Bill Analyses and Ratings

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Bill Summary:
House Bill 468 provides a set of routine budget adjustments for the Idaho Industrial Commission. For fiscal year 2026, it appropriates $570,300 from dedicated funds to support personnel costs, operations, and minor capital outlay across the Compensation, Rehabilitation, and Crime Victims Compensation divisions. For fiscal year 2025, it allocates $47,000 from the Peace Officer and Detention Officer Temporary Disability Fund to support the Industrial Commission’s IRIS (Redesigned Information System) project, while simultaneously reducing existing appropriations by an equal amount to maintain budget neutrality. All funding is sourced from non-General Fund accounts, including the Industrial Administration Fund and Crime Victims Compensation Fund. No new programs are created, and the agency’s scope remains unchanged.

Reason for Rating:
This bill neither advances nor opposes core Idaho Republican Party Platform principles. It does not increase the size of government, create new mandates, or draw from taxpayer-funded General Fund sources. It simply redistributes existing resources within a constitutionally authorized agency to maintain and upgrade internal operations. While the bill demonstrates budgetary discipline by offsetting new spending with reductions, it also does not enact structural reforms or reduce governmental scope. As such, the bill warrants a neutral rating.