S1434 • 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: FINANCE 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.

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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.

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Bill History

2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by Governor on 04/02/26 Session Law Chapter 287 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
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
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-31 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 46-21-3 AYES – Barbieri, Berch, Bingham, Cannon(Cannon), Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Healey, Hill(Hill), Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Alfieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Crane(12), Crane(13), Ehlers, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shirts(Batt), Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, Wisniewski Absent – Green, Haws, Palmer Floor Sponsor - Furniss Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-31 Idaho State Legislature
Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 24-10-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Carlson, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – Blaylock Floor Sponsor - Cook Title apvd - to House
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Read First Time, Filed for Second Reading
2026-03-27 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed; referred to Finance
2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

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.

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1434
BY
FINANCE
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
DIVISION
OF
WELFARE
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
REDUCING
THE
APPROPRI
-
4
ATION
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
WELFARE
FOR
THE
DIVISION
OF
WEL
-
5
FARE
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
6
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
7
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
8
SECTION
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
9
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Department
of
Health
and
Welfare
for
the
10
Division
of
Welfare
the
following
amounts
to
be
expended
according
to
the
1
1
designated
programs
and
expense
classes
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
period
12
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027:
13
FOR
14
FOR
15
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
16
OPERATING
BENEFIT
COSTS
17
EXPENDITURES
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
I.
SELF
-
RELIANCE
OPERATIONS:
18
FROM:
19
Cooperative
Welfare
(General)
20
Fund
21
$3,005,100
$2,152,000
$5,157,100
Cooperative
Welfare
(Federal)
22
Fund
23
0
1,677,100
1,677,100
TOTAL
24
$3,005,100
$3,829,100
$6,834,200
II.
BENEFIT
PAYMENTS:
25
FROM:
26
Cooperative
Welfare
(General)
27
Fund
28
$98,300
$98,300
GRAND
TOTAL
29
$3,005,100
$3,829,100
$98,300
$6,932,500
SECTION
2.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
30
the
appropriation
made
to
the
Department
of
Health
and
Welfare
for
the
Di
-
31
vision
of
Welfare
is
hereby
reduced
by
the
following
amounts
from
the
des
-
32
ignated
programs
and
expense
classes
from
the
Cooperative
Welfare
(Federal)
33
Fund
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027:
34

2
FOR
1
FOR
2
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
Self
-
Reliance
Operations
5
$3,005,100
$3,005,100
Benefit
Payments
6
0
$98,300
98,300
TOTAL
7
$3,005,100
$98,300
$3,103,400
SECTION
3.
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