DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE – Amends and repeals existing law to revise provisions regarding the Board of Health and Welfare, substate administrative regions, and regional behavioral health boards.

Looking ahead

No hearings or votes scheduled.

History

1. 2026
   1. Mar 17Signed by Governor Brad Little on 03/16/26 Session Law Chapter 25 Effective: 03/16/2026Became Law
   2. Mar 13Reported delivered to Governor at 4:55 p.m. on 03/12/26To Governor
   3. Mar 12Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to GovernorMinor
   4. Mar 12Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to SenateMajor
   5. Mar 11Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of SpeakerMajor
   6. Mar 10Returned From House Passed; referred to enrollingMinor
      • Vote recorded Read Third Time in Full –. Result: pass.Lower
   7. Mar 10Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 61-9-0AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Haws, Mathias, McCannAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - Vander WoudeTitle apvd - to SenatePassed 2nd Chamber
   8. Mar 9U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
   9. Mar 6Read second time; Filed for Third ReadingMinor
   10. Mar 5Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second ReadingMinor
   11. Mar 3Read First Time, Referred to Health & WelfareMinor
   12. Mar 3Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
   13. Mar 2Read third time in full – PASSED - 28-7-0AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Bruner(Adams), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - BlaylockTitle apvd - to HousePassed 1st Chamber
       • Vote recorded Read third time in full –. Result: pass.Upper
   14. Feb 23Read second time; filed for Third ReadingMinor
   15. Feb 20Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second readingMinor
   16. Feb 17Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare
   17. Feb 16Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for PrintingIntroduced