Votes at a glance: JFAC Jan. 17 recorded motions and outcomes

This summary lists motions taken by the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee on Jan. 17, the mover and seconder where recorded, the committee’s roll‑call totals as read by clerks, and the committee determination. Text of motions is summarized from clerk readouts and the transcript.

1) Commerce / Broadband reappropriation (two motions) - Motion A (remove reappropriated funds from Department of Commerce commerce program): Mover: Representative Handy; second: (recorded). Result: 20 ayes, 0 nays — motion passed and will carry a due‑pass recommendation. - Motion B (add same amount to Broadband Office reappropriation): Mover: Representative Handy; second: Senator Cook. Result: 20 ayes, 0 nays — motion passed and will carry a due‑pass recommendation.

2) Department of Environmental Quality correction - Motion: Transfer $2,000,000 from the general fund to DEQ general fund. Mover: Senator Woodward; second: Representative Manwaring. Result: 20 ayes, 0 nays — motion passed and will carry a due‑pass recommendation.

3) Department of Health and Welfare reclassifications (two motions) - Motion A: Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention program — move $160,000 from trustee and benefit payments to operating expenditures. Mover: Representative Price; second: Senator Bierke. Result: 20 ayes, 0 nays — motion passed and will carry a due‑pass recommendation. - Motion B: Physical Health Services program — move $240,000 from central tumor registry fund for operating expenditures. Mover: Representative Price; second: Senator Bierke. Result: 20 ayes, 0 nays — motion passed and will carry a due‑pass recommendation.

4) Legislative Branch program maintenance and language - Motion: Set FY2026 base and include $41,700 for statewide cost allocation; total program maintenance $12,546,100; no FTP cap. Mover: Representative Miller; second: Senator Ward Engelking. Result: 20 ayes, 0 nays — motion passed and will carry a due‑pass recommendation.

5) Judicial Branch program maintenance and language - Motion: Set FY2026 base including $116,400 for statewide cost allocation and adopt language/reappropriation authority (including up to $16,222,000 ARPA for court tech). Mover: Senator Carlson; second: Representative Mitchell. Result: 20 ayes, 0 nays — motion passed and will carry a due‑pass recommendation.

6) Constitutional officers, public safety, general government, economic development, natural resources, State Board of Education and other program‑maintenance motions - Multiple motions to set base amounts, add statewide decisions, cap FTPs, and include clear language were offered and carried by recorded roll‑call votes. Most were recorded as 20 ayes, 0 nays. Specific motions recorded in the transcript with totals include public safety (528,074,000 total, FTP cap at 3,322.61) and others; committee clerks recorded each motion and the motion will carry a due‑pass recommendation.

7) State Board of Education and public schools - State Board of Education program maintenance (total $1,099,940,000; FTP caps where specified): mover Representative Manwaring; result recorded as 20 ayes, 0 nays. - Public School Support program maintenance (total program maintenance reported in packet; reduction of $21,400 for risk management for the Idaho Deaf & Blind): mover Representative Miller; result recorded as 20 ayes, 0 nays. - Committee later approved a corrective technical change to Idaho Public Television continuous appropriation language via roll‑call; recorded result: 19 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent and excused (House/Senate combined totals as recorded at the time of the correction roll‑call).

8) Health & Human Services realignment and maintenance totals - Motion to accept changes to budget appropriation unit names, realign the base, and add a new Idaho Child Care appropriation unit: mover (committee record) resulted in 18 ayes, 1 nay, 1 absent excused (combined House/Senate recorded totals). - Main program‑maintenance motion for Health & Human Services (combined totals listed in transcript): final recorded tally after a senator changed vote: 17 ayes, 2 nays, 1 absent excused. Motion passed and will carry a due‑pass recommendation.

Notes on tallies: The committee used recorded roll call voting for all appropriation and language motions. Most recorded votes were unanimous as read by clerks (commonly announced “20 ayes, 0 nays” in the transcript for combined House+Senate committee membership). Where participants changed votes before the final tally, clerks recorded the adjusted totals and the final counts are noted above.

A technical review session was scheduled once drafting staff have produced bill text to ensure the motions’ intended language is reflected before bills are formally introduced.