---
type: "Bill"
title: "APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind for fiscal year 2027."
description: "APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind for fiscal year 2027."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "S 1408"
citation: "Idaho S 1408 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS", "BLIND", "DEAF", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-03-18"
last_action: "2026-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1036be8b-9a62-4c72-8254-d5c89fcb2000"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1408/"
source_hash: "a9510dce8fb8cbc46db0b1dc14aba25f97d4fccd35d516d56718adabec731d73"
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 1408 (2026) — APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind 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/S1408.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **21–14** (pass) · upper
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – — **49–18** (pass) · lower

## 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** Retained on calendar
- **2026-03-24** Retained on calendar
- **2026-03-25** Retained on calendar
- **2026-03-26** Retained on calendar
- **2026-03-27** Retained on calendar
- **2026-03-30** Retained on calendar
- **2026-03-31** Retained on calendar
- **2026-04-01** Retained on calendar
- **2026-04-01** Read third time in full – PASSED - 21-14-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Harris, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, WoodwardNAYS – Foreman, Guthrie, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Nichols, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - CarlsonTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2026-04-01** Read First Time, Filed for Second Reading `reading-1`
- **2026-04-01** Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 49-18-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Cannon(Cannon), Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill(Hill), Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Church, Egbert(Beazer), Gannon, Green, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Rubel, Scott, Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – Palmer, Weber, WheelerFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2026-04-02** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-04-02** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2026-04-02** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Reported delivered to Governor at 5 p.m. on 04/02/26 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Signed by Governor on 04/10/26 Session Law Chapter 328 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/1036be8b-9a62-4c72-8254-d5c89fcb2000`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).