: authorized use of reappropriated federal funds for nonrecurring expenditures.
  • State budget/fund balances: adjustments across General Fund, Miscellaneous Revenue Fund, Veterans Home Endowment Income Fund, and Federal Grant Fund.

Timeline and procedural status

  • Enacted through the Idaho legislative process: passed both chambers, enrolled, reported to the Governor, signed March 19, 2025, effective July 1, 2025. (Fiscal note timestamped Feb 27, 2025.)
  • The fiscal note attached to the bill was prepared by a bill proponent and includes a disclaimer that it is not an expression of legislative intent.

Notes and caveats

  • The provided packet contains unrelated documents and metadata (including other jurisdictions and differing bill titles). This summary is based on the Idaho S 1137 bill text and its accompanying fiscal tables, which concern appropriations for the Division of Veterans Services.
  • Exact line‑by‑line fund allocations in Section 1 appear in tabular form in the bill; readers seeking appropriation-level detail should consult the enrolled bill text or Legislative Services Office fiscal tables for precise fund/expense‑class breakdowns.

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

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