BEHAVIORAL HEALTH – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding behavioral health services.
This bill revises Idaho's behavioral health services laws to clarify definitions, adjust cost structures, and remove outdated rules. It updates key terms like "child," "designated examiner," and "serious emotional disturbance," while changing how costs for involuntary treatment are handled and establishing new provisions for behavioral health service costs. The bill directly affects children receiving behavioral health services, their families, healthcare providers, and the Department of Health and Welfare. It repeals 10 outdated sections of law and administrative rules (including IDAPA 16.07.01, 16.07.19, and 16.07.39) to streamline regulations, effective July 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 12, 2025
Signed Mar 20, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2025 · House Feb 25, 2025
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 13, 2025
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican30
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 20, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2025 Session Law Chapter 110 Effective: 07/01/2025; 07/01/2025 IDAPA Sunset Clause - SECTION 20, 21, & 22
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Goodrich(Rabe), Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - VanOrdenTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Ras
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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