---
type: "Bill"
title: "APPROPRIATIONS – LEGISLATIVE BRANCH – Relates to the maintenance appropriation to the Legislative Branch for fiscal year 2027."
description: "APPROPRIATIONS – LEGISLATIVE BRANCH – Relates to the maintenance appropriation to the Legislative Branch for fiscal year 2027."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 848"
citation: "Idaho H 848 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS", "LEGISLATURE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-03-09"
last_action: "2026-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aca73331-0d16-4552-a465-28924fa69e0b"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0848/"
source_hash: "36184cd0573292a7feb90d18f326542093f2262a8645437d8577581661d61f94"
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 848 (2026) — APPROPRIATIONS – LEGISLATIVE BRANCH – Relates to the maintenance appropriation to the Legislative Branch 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/H0848.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 64 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 6, read in full as required – — **60–6** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **24–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-09** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-03-09** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- **2026-03-10** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-10** Rules Suspended: Ayes 64 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 6, read in full as required – PASSED - 60-6-4AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Church, Egbert, Haws, Mathias, RubelAbsent – Green, Holtzclaw, Skaug, WheelerFloor Sponsor - BruceTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2026-03-11** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-03-11** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance `introduction`
- **2026-03-12** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-13** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-17** Retained on calendar
- **2026-03-18** Read third time in full – PASSED - 24-11-0AYES – Anthon, Bjerke(Bjerke), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Adams, Bernt, Blaylock, Guthrie, Harris, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - ZuiderveldTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-19** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-20** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-03-20** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-23** Delivered to Governor at 1:48 p.m. on March 23, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-26** Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2026 Session Law Chapter 146 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/aca73331-0d16-4552-a465-28924fa69e0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).