IdahoIdaho would direct health insurance tax money to medical education
Starting July 1, 2028, Idaho would direct 1% of health insurance premium tax receipts to a fund that could support grants for eligible physicians practicing in Idaho.
What it does
Starting July 1, 2028, Idaho would set aside 1% of health insurance premium tax receipts for its medical education fund. Available money could support physician grants and oversight of medical student contracts.
Argument forContinuing funding could help support grants for licensed physicians who practice in Idaho and meet the State Board of Education's rules.
Argument againstAutomatically setting aside part of health insurance tax receipts could leave lawmakers less money to direct toward other state needs.
More detail
Idaho would automatically set aside 1% of the state's total tax receipts from health insurance premiums for the medical education fund. The State Board of Education or its designee would manage the fund. Money could support physician grants and the costs of managing and enforcing medical students' service and repayment rules. Spending would depend on available money. Grants would go to licensed physicians practicing in Idaho who meet additional State Board of Education rules; the board would set grant amounts. The bill specifies July 1, 2026, as its effective date if enacted. The continuing allocation of tax receipts would begin on July 1, 2028.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 30Read First Time, Referred to Commerce & Human ResourcesLatest
- Vote recorded Read third time in full –. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 30Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- Mar 30Read third time in full – PASSED - 18-16-1AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Burtenshaw, Cook, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Blaylock, Carlson, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – AdamsFloor Sponsor - LentTitle apvd - to HousePassed 1st Chamber
- Mar 27Retained on calendar
- Mar 26Read second time; filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 25Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second readingMinor
- Mar 24Reported Printed; referred to Education
- Mar 23Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for PrintingIntroduced
- Mar 30Read First Time, Referred to Commerce & Human ResourcesLatest
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