H0972 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – DIVISION OF WELFARE – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2027.

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Sponsor: APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-04-02
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

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APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – DIVISION OF WELFARE – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2027.

What This Bill Does

APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – DIVISION OF WELFARE – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2027.

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Bill History

2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended: Ayes 58 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 12, read in full as required – PASSED - 51-10-9 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert(Beazer), Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Hill), Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Skaug, Vander Woude, Veile, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Berch, Church, Crane(13), Gannon, Green, Haws, Hostetler, Leavitt, Tanner(13), Thompson Absent – Beiswenger, Cayler, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Marmon, Rubel, Tanner(14), Weber, Wheeler Floor Sponsor - Furniss Title apvd - to Senate
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 25-8-2 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Semmelroth, Shippy, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Toews, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – Ruchti, Taylor Floor Sponsor - Cook Title apvd - to House
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by President; returned to House
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Delivered to Governor at 6:25 p.m. on April 2, 2026
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on April 10, 2026 Session Law Chapter 332 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading

Official Summary Text

APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – DIVISION OF WELFARE – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2027.

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.
972
BY
APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
WELFARE;
AP
-
2
PROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
WELFARE
3
FOR
THE
SUPPLEMENTAL
NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
4
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
5
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
6
SECTION
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
7
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Department
of
Health
and
Welfare
for
8
the
Division
of
Welfare
the
following
amounts
to
be
expended
for
operating
9
expenditures
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
10
30,
2027,
for
the
purpose
of
Supplemental
Nutrition
Assistance
Program
ad
-
1
1
ministration:
12
Cooperative
Welfare
(General)
Fund
13
$351,000
Cooperative
Welfare
(Federal)
Fund
14
163,000
TOTAL
15
$514,000
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
16
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
17
July
1,
2026.
18