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H 427 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

APPROPRIATIONS – MILITARY DIVISION – DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE – Relates to the appropriation to the Military Division and the Department of Health and Welfare for the Public Health Services Division for fiscal year 2026.

This bill (H 427) allocates funding for Idaho's Military Division and the Department of Health and Welfare's Public Health Services Division for fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026). It increases the Military Division’s appropriation by $250,000 (primarily for Emergency Medical Services) and adds 33.84 full-time equivalent positions. Simultaneously, it reduces the Public Health Services Division’s appropriation by $1.7 million (from the Cooperative Welfare Federal Fund) and cuts 32.80 full-time equivalent positions. The bill declares an emergency to take effect July 1, 2025, and was signed into law on April 1, 2025.
Issues: ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesCuts $1.7M from Public Health Services Division, defunding essential public health programs per bill summary.90% confidence ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareBill reduces Public Health Services Division funding by $1.7M, defunding a core healthcare program despite minor Military EMS increase.90% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransIncreases Military Division funding ($250k for EMS) and adds positions, directly supporting veteran healthcare services under Idaho's military/veteran-focused division.85% confidence
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 20, 2025 Signed Apr 2, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2025 · House Mar 24, 2025

How they voted

25–9
Passed
Total votes 34
Mar 31, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
20 Yea 9 Nay
68% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Apr 2, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on April 1, 2025 Session Law Chapter 253 Effective: 07/01/2025
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 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 25-10-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), WoodwardNAYS – Carlson, Coho(Lenney), Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Nichols, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - BjerkeTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 49-19-2AYES – Achilles, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green(Lesmeister), Handy, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alf
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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