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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho amends Portable Benefit Plan Act to renumber definitions and remove a banking definition
Last action · April 2, 2026: Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 274 Effective: 07/01/2026
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What This Bill Does
Idaho House Bill 931 amends the newly enacted Portable Benefit Plan Act by removing the definition of "Bank" and renumbering the remaining statutory definitions. The measure takes effect on July 1, 2026, under an emergency declaration.
Changes statutory definitions that govern s for independent contractors and administrators in Idaho, altering how terms are referenced in state code.
- House Bill 931 was introduced by the Ways and Means Committee during the 2026 session of the Idaho Legislature to amend language from House Bill 645. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Independent contractors
Their portable benefit accounts and benefit plans are governed by the definitions amended in this act.
Idaho Department of Insurance
The department is referenced within the definitions and administers oversight of portable benefit accounts.
Key Facts
- Removes the definition of "Bank" from Section 44-2802 of the Idaho Code.
- Renumbers the remaining definitions under the Portable Benefit Plan Act, changing "Hiring party" from subsection (3) to subsection (2).
- Renumbers "Independent contractor" from subsection (4) to subsection (3).
- Renumbers "Portable benefit account" from subsection (5) to subsection (4).
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- Renumbers "Portable benefit account provider" from subsection (6) to subsection (5).
- Renumbers "Portable benefit plan" from subsection (7) to subsection (6).
- Takes effect on July 1, 2026, under an emergency declaration.
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
16 actions- Apr 2, 2026EnrolledReported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 274 Effective: 07/01/2026
- Apr 1, 2026Delivered to Governor at 12:50 p.m. on April 1, 2026
- Apr 1, 2026Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- Mar 31, 2026Signed by President; returned to House
- Mar 31, 2026Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- Mar 31, 2026Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
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- Mar 31, 2026FloorReturned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- Mar 30, 2026FloorRead third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Galloway Floor Sponsor - Den Hartog Title apvd - to House
- Mar 25, 2026Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Mar 24, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Mar 20, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources
- Mar 20, 2026FloorReceived from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Mar 19, 2026FloorRules Suspended: Ayes 64 Nays 4 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 67-1-2 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, 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. Speaker NAYS – Berch Absent – Green, Leavitt Floor Sponsor - Monks Title apvd - to Senate
- Mar 19, 2026Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Mar 18, 2026Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- Mar 18, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
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