POLISCOPE
Back to bills

The civic record

Read. Follow. Verify.
Enacted

Idaho House Bill 950 appropriates $200,000 to the Legislature for the Medicaid Review Panel

Original title: APPROPRIATIONS – LEGISLATURE – Appropriates $200,000 to the Legislature for fiscal year 2026 for the Medicaid Review Panel.

Last action · April 2, 2026: Reported Signed by Governor on April 10, 2026 Session Law Chapter 338 Effective: 04/10/2016 SECTION 1; 07/01/2026 SECTION 2

Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Passed
Law

Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.

Public stanceCommunity reactions are separate from the official record and reporting.

What This Bill Does

Idaho House Bill 950 appropriates an additional $200,000 from the to the Legislature for operating expenditures for 2026, with an effective date of April 10, 2016 for Section 1 and July 1, 2026 for Section 2.

Why it matters

State legislative operational funding increases by $200,000 from the to support the Medicaid Review Panel through June 30, 2026.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Legislature of the State of Idaho

Receives an additional $200,000 appropriation and reappropriation authority for operating and nonrecurring expenditures.

Key Facts

  • Appropriates an additional $200,000 from the General Fund to the Legislature for operating expenditures for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
  • Reappropriates any unexpended and unencumbered balances from the General Fund for fiscal year 2026 to be used for nonrecurring expenditures from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
  • Declares an emergency, making Section 1 effective upon passage and approval and Section 2 effective on and after July 1, 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much money does House Bill 950 appropriate to the Legislature?
The bill appropriates an additional $200,000 from the .
What is the funding designated to support?
The funding is designated for the Medicaid Review Panel and legislative operating expenditures.

What else do you want to know?

News Coverage

No news coverage found yet. Articles are indexed twice daily.

Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

16 actions
  1. Apr 2, 2026Enrolled
    Reported Signed by Governor on April 10, 2026 Session Law Chapter 338 Effective: 04/10/2016 SECTION 1; 07/01/2026 SECTION 2
  2. Apr 2, 2026
    Delivered to Governor at 10:38 a.m. on April 2, 2026
  3. Apr 2, 2026
    Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
  4. Apr 1, 2026
    Signed by President; returned to House
  5. Apr 1, 2026
    Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
  6. Apr 1, 2026
    Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
Show 10 earlier actions
  1. Apr 1, 2026Floor
    Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
  2. Apr 1, 2026Floor
    Read third time in full – PASSED - 24-10-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward NAYS – Kohl, Lenney, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – Foreman Floor Sponsor - Cook Title apvd - to House
  3. Mar 31, 2026
    Read second time; filed for Third Reading
  4. Mar 30, 2026
    Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
  5. Mar 27, 2026Introduced
    Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance
  6. Mar 27, 2026Floor
    Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
  7. Mar 26, 2026Floor
    Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 60-10-0 AYES – Alfieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Barbieri, Berch, Cayler, Crane(13), Harris, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Tanner(13), Thompson Absent – None Floor Sponsor - Furniss Title apvd - to Senate
  8. Mar 26, 2026
    Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
  9. Mar 25, 2026
    Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
  10. Mar 25, 2026Introduced
    Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Version history

Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.

View official text →

Lobbying Activity

No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.

Full breakdown

Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.

Connected Entities

Medicaid Review Panel, Legislature of the State of Idaho
OrganizationMedicaid Review Panel“Entity supported by the legislative appropriation”Map →
OrganizationLegislature of the State of Idaho“Recipient of the appropriation”Map →

Sources

Open source document

legislature.idaho.gov

Analysis Score

0–100
  • Significance40
    How much this matters to a regular citizen
  • Controversy10
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment5
    Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
  • Buzz15
    Current news / social attention level

Publisher tools

Share or embed this record

POLISCOPE publisher tools

Share or embed this record