---
type: "Bill"
title: "APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation for the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired for fiscal year 2027."
description: "APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation for the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired for fiscal year 2027."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 869"
citation: "Idaho H 869 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS", "BLIND", "COMMISSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-03-11"
last_action: "2026-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc17fb2e-35ea-469b-a680-245164dbce70"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0869/"
source_hash: "5a89f1ff41d58f0629225e07a3952d7024ebb84148944732d18a761017ccab5c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-id"]
---

# Idaho H 869 (2026) — APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation for the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired for fiscal year 2027.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0869.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **27–8** (pass) · upper
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – — **55–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-03-11** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-03-12** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- **2026-03-13** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-13** Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 55-14-1AYES – Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Burgoyne, Cayler, Garner, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Rasor, Scott, Tanner(13), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – PalmerFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2026-03-16** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-03-16** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance `introduction`
- **2026-03-17** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-19** Read third time in full – PASSED - 27-8-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - GallowayTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-20** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-03-23** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-24** Delivered to Governor at 4:37 p.m. on March 23, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-25** Reported Signed by Governor on March 25, 2026 Session Law Chapter 126 Effective: 07/01/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc17fb2e-35ea-469b-a680-245164dbce70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).