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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho Senate Bill 1401 appropriates $35,723,800 for public health services and mandates program reports for fiscal year 2027
Last action · March 31, 2026: Returned from House Failed; to Secretary of Senate
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What This Bill Proposed
Idaho Senate Bill 1401 appropriates $35,723,800 to the Department of Health and Welfare's Public Health Services Division for 2027, while reducing personnel funding and cutting three full-time positions. The measure also mandates that the department submit outcome and return-on-investment reports for suicide prevention, HIV surveillance, hepatitis prevention, and immunization funds by December 31, 2026.
The measure determines state funding allocations and reporting requirements for public health programs, affecting division staffing levels and the oversight of immunization, laboratory, and disease prevention services for 2027.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Health and Welfare
Receives fiscal year 2027 appropriations, experiences staffing position reductions, and must submit mandatory program reports by December 31, 2026.
Public Health Districts
Required to jointly submit a report on the HIV prevention and surveillance program to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee.
Key Facts
- Appropriates a grand total of $35,723,800 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Public Health Services Division for fiscal year 2027.
- Allocates $28,020,000 from the Idaho Immunization Dedicated Vaccine Fund and $7,406,400 from the Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund for physical health services.
- Allocates $278,400 from the Cooperative Welfare (Dedicated) Fund for laboratory services.
- Allocates $19,000 from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund for suicide prevention and awareness.
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- Reduces the Laboratory Services Program appropriation by $78,400 for personnel costs from the Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund.
- Reduces full-time equivalent position authorization for the division by three (3.00) positions.
- Requires the Department of Health and Welfare to submit a suicide prevention program report to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee by December 31, 2026.
- Requires the Department and Public Health Districts to submit an HIV prevention and surveillance report by December 31, 2026.
- Requires a hepatitis prevention and surveillance program report to be submitted by December 31, 2026.
- Requires an immunization assessment fund report detailing vaccine utilization rates and cost-savings by December 31, 2026.
- Declares an emergency to make the act effective on and after July 1, 2026.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Failed in the Senate.
Procedural history
14 actions- Mar 31, 2026Returned from House Failed; to Secretary of Senate
- Mar 30, 2026Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – FAILED - 30-36-4 AYES – Berch, Bingham, Cannon(Cannon), Church, Cornilles, Fuhriman, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Healey, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Cheatum, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Garner, Harris, Hawkins, Hill(Brown), Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen, Price, Rasor, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, Veile, Wisniewski Absent – Egbert, Haws, McCann, Palmer Floor Sponsor - Tanner(14) Order ret’d to Senate
- Mar 30, 2026Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Mar 27, 2026IntroducedRead First Time, Filed for Second Reading
- Mar 27, 2026Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- Mar 27, 2026FloorRead third time in full – PASSED - 21-14-0 AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Adams, Bjerke(Bjerke), Carlson, Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Cook Title apvd - to House
Show 8 earlier actions
- Mar 26, 2026Retained on calendar
- Mar 25, 2026Retained on calendar
- Mar 24, 2026Retained on calendar
- Mar 23, 2026Retained on calendar
- Mar 20, 2026Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Mar 19, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Mar 19, 2026CommitteeReported Printed; referred to Finance
- Mar 18, 2026IntroducedIntroduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 55)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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