---
type: "Bill"
title: "INDIGENT ELIGIBILITY – Repeals existing law related to financial assistance eligibility."
description: "INDIGENT ELIGIBILITY – Repeals existing law related to financial assistance eligibility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 591"
citation: "Idaho H 591 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COUNTIES", "HEALTH", "MEDICAL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4407987-41ac-4b7e-a919-dae73c99e615"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0591/"
source_hash: "a0fbc7e82b08dcb9acf240c7376da8260be9b827ae056bd22c58f573533c1202"
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 591 (2026) — INDIGENT ELIGIBILITY – Repeals existing law related to financial assistance eligibility.

## 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/2026/legislation/H0591.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **70–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **32–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-04** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
- **2026-02-23** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-25** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 70-0-0AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, 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. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - RedmanTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-26** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-02-26** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare `introduction`
- **2026-03-03** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-12** Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-3-0AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Rundhaug(Carlson), Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Adams, Blaylock, Coho(Lenney)Absent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-13** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-16** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-16** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-03-16** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-17** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-17** Delivered to Governor at 1:35 p.m. on March 17, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-20** Reported Signed by Governor on March 18, 2026 Session Law Chapter 67 Effective: 07/01/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4407987-41ac-4b7e-a919-dae73c99e615`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).