---
type: "Bill"
title: "PERSI – Amends existing law to provide for a retired member who is appointed to an elective public office."
description: "PERSI – Amends existing law to provide for a retired member who is appointed to an elective public office."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "S 1261"
citation: "Idaho S 1261 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES", "GOVERNMENT", "LABOR", "RETIREMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-06"
last_action: "2026-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55ff5d81-b560-4656-8d00-b6051d57f5e9"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1261/"
source_hash: "a9fc12f9e5574302487a92d287348ec7aed8e05371fd9369aa5aa138a528bcc4"
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 1261 (2026) — PERSI – Amends existing law to provide for a retired member who is appointed to an elective public office.

## 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/S1261.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **68–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-06** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-02-09** Reported Printed; referred to Commerce & Human Resources
- **2026-02-13** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-16** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-18** Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Brooks(Lakey), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hawkins(Anthon), Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - Brooks(Lakey)Title apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-02-19** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2026-02-19** Read First Time, Referred to Commerce & Human Resources `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-27** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-02** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2026-03-03** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2026-03-04** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2026-03-05** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2026-03-06** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 9, 2026
- **2026-03-09** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2026-03-10** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2026-03-12** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Church, SkaugFloor Sponsor - WeberTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-13** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2026-03-16** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-16** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-17** Reported delivered to Governor at 4:10 p.m. on 03/16/26 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-18** Signed by Governor on 03/17/26 Session Law Chapter 37 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/55ff5d81-b560-4656-8d00-b6051d57f5e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).