Idaho 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025) Status: Enacted

H 109 — PUBLIC ASSISTANCE – Adds to existing law to provide that the director of the Department of Health and Welfare shall seek a waiver to exclude candy and soda from supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.

Last action — Reported Signed by Governor on April 15, 2025 Session Law Chapter 340 Effective: 07/01/2025

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Brad Little (Republican) on April 04, 2025.

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

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109 BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM;
109, As Amended in the Senate BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM;
(a) "Candy" means a preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial sweeteners combined with chocolate, fruits, nuts, or other ingredients or flavorings in the form of confections, bars, drops, or pieces.
(a) "Candy" means a preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts, or other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or pieces.
"Candy" does not include any item that contains more than ten percent (10%) flour by weight or requires refrigeration.
"Candy" shall not include any preparation containing flour and shall require no refrigeration.
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Action History

  1. Reported Signed by Governor on April 15, 2025 Session Law Chapter 340 Effective: 07/01/2025

  2. Delivered to Governor at 3:29 p.m. on April 1, 2025

  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. Read third time in full as amended in Senate – PASSED - 48-20-2AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Furniss, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude(Harris), Weber, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Achilles, Berch, Burgoyne, Church, Egbert, Erickson, Fuhriman, Gannon, Garner, Green, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Nelsen, Rubel, Sauter, Skaug, Thompson, WheelerAbsent – Galaviz, RaymondFloor Sponsor - RedmanTitle apvd - to enrol

  8. Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading

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

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

  11. Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing

  12. Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk

  13. House Concurred in Senate Amendments

  14. Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk

  15. Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 25-10-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Harris, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – Foreman, Guthrie, Hart, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - ToewsTitle apvd - to House

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

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

  18. Amendments reported printed

  19. Reported out as amended; filed for first reading

  20. Amendments ordered printed

  21. Placed in the Committee of the Whole

  22. Referred to 14th Order for amendment

  23. Read second time; filed for Third Reading

  24. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

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

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

  27. Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 38-32-0AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Cannon, Cayler, Crane(12), Crane(13), Ehardt, Ehlers, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Weber, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Achilles, Berch, Burgoyne, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Horman, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Nelsen, Pohanka, Rubel, Sauter, Skaug, Thompson, Wheeler, WisniewskiAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - RedmanTitle apvd - to Senate

  28. U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 3, 2025

  29. U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day

  30. Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

  31. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

  32. Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare

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

Sponsors

  • HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE · Primary

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Sponsors (1)

  • HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (104)

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H 109 is sponsored by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE.
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