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S 1052 Idaho Senate · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding bureau chiefs.

This bill amends Idaho Code Section 56-1002 to establish new appointment requirements for bureau chiefs within the Department of Health and Welfare. Specifically, it requires that any new bureau chief must be appointed by the department director (with board concurrence), whereas prior law only specified this process for division administrators. The change applies directly to the department's leadership structure and affects how bureau chiefs are hired. The law takes effect July 1, 2025, and does not alter existing service programs or funding.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Signed Apr 3, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2025 · House Mar 19, 2025

How they voted

36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Feb 26, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
30 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 3, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on 03/28/25 Session Law Chapter 207 Effective: 07/01/2025
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum(Phillips), Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka,
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - LenneyTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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