IdahoIdaho funds health programs and the State Independent Living Council
For fiscal year 2027, Idaho provides about $5.66 billion for health and human services programs and the State Independent Living Council.
What it does
The law provides about $5.66 billion for Idaho health and human services programs and the State Independent Living Council for fiscal year 2027, within each program’s available funding.
For acquisitions over $1 million, the department must report certain Governor’s Office contacts with bidders or targeted requests made for outside stakeholders.
The department is responsible for education when a court places a school-age child in its custody for child protection or mental health reasons; it pays for residential school only when it decides that placement is best for the child.
Argument forMonthly Medicaid spending reports could help state budget offices spot funding gaps and plan for upcoming benefit costs.
Argument againstLimiting services to available funding could leave some people without services the law otherwise allows or requires.
More detail
The law provides about $5.66 billion for Health and Human Services programs and the State Independent Living Council. The appropriations cover Idaho Health and Human Services programs and the State Independent Living Council. Each program may provide services required or allowed by law only to the extent it has appropriated funding and available resources. The appropriations cover July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
The Department of Health and Welfare must report certain large acquisitions to legislative budget staff when the Governor’s Office contacts bidders or conveys targeted requests for outside stakeholders. This applies to department acquisitions of property, services, or settlements worth more than $1 million when the acquisition process includes the specified contact by the Governor’s Office. The report must describe the Governor’s Office contact, the contract amount and length, the parties, the subject, and whether the process was competitive. This applies to acquisitions from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Reports are due within 30 business days of the contact.
The Department of Health and Welfare is responsible for the education of certain school-age children in its custody. This covers school-age children placed in department custody by a court for child protection or mental health reasons. If the department places a child in a licensed residential treatment facility with an accredited nonpublic school and decides the child should attend that school, the department must pay per student and per school day. Other state agencies may still ensure the child receives an appropriate public education under federal disability law.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Apr 2Signed by Governor Brad Little on 04/02/26 Session Law Chapter 271 Effective: 04/02/2026 SECTION 25; 07/01/2026 SECTION 1-24, 26 & 27Became Law
- Apr 1Reported delivered to Governor at 1:24 p.m. on 04/01/26To Governor
- Apr 1Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to GovernorMinor
- Apr 1Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to SenateMajor
- Mar 31Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of SpeakerMajor
- Mar 31Returned From House Passed; referred to enrollingMinor
- Mar 30Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 43-25-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cayler, Cornilles, Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raymond, Scott, Shepherd, Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Boyle, Cheatum, Church, Crane(12), Crane(13), Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Haws, Manwaring, Mathias, Petzke, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts(Batt), Skaug, Tanner(13), Veile, Weber, WheelerAbsent – McCann, PalmerFloor Sponsor - Tanner(14)Title apvd - to SenatePassed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required –. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 30Read second time; Filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 27Read First Time, Filed for Second ReadingMinor
- Mar 27Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- Mar 26Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 22-13-0AYES – Anthon, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Carlson, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Adams, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Cook, Guthrie, Harris, Lent, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - GrowTitle apvd - to HousePassed 1st Chamber
- Vote recorded Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) –. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 26Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second readingMinor
- Mar 26Reported Printed; referred to Finance
- Mar 25Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for PrintingIntroduced
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