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S 1194 Idaho Senate · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.

This bill appropriates $25.7 million from state funds for Idaho's Department of Health and Welfare's Public Health Services Division for fiscal years 2025-2026. It allocates specific funding for physical health services, suicide prevention, and other programs while adding four full-time staff positions. The bill requires the department to submit reports on transitioning several programs - including drug overdose prevention, Alzheimer's care, and cancer data tracking - to new agencies or community health centers, and mandates notifications about federal grants. It also includes safeguards to prevent state funds from replacing lost federal support without legislative approval.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $25.7M for public health services, increasing state spending on essential programs like suicide prevention and staff positions.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAllocates $25.7M for public health services, suicide prevention, and staff positions, directly advancing healthcare funding and program implementation.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 26, 2025 Signed Apr 4, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2025 · House Apr 2, 2025

How they voted

22–12
Passed
Total votes 34
Mar 31, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
17 Yea 12 Nay
58% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Apr 4, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on 04/04/25 Session Law Chapter 309 Effective: 04/04/2025 SECTION 12 & 13; 07/01/2025 SECTION 1-11
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 44-24-2AYES – Achilles, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Healey, Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Sauter, Shirts, Tanner(14), Vander Woude(Harris), Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayle
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 22-13-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lent, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), WoodwardNAYS – Carlson, Coho(Lenney), Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - BjerkeTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to Finance
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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