---
type: "Bill"
title: "APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE – FOSTER AND ASSISTANCE PAYMENT PROGRAM – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2026."
description: "APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE – FOSTER AND ASSISTANCE PAYMENT PROGRAM – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2026."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "H 477"
citation: "Idaho H 477 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS", "CHILDREN", "HEALTH AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-04-01"
last_action: "2025-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d4d6cb8-17fd-4664-9777-867f404f72e4"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0477/"
source_hash: "f28cbd51378e895ff9711414dd6c29b63de2eb68374ab34420adf471af433d2f"
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 477 (2025) — APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE – FOSTER AND ASSISTANCE PAYMENT PROGRAM – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2026.

## Version chain

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

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0477.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – — **30–5** (pass) · upper
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – — **50–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-01** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2025-04-01** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- **2025-04-02** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-02** Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 50-17-3AYES – Achilles, Andrus, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott(Dotson), Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(14), Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Crane(13), Harris, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Price, Rasor, Tanner(13), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – Clow, Green, Vander Woude(Harris)Floor Sponsor - Tanner(14)Title apvd - to Senate
- **2025-04-03** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2025-04-03** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance `introduction`
- **2025-04-03** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-03** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 30-5-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Foreman, Kohl, Shippy, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - BjerkeTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-03** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2025-04-03** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2025-04-03** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-03** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2025-04-04** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-04** Delivered to Governor at 10:36 a.m. on April 4, 2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-04** Reported Signed by Governor on April 4, 2025 Session Law Chapter 301 Effective: 07/01/2025 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d4d6cb8-17fd-4664-9777-867f404f72e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).