JFAC approves multiple agency budget items, including public television, soil and water grants and lottery hardware — votes at a glance

The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee took votes on a range of agency budget requests and technical corrections Friday. Actions included replacement-item funding, small enhancements, forecast adjustments and language directives. Below are the principal outcomes recorded on the committee floor. (All dollar amounts and tallies come from the committee record posted during the meeting.)

Votes at a glance

- Idaho Public Television: Committee approved a fiscal-year 2026 maintenance motion adding $42,400 for replacement items and $300,000 for a network operations center replacement (total $342,400, general fund). Vote: Senate 9–1; House 7–3; Grand total 16–4 — motion passed.

- Soil and Water Conservation Commission: Approved FY2026 motion adding $40,500 (one-time) to replace a vehicle and $1,000,000 one-time for agriculture water-quality grants (total $1,040,500, general fund) plus re-appropriation authority. Vote: Senate 9–1; House 9–1; Grand total 18–2 — motion passed.

- Department of Health and Welfare and related psychiatric hospitalization items: Multiple supplemental and FY2026 maintenance motions for mental-health services and psychiatric hospitalization were approved (see separate coverage). Tallies for these…