---
type: "Bill"
title: "APPROPRIATIONS – FOSTER CARE – Appropriates an additional $6,000 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Child Welfare Program for fiscal year 2019; provides legislative intent on the use of certain funds; appropriates an additional $50,000 to the Supreme Court for the Supreme Court Program for fiscal year 2019; provides an exemption for the Supreme Court from object and program transfers for fiscal year 2019; appropriates and transfers an additional $32,000 to the Public Health Districts for fiscal year 2019; and provides legislative intent on the allocation of funds by the Public Health Districts."
description: "APPROPRIATIONS – FOSTER CARE – Appropriates an additional $6,000 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Child Welfare Program for fiscal year 2019; provides legislative intent on the use of certain funds; appropriates an additional $50,000 to the Supreme Court for the Supreme Court Program for fiscal year 2019; provides an exemption for the Supreme Court from object and program transfers for fiscal year 2019; appropriates and transfers an additional $32,000 to the Public Health Districts for fiscal year 2019; and provides legislative intent on the allocation of funds by the Public Health Districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "H 716"
citation: "Idaho H 716 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS", "APPROPRIATIONS", "APPROPRIATIONS", "COURTS", "DISTRICTS", "HEALTH", "HEALTH AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-03-19"
last_action: "2018-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/078aaed6-4a5e-496a-9b0a-e4c825bece72"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2018/legislation/H0716/"
source_hash: "c84fa7e8613583a4a2cf951f6d688b29b19b9131a75af0c786e0487962246a36"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-id"]
---

# Idaho H 716 (2018) — APPROPRIATIONS – FOSTER CARE – Appropriates an additional $6,000 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Child Welfare Program for fiscal year 2019; provides legislative intent on the use of certain funds; appropriates an additional $50,000 to the Supreme Court for the Supreme Court Program for fiscal year 2019; provides an exemption for the Supreme Court from object and program transfers for fiscal year 2019; appropriates and transfers an additional $32,000 to the Public Health Districts for fiscal year 2019; and provides legislative intent on the allocation of funds by the Public Health Districts.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2018/legislation/H0716.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – — **34–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 2 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – — **65–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-03-19** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2018-03-20** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- **2018-03-21** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2018-03-21** Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 2 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – PASSED - 65-2-3AYES – Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Armstrong, Barbieri, Bell, Blanksma, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Cheatham, Chew, Clow, Collins, Crane, Dayley, Dixon, Ehardt, Erpelding, Gannon(17), Gannon(5), Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kingsley, Kloc(Tway), Loertscher, Luker, Malek, Manwaring, McCrostie, McDonald, Mendive, Miller, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Packer, Perry, Raybould, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Thompson, Toone, Troy, VanOrden, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Boyle, PalmerAbsent – DeMordaunt, Horman, RubelFloor Sponsor - WintrowTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-21** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2018-03-21** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance `introduction`
- **2018-03-21** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2018-03-22** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Agenbroad, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Foreman, Guthrie, Hagedorn, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Keough, Lakey, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nonini, Nye, Patrick, Potts, Rice, Siddoway, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, WinderNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – AnthonFloor Sponsor - LeeTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-22** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2018-03-22** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2018-03-22** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2018-03-22** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2018-03-22** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2018-03-23** Delivered to Governor at 5:17 p.m. on March 22, 2018
- **2018-03-27** Reported Signed by Governor on March 27, 2018 Session Law Chapter 319 Effective: 07/01/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/078aaed6-4a5e-496a-9b0a-e4c825bece72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).