H0549 • 2026

HOSPITAL DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the dissolution of hospital districts.

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Sponsor: STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-18
Official status: S 14th Ord
Effective date: Not listed

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HOSPITAL DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the dissolution of hospital districts.

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HOSPITAL DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the dissolution of hospital districts.

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Bill History

2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
2026-02-24 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-02-24 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
2026-02-23 Idaho State Legislature
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Church, Haws Floor Sponsor - Thompson Title apvd - to Senate
2026-02-20 Idaho State Legislature
U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, February 23, 2026
2026-02-19 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-02-18 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-01-29 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
2026-01-28 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

HOSPITAL DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the dissolution of hospital districts.

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE
BILL
NO.
549
BY
STATE
AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
HOSPITAL
DISTRICTS;
AMENDING
SECTION
39
-
1325A,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
2
REVISE
A
PROVISION
REGARDING
PETITIONS
FOR
DISSOLUTION
OF
HOSPITAL
DIS
-
3
TRICTS;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
4
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
5
SECTION
1.
That
Section
39
-
1325A,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
6
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
39
-
1325A.
PETITIONS
FOR
DISSOLUTION
OF
HOSPITAL
DISTRICTS.
(1)
Pro
-
8
ceedings
for
the
dissolution
of
a
hospital
district
may
be
initiated
by
a
pe
-
9
tition
containing
the
signatures
of
qualified
electors
of
the
district
or
10
owners
of
property
within
the
district
equal
in
number
to
ten
percent
(10%)
1
1
of
the
qualified
electors
and
taxpayers
of
the
district,
the
same
percentage
12
required
for
the
organization
of
the
district,
but
not
no
earlier
than
four
13
(4)
years
after
the
date
of
its
establishment.
14
(2)
The
petition,
when
completed
and
verified,
shall
be
filed
with
the
15
clerk
of
the
court
of
the
county
or
counties
if
more
than
one
(1)
county
is
in
-
16
volved.
The
county
clerk
shall
publish
notice
and
the
county
commissioners
17
shall
hold
a
hearing
on
the
matter.
If
necessary,
they
shall
hold
an
elec
-
18
tion,
subject
to
the
provisions
of
section
34
-
106,
Idaho
Code,
on
the
matter.
19
The
hearing
and
election
shall
be
held
in
accordance
with
the
terms
and
pro
-
20
visions
of
title
34,
Idaho
Code.
The
disposition
of
hospital
district
assets
21
on
dissolution
and
the
provision
for
payment
of
district
indebtedness
shall
22
be
made
in
accordance
with
the
provisions
of
sections
63
-
4105
and
63
-
4106,
23
Idaho
Code.
24
(3)
If
the
hospital
district
embraces
territory
in
more
than
one
(1)
25
county,
an
election
for
its
dissolution
shall
be
deemed
approved
only
if
a
26
majority
of
the
votes
cast
in
each
such
county
were
cast
in
the
affirmative.
27
If,
upon
the
canvass
of
ballots,
it
be
determined
that
the
proposition
has
28
been
approved,
the
board
of
county
commissioners
of
each
county
shall
en
-
29
ter
its
order
to
that
effect,
subject
to
the
provisions
of
section
39
-
1325C,
30
Idaho
Code,
and
the
order
shall
by
them
be
made
a
matter
of
record.
31
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
32
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
33
July
1,
2026.
34