H 971

                    LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
 Sixty-eighth Legislature  Second Regular Session - 2026
                        IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                               HOUSE BILL NO. 971
                          BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
1AN ACT
2  RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; APPRO-
3      PRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR
4      FISCAL YEAR 2027; DIRECTING USE OF THE CONSUMER PROTECTION FUND FOR
5      FISCAL YEAR 2027; APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE OFFICE OF THE
6      ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026; DIRECTING USE OF THE CONSUMER
7      PROTECTION FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND
8      PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATES.
9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
10     SECTION 1.    In addition to any other appropriation provided by law,
11 there is hereby appropriated to the Office of the Attorney General the
12 following amounts to be expended according to the designated programs for
13 personnel costs from the Consumer Protection Fund for the period July 1,
14 2026, through June 30, 2027:
15 FOR:
16 State Legal Services  $817,000
17 Internet Crimes Against Children  63,000
18  TOTAL  $880,000
19     SECTION 2. USE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027.
20 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the appro-
21 priation provided in Section 1 of this act is hereby appropriated for the
22 furtherance of the Attorney General's duties and activities pursuant to
23 Idaho law for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
24     SECTION 3. In addition to the appropriation made in Section 1, Chap-
25 ter 196, Laws of 2025, and any other appropriation provided by law, there
26 is hereby appropriated to the Office of the Attorney General the following
27 amounts to be expended according to the designated programs for personnel
28 costs from the Consumer Protection Fund for the period July 1, 2025, through
29 June 30, 2026:
30 FOR:
31 State Legal Services  $817,000
32 Internet Crimes Against Children  63,000
33  TOTAL  $880,000
34     SECTION 4. USE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.
35 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the appro-
36 priation provided in Section 3 of this act is hereby appropriated for the
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1 furtherance of the Attorney General's duties and activities pursuant to
2 Idaho law for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
3      SECTION 5. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
4 declared to exist, Sections 3 and 4 of this act shall be in full force and ef-
5 fect on and after passage and approval, and Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall
6 be in full force and effect on and after July 1, 2026.