S1429 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Behavioral Health Services Division for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

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Sponsor: FINANCE COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-04-02
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-04-02

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APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Behavioral Health Services Division for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

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APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Behavioral Health Services Division for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

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2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by Governor on 04/02/26 Session Law Chapter 272 Effective: 04/02/2026 SECTION 7 & 8; 07/01/2026 SECTION 1-6
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Reported delivered to Governor at 1:24 p.m. on 04/01/26
2026-03-31 Idaho State Legislature
Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
2026-03-31 Idaho State Legislature
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 39-27-4 AYES – Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Cannon(Cannon), Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Dygert, Ehardt, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Healey, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts(Batt), Tanner(14), Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Crane(12), Crane(13), Ehlers, Garner, Harris, Hawkins, Hill(Brown), Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, Vander Woude, Wisniewski Absent – Egbert, Haws, McCann, Palmer Floor Sponsor - Furniss Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-27 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 21-14-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Carlson, Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Cook Title apvd - to House
2026-03-27 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
2026-03-27 Idaho State Legislature
Read First Time, Filed for Second Reading
2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed; referred to Finance
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

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APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Behavioral Health Services Division for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1429
BY
FINANCE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
WELFARE;
APPROPRI
-
2
ATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
WELFARE
FOR
THE
3
DIVISIONS
OF
SUBSTANCE
ABUSE
TREATMENT
AND
PREVENTION,
MENTAL
HEALTH
4
SERVICES,
AND
PSYCHIATRIC
HOSPITALIZATION
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
REDUC
-
5
ING
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
WELFARE
FOR
THE
6
DIVISIONS
OF
SUBSTANCE
ABUSE
TREATMENT
AND
PREVENTION,
MENTAL
HEALTH
7
SERVICES,
AND
PSYCHIATRIC
HOSPITALIZATION
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
AUTHO
-
8
RIZING
ADDITIONAL
FULL
-
TIME
EQUIVALENT
POSITIONS
FOR
THE
DIVISION
OF
9
MENTAL
HEALTH
SERVICES;
PROVIDING
A
TRANSFER
LIMITATION
EXEMPTION
FOR
10
MENTAL
HEALTH
SERVICES
AND
PSYCHIATRIC
HOSPITALIZATION;
REQUIRING
A
1
1
REPORT
ON
THE
IDAHO
BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH
PLAN;
PROVIDING
FOR
CONDITIONS,
12
LIMITATIONS,
AND
RESTRICTIONS;
APPROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
13
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
WELFARE
FOR
THE
DIVISION
OF
PSYCHIATRIC
14
HOSPITALIZATION
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2026;
REDUCING
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
15
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
WELFARE
FOR
THE
DIVISION
OF
PSYCHIATRIC
16
HOSPITALIZATION
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2026;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
17
PROVIDING
EFFECTIVE
DATES.
18
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
19
SECTION
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
20
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Department
of
Health
and
Welfare
the
21
following
amounts
to
be
expended
according
to
the
designated
programs
and
22
expense
classes
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
23
June
30,
2027:
24
FOR
25
FOR
26
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
27
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
28
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
I.
SUBSTANCE
ABUSE
TREATMENT
&
PREVENTION:
29
FROM:
30
Cooperative
Welfare
(Dedicated)
31
Fund
32
$533,900
$116,100
$650,000
II.
MENTAL
HEALTH
SERVICES:
33
A.
CHILDREN'S
MENTAL
HEALTH:
34
FROM:
35
Cooperative
Welfare
(General)
36
Fund
37
$840,900
$2,505,200
$3,346,100

2
FOR
1
FOR
2
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
Cooperative
Welfare
(Federal)
5
Fund
6
1,055,100
$266,500
1,780,700
3,102,300
TOTAL
7
$1,896,000
$266,500
$4,285,900
$6,448,400
B.
ADULT
MENTAL
HEALTH:
8
FROM:
9
Cooperative
Welfare
(General)
10
Fund
1
1
$134,000
$100,000
$351,800
$585,800
State
-
Directed
Opioid
Settlement
12
Fund
13
0
0
992,600
992,600
TOTAL
14
$134,000
$100,000
$1,344,400
$1,578,400
DIVISION
TOTAL
15
$2,030,000
$366,500
$5,630,300
$8,026,800
III.
PSYCHIATRIC
HOSPITALIZATION:
16
A.
STATE
HOSPITAL
NORTH:
17
FROM:
18
Cooperative
Welfare
(Dedicated)
19
Fund
20
$1,136,600
$441,400
$95,000
$126,300
$1,799,300
State
Hospital
North
Endowment
Income
21
Fund
22
0
212,900
0
0
212,900
TOTAL
23
$1,136,600
$654,300
$95,000
$126,300
$2,012,200
B.
STATE
HOSPITAL
SOUTH:
24
FROM:
25
Cooperative
Welfare
(Dedicated)
26
Fund
27
$5,540,500
$5,540,500
Mental
Hospital
Endowment
Income
28
Fund
29
0
$216,100
216,100
TOTAL
30
$5,540,500
$216,100
$5,756,600
DIVISION
TOTAL
31
$6,677,100
$654,300
$311,100
$126,300
$7,768,800
GRAND
TOTAL
32
$9,241,000
$1,020,800
$311,100
$5,872,700
$16,445,600
SECTION
2.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
33
the
appropriation
made
to
the
Department
of
Health
and
Welfare
is
hereby
34
reduced
by
the
following
amounts
from
the
designated
programs
and
expense
35

3
classes
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
1
2027:
2
FOR
3
FOR
4
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
5
OPERATING
BENEFIT
COSTS
6
EXPENDITURES
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
I.
SUBSTANCE
ABUSE
TREATMENT
&
PREVENTION:
7
FROM:
8
Liquor
Control
9
Fund
10
$533,900
$116,100
$650,000
II.
MENTAL
HEALTH
SERVICES:
1
1
A.
CHILDREN'S
MENTAL
HEALTH:
12
FROM:
13
Cooperative
Welfare
(General)
14
Fund
15
$288,400
$288,400
B.
ADULT
MENTAL
HEALTH:
16
FROM:
17
Cooperative
Welfare
(General)
18
Fund
19
$496,300
$496,300
DIVISION
TOTAL
20
$288,400
$496,300
$784,700
III.
PSYCHIATRIC
HOSPITALIZATION:
21
A.
STATE
HOSPITAL
NORTH:
22
FROM:
23
Cooperative
Welfare
(General)
24
Fund
25
$212,900
$212,900
Cooperative
Welfare
(Federal)
26
Fund
27
$1,699,300
0
1,699,300
TOTAL
28
$1,699,300
$212,900
$1,912,200
B.
STATE
HOSPITAL
SOUTH:
29
FROM:
30
Mental
Hospital
Endowment
Income
31
Fund
32
$43,900
$43,900

4
FOR
1
FOR
2
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
OPERATING
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
EXPENDITURES
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
Cooperative
Welfare
(Federal)
5
Fund
6
5,496,600
5,496,600
TOTAL
7
$5,540,500
$5,540,500
DIVISION
TOTAL
8
$7,239,800
$212,900
$7,452,700
GRAND
TOTAL
9
$7,773,700
$501,300
$612,400
$8,887,400
SECTION
3.
FTP
AUTHORIZATION.
In
addition
to
any
other
authorization
10
provided
by
law,
the
full
-
time
equivalent
position
authorization
provided
1
1
to
the
Department
of
Health
and
Welfare
for
the
Mental
Health
Services
Di
-
12
vision
is
hereby
increased
by
fifteen
(15.00)
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
13
through
June
30,
2027.
14
SECTION
4.
TRANSFER
LIMITATION
EXEMPTION.
Notwithstanding
any
other
15
provisions
of
law
to
the
contrary,
the
Department
of
Health
and
Welfare
Divi
-
16
sion
of
Mental
Health
Services
and
Division
of
Psychiatric
Hospitalization
17
may
transfer
moneys
appropriated
for
personnel
costs
and
trustee
and
bene
-
18
fit
payments
pursuant
to
Section
67
-
3511,
Idaho
Code,
for
the
period
July
1,
19
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
20
SECTION
5.
REQUIRING
A
REPORT
ON
THE
IDAHO
BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH
PLAN.
The
21
Department
of
Health
and
Welfare
Division
of
Mental
Health
Services
shall
22
provide
a
report
on
fiscal
year
2025
and
fiscal
year
2026
expenditures
for
23
the
Idaho
Behavioral
Health
Plan.
The
report
shall
include
actual
expendi
-
24
tures
for
services
provided
to
the
adults'
population
and
services
provided
25
to
the
children's
population
under
the
Idaho
Behavioral
Health
Plan.
The
26
format
of
the
report
and
the
type
of
information
included
therein
shall
be
27
determined
by
the
Legislative
Services
Office
Budget
and
Policy
Analysis
Di
-
28
vision.
The
report
shall
be
submitted
to
the
Joint
Finance
-
Appropriations
29
Committee
and
the
Legislative
Services
Office
Budget
and
Policy
Analysis
Di
-
30
vision
no
later
than
December
1,
2026.
31
SECTION
6.
CONDITIONS,
LIMITATIONS,
AND
RESTRICTIONS.
Appropriations
32
made
pursuant
to
this
act
are
subject
to
the
conditions,
limitations,
and
re
-
33
strictions
specified
in
this
act.
34
SECTION
7.
In
addition
to
the
appropriation
made
in
Section
1,
Chap
-
35
ter
209,
Laws
of
2025,
and
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
there
is
36
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Department
of
Health
and
Welfare
for
the
Division
37
of
Psychiatric
Hospitalization
the
following
amounts
to
be
expended
accord
-
38
ing
to
the
designated
programs
and
expense
classes
from
the
Cooperative
Wel
-
39
fare
(Dedicated)
Fund
for
the
period
July
1,
2025,
through
June
30,
2026:
40

5
FOR
1
FOR
2
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
OPERATING
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
EXPENDITURES
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
State
Hospital
North
5
$700,000
$436,400
$46,000
$1,182,400
State
Hospital
South
6
4,871,600
0
0
4,871,600
TOTAL
7
$5,571,600
$436,400
$46,000
$6,054,000
SECTION
8.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
8
the
appropriation
made
to
the
Department
of
Health
and
Welfare
in
Section
1,
9
Chapter
209,
Laws
of
2025,
is
hereby
reduced
by
the
following
amounts
for
the
10
Division
of
Psychiatric
Hospitalization
from
the
designated
programs
from
1
1
personnel
costs
from
the
Cooperative
Welfare
(Federal)
Fund
for
the
period
12
July
1,
2025,
through
June
30,
2026:
13
State
Hospital
North
14
$1,182,400
State
Hospital
South
15
4,871,600
TOTAL
16
$6,054,000
SECTION
9.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
17
declared
to
exist,
Sections
7
and
8
of
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
ef
-
18
fect
on
and
after
passage
and
approval,
and
Sections
1
through
6
of
this
act
19
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
July
1,
2026.
20