Idaho 2026 Session Status: Enacted

H 928 — MERIT-BASED HEALTH CARE – Adds to existing law to establish the Merit-Based Health Care Act.

Last action — Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 289 Effective: 07/01/2026

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 18, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Brad Little (Republican) on April 02, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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928 BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO THE MERIT-BASED HEALTH CARE ACT;
928, As Amended in the Senate BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO THE MERIT-BASED HEALTH CARE ACT;
AMENDING TITLE 56, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW CHAPTER 25, TITLE 56, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A SHORT TITLE, TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT, TO DEFINE TERMS, TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS REGARDING PROHIBITED ACTS, TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS REGARDING MEDICAID CONTRACTUAL COMPLIANCE, TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS REGARDING ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES, TO ESTABLISH PROVI- SIONS REGARDING A LIMITED PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION, AND TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS REGARDING FEDERAL PREEMPTION;
AMENDING TITLE 56, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW CHAPTER 25, TITLE 56, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A SHORT TITLE, TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT, TO DEFINE TERMS, TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS REGARDING PROHIBITED ACTS, TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS REGARDING MEDICAID CONTRACTUAL COMPLIANCE, TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS REGARDING ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES, TO ESTABLISH PRO- VISIONS REGARDING A LIMITED PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION, TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN LIMITATIONS, AND TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS REGARDING FEDERAL PREEMPTION;
(1) "Discriminatory hiring" means granting a preference or imposing a disadvantage in employment or contracting based on race, sex, sexual orien- tation, gender identity, or national origin, except as expressly required by federal law.
(1) "Discriminatory hiring" means granting a preference or imposing a disadvantage in employment or contracting based on race, sex, or national origin, except as expressly required by federal law.
(6) "Sex" has the same meaning as defined in section 73-114, Idaho Code.
LIMITATIONS.
It shall not be a violation of the provisions of this chapter for an employer to employ an employee on the basis of sex if sex is an occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal opera- tion of the business or enterprise.
56-2509.
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Action History

  1. Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 289 Effective: 07/01/2026

  2. Delivered to Governor at 4:12 p.m. on April 1, 2026

  3. Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

  4. Signed by President; returned to House

  5. Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

  6. Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

  7. Rules Suspended: Ayes 61 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 9, read in full as required – PASSED - 55-8-7AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cayler, Cheatum, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Hill), Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Mathias, NelsenAbsent – Cornilles, Haws, Holtzclaw, Palmer, Rubel, Skaug, WheelerFloor Sponsor - HostetlerTitle apvd - to enrol

  8. Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading

  9. Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills

  10. Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing

  11. Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk

  12. House Concurred in Senate Amendments

  13. Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk

  14. Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 29-6-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsors - Kohl & ToewsTitle apvd - to House

  15. Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading

  16. Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading

  17. Amendments reported printed

  18. Reported out as amended; filed for first reading

  19. Amendments ordered printed

  20. Placed in the Committee of the Whole

  21. Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment

  22. Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare

  23. Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

  24. Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 56-14-0AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Cheatum, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Handy, Haws, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Nelsen, RubelAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - HostetlerTitle apvd - to Senate

  25. Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

  26. Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading

  27. Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Sponsors

  • WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on · 20 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (104)

104 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Rules Suspended: Ayes 61 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 9, read in full as required –

Passed 55 Yea · 8 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 50105
Unaffiliated 5000
Democrat 0702
Total 55807
% of votes cast 79%11%0%10%
How each member voted (70)
Member Party Vote
Crane — Yea
Crane — Yea
Tanner — Yea
Tanner — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Anne Henderson Haws Democrat Not Voting
Brooke Green Democrat Nay
Chris Mathias Democrat Nay
Ilana Rubel Democrat Not Voting
John Gannon Democrat Nay
Megan Egbert Democrat Nay
Monica C. Church Democrat Nay
Soñia R. Galaviz Democrat Nay
Steve Berch Democrat Nay
Barbara Ehardt Republican Yea
Ben G. Fuhriman Republican Yea
Brandon Mitchell Republican Yea
Britt Raybould Republican Yea
Bruce D. Skaug Republican Not Voting
Charlie Shepherd Republican Yea
Chris Bruce Republican Yea
Clay Handy Republican Yea
Clint Hostetler Republican Yea
Cornel S. Rasor Republican Yea
Dale R. Hawkins Republican Yea
Dan Garner Republican Yea
David J. Leavitt Republican Yea
David M. Cannon Republican Yea
Don Hall Republican Yea
Dori Healey Republican Yea
Douglas T. Pickett Republican Yea
Dustin Manwaring Republican Yea
Elaine Price Republican Yea
Erin M. Bingham Republican Yea
Faye Thompson Republican Yea
Heather Scott Republican Yea
Jack Nelsen Republican Nay
James Holtzclaw Republican Not Voting
James Petzke Republican Yea
Jason A. Monks Republican Yea
Jeff Ehlers Republican Yea
Jeff J. Cornilles Republican Not Voting
Jerald Raymond Republican Yea
Joe A. Palmer Republican Not Voting
Joe Alfieri Republican Yea
John Shirts Republican Yea
John Vander Woude Republican Yea
Jon O. Weber Republican Yea
Jordan Redman Republican Yea
Josh Wheeler Republican Not Voting
Judy Boyle Republican Yea
Kent A. Marmon Republican Yea
Lori Ann McCann Republican Yea
Lucas B. Cayler Republican Yea
Marco Adam Erickson Republican Yea
Mark Harris Republican Yea
Mark Sauter Republican Yea
Michael Leman Veile Republican Yea
Mike J. Pohanka Republican Yea
Richard W. “Rick” Cheatum Republican Yea
Robert “Rob” Beiswenger Republican Yea
Rod Furniss Republican Yea
Ron Mendive Republican Yea
Shawn Dygert Republican Yea
Stephanie Jo Mickelsen Republican Yea
Steve Miller Republican Yea
Tanya Burgoyne Republican Yea
Ted Hill Republican Yea
Tony Wisniewski Republican Yea
Vito Barbieri Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Read third time as amended in the Senate –

Passed 29 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 29000
Democrat 0600
Total 29600
% of votes cast 83%17%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Alison “Ali” Rabe Democrat Nay
Carrie Semmelroth Democrat Nay
James D. Ruchti Democrat Nay
Janie Ward-Engelking Democrat Nay
Melissa Wintrow Democrat Nay
Ron C. Taylor Democrat Nay
Ben Adams Republican Yea
Ben Toews Republican Yea
Brandon Shippy Republican Yea
Brian Lenney Republican Yea
C. Scott Grow Republican Yea
Camille Blaylock Republican Yea
Carl J. Bjerke Republican Yea
Christy Zito Republican Yea
Cindy J. Carlson Republican Yea
Codi Galloway Republican Yea
Daniel D. Foreman Republican Yea
Dave Lent Republican Yea
Doug Okuniewicz Republican Yea
Doug Ricks Republican Yea
Glenneda Zuiderveld Republican Yea
James W. “Jim” Woodward Republican Yea
Jim Guthrie Republican Yea
Josh Keyser Republican Yea
Joshua Kohl Republican Yea
Julie VanOrden Republican Yea
Kelly Arthur Anthon Republican Yea
Kevin Cook Republican Yea
Lori Den Hartog Republican Yea
Mark Harris Republican Yea
Phil Hart Republican Yea
Tammy Nichols Republican Yea
Todd M. Lakey Republican Yea
Treg A. Bernt Republican Yea
Van T. Burtenshaw Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Read Third Time in Full –

Passed 56 Yea · 14 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 51500
Unaffiliated 5000
Democrat 0900
Total 561400
% of votes cast 80%20%0%0%
How each member voted (70)
Member Party Vote
Crane — Yea
Crane — Yea
Tanner — Yea
Tanner — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Anne Henderson Haws Democrat Nay
Brooke Green Democrat Nay
Chris Mathias Democrat Nay
Ilana Rubel Democrat Nay
John Gannon Democrat Nay
Megan Egbert Democrat Nay
Monica C. Church Democrat Nay
Soñia R. Galaviz Democrat Nay
Steve Berch Democrat Nay
Barbara Ehardt Republican Yea
Ben G. Fuhriman Republican Yea
Brandon Mitchell Republican Yea
Britt Raybould Republican Yea
Bruce D. Skaug Republican Yea
Charlie Shepherd Republican Yea
Chris Bruce Republican Yea
Clay Handy Republican Nay
Clint Hostetler Republican Yea
Cornel S. Rasor Republican Yea
Dale R. Hawkins Republican Yea
Dan Garner Republican Yea
David J. Leavitt Republican Yea
David M. Cannon Republican Yea
Don Hall Republican Yea
Dori Healey Republican Yea
Douglas T. Pickett Republican Yea
Dustin Manwaring Republican Nay
Elaine Price Republican Yea
Erin M. Bingham Republican Yea
Faye Thompson Republican Yea
Heather Scott Republican Yea
Jack Nelsen Republican Nay
James Holtzclaw Republican Yea
James Petzke Republican Yea
Jason A. Monks Republican Yea
Jeff Ehlers Republican Yea
Jeff J. Cornilles Republican Yea
Jerald Raymond Republican Yea
Joe A. Palmer Republican Yea
Joe Alfieri Republican Yea
John Shirts Republican Yea
John Vander Woude Republican Yea
Jon O. Weber Republican Yea
Jordan Redman Republican Yea
Josh Wheeler Republican Yea
Judy Boyle Republican Yea
Kent A. Marmon Republican Yea
Lori Ann McCann Republican Nay
Lucas B. Cayler Republican Yea
Marco Adam Erickson Republican Yea
Mark Harris Republican Yea
Mark Sauter Republican Yea
Michael Leman Veile Republican Yea
Mike J. Pohanka Republican Yea
Richard W. “Rick” Cheatum Republican Nay
Robert “Rob” Beiswenger Republican Yea
Rod Furniss Republican Yea
Ron Mendive Republican Yea
Shawn Dygert Republican Yea
Stephanie Jo Mickelsen Republican Yea
Steve Miller Republican Yea
Tanya Burgoyne Republican Yea
Ted Hill Republican Yea
Tony Wisniewski Republican Yea
Vito Barbieri Republican Yea

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