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JFAC approves FY2026 enhancements for Idaho State Liquor Division
Summary
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved several FY2026 enhancements for the Idaho State Liquor Division, including retail staff pay increases, shrink-wrap costs, website accessibility work and ITS hardware purchases; the motion passed on a bipartisan vote.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee voted to approve FY2026 enhancements for the Idaho State Liquor Division, adding $644,400 from dedicated funds for store staffing, packaging and IT needs.
Kellen McGurkin, a budget and policy analyst for the Legislative Services Office, summarized the division’s role and the requested enhancements, saying the division “accrues revenues from its sales, pays its own cost to operate and then distributes profits from those sales back to the state each fiscal year,” and noting Idaho Code pursuant to section 23,404 governs the distribution amounts.
The committee’s motion adopted several of the agency’s…
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