H 931 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

PORTABLE BENEFIT PLAN ACT – Amends language added by House Bill 645 regarding the Portable Benefit Plan Act.

This bill amends the Portable Benefit Plan Act in Idaho to remove a specific definition from the state code. It directly affects independent contractors and the entities that hire them by clarifying the legal definitions used in the benefit plan framework. The key change involves revising the definitions section to streamline how terms like "hiring party," "independent contractor," and "portable benefit account" are understood under the law. The bill does not add new requirements or change existing benefit rules, but rather updates the language to ensure clarity and consistency within the current system.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Mar 18, 2026 Signed Apr 2, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 30, 2026 · House Mar 19, 2026

How they voted

350
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Mar 30, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
29 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, 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 – GallowayFloor Sponsor - Den HartogTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 20, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 64 Nays 4 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 67-1-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pic
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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