MEDICAL EDUCATION – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding medical education programs supported by Idaho state funds.
Idaho's H 368 revises residency rules for students in state-supported medical education programs. It amends existing laws to clarify who qualifies as an Idaho resident for tuition purposes, adding new criteria for medical students who graduated from Idaho high schools or attended Idaho undergraduate programs. Key changes include extending the residency window to eight years after high school graduation and establishing uniform rules for determining residency across all public institutions. The bill directly affects Idaho students pursuing graduate or professional medical programs using state funds, ensuring consistent eligibility standards. These changes take effect April 2, 2025, following gubernatorial approval.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 5, 2025
Signed Apr 3, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2025 · House Mar 13, 2025
How they voted
26–8
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Mar 26, 2025
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican30
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Apr 3, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2025 Session Law Chapter 257 Effective: 04/02/2025
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Concurred in Senate Amendments
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (26-8-1)
senate
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced
Amendments reported printed
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced
Amendments ordered printed
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Placed in the Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 62 Nays 4 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 46-21-3AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Fuhriman, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniews
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Education
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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