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H 477 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE – FOSTER AND ASSISTANCE PAYMENT PROGRAM – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2026.

This bill allocates $420,500 in state funds to Idaho's Department of Health and Welfare for the Foster and Assistance Payments Program during fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026). The funding comes from two sources: $222,900 from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund and $197,600 from the Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund. It directly supports extended foster care services by providing trustee and benefit payments to eligible youth in foster care. The bill became effective July 1, 2025, after being signed into law on April 4, 2025.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $420,500 in state funds to support foster care services via the Health and Welfare Department, directly advancing public welfare funding under appropriations.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Signed Apr 4, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2025 · House Apr 2, 2025

How they voted

31–5
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 3, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
25 Yea 5 Nay
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Apr 4, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on April 4, 2025 Session Law Chapter 301 Effective: 07/01/2025
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 30-5-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Foreman, Kohl, Shippy, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - BjerkeTitle apvd - to House
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 50-17-3AYES – Achilles, Andrus, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott(Dotson), Shepherd, Shirt
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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