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S 1159 Idaho Senate · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES – Amends House Bill 206 to revise provisions regarding use and distribution of emergency medical services funds and county accountability.

This bill revises how Idaho distributes emergency medical services (EMS) funds and strengthens county accountability. It affects counties and EMS providers (nonprofits or government entities) by setting new criteria for two types of grants: 1) vehicle/equipment grants requiring county endorsement and 80% billing to insurance carriers, and 2) sustainability grants covering personnel/operating costs with similar billing requirements. Counties accepting sustainability grants must ensure reasonable EMS availability statewide and use part of the funds for community health EMS programs. The changes take effect July 1, 2025, and apply to all EMS agencies meeting the updated grant conditions.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRevises EMS fund distribution with accountability measures, requiring 80% insurance billing for grants to sustain services and prevent defunding of emergency medical infrastructure.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 5, 2025 Signed Apr 3, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2025 · House Mar 27, 2025

How they voted

32–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 34
Mar 12, 2025
D Democratic5
3 Yea 2
60% Yea
R Republican29
29 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 03/31/25 Session Law Chapter 245 Effective: 07/01/2025
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 69-0-1AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nels
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Goodrich(Rabe), Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Markley(Carlson), Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Ruchti, SemmelrothFloor Sponsor - BjerkeTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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