S1256 • 2026

BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED – Repeals existing law to remove obsolete provisions relating to reports of medical authorities establishing blindness.

Healthcare

Enacted

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

Sponsor: HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-25
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED – Repeals existing law to remove obsolete provisions relating to reports of medical authorities establishing blindness.

What This Bill Does

BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED – Repeals existing law to remove obsolete provisions relating to reports of medical authorities establishing blindness.

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Bill History

2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by Governor on 03/25/26 Session Law Chapter 123 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Reported delivered to Governor at 3:45 p.m. on 03/23/26
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
2026-03-19 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 - Ehlers Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-02-24 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
2026-02-24 Idaho State Legislature
Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare
2026-02-23 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Hart, Semmelroth Floor Sponsor - Bjerke Title apvd - to House
2026-02-13 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-02-12 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-02-05 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare
2026-02-04 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Official Summary Text

BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED – Repeals existing law to remove obsolete provisions relating to reports of medical authorities establishing blindness.

Current Bill Text

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1256
BY
HEALTH
AND
WELFARE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
COMMISSION
FOR
THE
BLIND
AND
VISUALLY
IMPAIRED;
PROVIDING
2
LEGISLATIVE
INTENT;
REPEALING
SECTION
67
-
5414,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
3
REPORTS
OF
MEDICAL
AUTHORITIES
ESTABLISHING
BLINDNESS;
AND
DECLARING
4
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
5
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
6
SECTION
1.
IDAHO
CODE
CLEANUP
-
-
LEGISLATIVE
INTENT.
It
is
the
intent
7
of
the
Legislature
to
ensure
that
the
state
laws
provided
in
Idaho
Code
are
8
streamlined,
up
-
to
-
date,
and
essential
for
the
citizens
of
Idaho,
while
best
9
serving
the
public
health,
safety,
and
welfare.
In
accordance
with
the
Idaho
10
Code
Cleanup
Act,
following
comprehensive
review,
the
Legislature
has
iden
-
1
1
tified
the
provisions
of
this
act
as
obsolete,
outdated,
or
unnecessary.
12
SECTION
2.
That
Section
67
-
5414
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
13
repealed.
14
SECTION
3.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
15
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
16
July
1,
2026.
17