---
type: "Bill"
title: "APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF THE STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Public Defender for fiscal year 2027."
description: "APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF THE STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Public Defender for fiscal year 2027."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "S 1406"
citation: "Idaho S 1406 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS", "STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-03-18"
last_action: "2026-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39e34c55-96be-41a4-9899-03d852c7452e"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1406/"
source_hash: "43f900a54574b0745f746333d1f5386a725ea6f71ce2b0cfb9be88ac2b1adda4"
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 S 1406 (2026) — APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF THE STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Public Defender 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/S1406.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – — **39–31** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **22–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- FINANCE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-18** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-03-19** Reported Printed; referred to Finance
- **2026-03-19** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-23** Read third time in full – PASSED - 22-12-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Blaylock, Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke)Floor Sponsor - WoodwardTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2026-03-23** Read First Time, Filed for Second Reading `reading-1`
- **2026-03-24** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-24** Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – PASSED - 39-31-0AYES – Barbieri, Berch, Bingham, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, WheelerNAYS – Alfieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Cayler, Crane(12), Crane(13), Ehardt, Ehlers, Harris, Hawkins, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - ManwaringTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2026-03-25** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-25** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2026-03-26** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-27** Reported delivered to Governor at 3:48 p.m. on 03/26/26 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-30** Signed by Governor on 03/27/26 Session Law Chapter 212 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/39e34c55-96be-41a4-9899-03d852c7452e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).