---
type: "Bill"
title: "APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the Attorney General for fiscal years 2026 and 2027."
description: "APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the Attorney General for fiscal years 2026 and 2027."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 971"
citation: "Idaho H 971 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS", "ATTORNEY GENERAL", "CHILDREN", "FUNDS", "GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-04-01"
last_action: "2026-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7c0f51c-3e95-466c-905c-86bdefa148a8"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0971/"
source_hash: "80bf2521703ca727e7d49a1b492a9d7fb9ee48ced71de266942f06009a92129d"
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 971 (2026) — APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the Attorney General for fiscal years 2026 and 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/H0971.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – — **27–8** (pass) · upper
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – — **48–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-01** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-04-01** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- **2026-04-01** Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 48-17-5AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Hill), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Bingham, Church, Egbert(Beazer), Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Haws, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Nelsen, Petzke, Rubel, SauterAbsent – Crane(13), Manwaring, Redman, Weber, WheelerFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2026-04-01** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-04-01** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance `introduction`
- **2026-04-01** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 27-8-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Guthrie, Harris, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - GallowayTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-01** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-04-02** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-04-02** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Delivered to Governor at 12:51 p.m. on April 2, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Reported Signed by Governor on April 10, 2026 Session Law Chapter 341 Effective: 04/10/2026 SECTION 3 & 4; 07/01/2026 SECTION 1 & 2 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e7c0f51c-3e95-466c-905c-86bdefa148a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).