H0591 • 2026

INDIGENT ELIGIBILITY – Repeals existing law related to financial assistance eligibility.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-20
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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INDIGENT ELIGIBILITY – Repeals existing law related to financial assistance eligibility.

What This Bill Does

INDIGENT ELIGIBILITY – Repeals existing law related to financial assistance eligibility.

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Bill History

2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on March 18, 2026 Session Law Chapter 67 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Delivered to Governor at 1:35 p.m. on March 17, 2026
2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by President; returned to House
2026-03-13 Idaho State Legislature
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
2026-03-12 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-3-0 AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Rundhaug(Carlson), Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – Adams, Blaylock, Coho(Lenney) Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Harris Title apvd - to House
2026-03-04 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-03-03 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-02-26 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-02-26 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare
2026-02-25 Idaho State Legislature
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 70-0-0 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, 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 – None Floor Sponsor - Redman Title apvd - to Senate
2026-02-24 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-02-23 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-02-05 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
2026-02-04 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

INDIGENT ELIGIBILITY – Repeals existing law related to financial assistance eligibility.

Current Bill Text

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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.
591
BY
HEALTH
AND
WELFARE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
INDIGENT
ELIGIBILITY;
REPEALING
SECTION
31
-
3502,
IDAHO
CODE,
2
RELATING
TO
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE;
AND
DECLARING
AN
3
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
4
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
5
SECTION
1.
That
Section
31
-
3502
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
6
repealed.
7
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
8
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
9
July
1,
2026.
10