---
type: "Bill"
title: "INSURANCE – Adds to existing law to provide that health benefit plans and student health benefit plans covering prescription contraception must provide reimbursement for a six-month supply except under certain circumstances."
description: "INSURANCE – Adds to existing law to provide that health benefit plans and student health benefit plans covering prescription contraception must provide reimbursement for a six-month supply except under certain circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "S 1234"
citation: "Idaho S 1234 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS", "INSURANCE", "MEDICAL", "PRESCRIPTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-17"
last_action: "2024-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/608cd2df-9dd4-470b-80b6-5b467f589045"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/S1234/"
source_hash: "8b4ab17f326a6f123f6ba10209fc0d724b52fafe33d0d4227c1df35fcc72a2e3"
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 S 1234 (2024) — INSURANCE – Adds to existing law to provide that health benefit plans and student health benefit plans covering prescription contraception must provide reimbursement for a six-month supply except under certain circumstances.

## 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/2024/legislation/S1234.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **19–16** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **35–34** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-17** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2024-01-18** Reported Printed; referred to Commerce & Human Resources
- **2024-02-02** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-05** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-06** Retained on calendar
- **2024-02-08** Read third time in full – PASSED - 19-16-0AYES – Bernt, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Guthrie, Hartgen, Just, Lee, Lent, Rabe, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, WintrowNAYS – Adams, Anthon, Bjerke, Carlson, Foreman, Grow, Harris, Hart, Herndon, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Toews, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - WintrowTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2024-02-09** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2024-02-09** Read First Time, Referred to Business `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2024-02-23** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, February 26, 2024
- **2024-02-27** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2024-02-28** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2024-02-29** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2024-03-01** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 4, 2024
- **2024-03-05** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2024-03-06** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day; objection
- **2024-03-07** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2024-03-08** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 11, 2024
- **2024-03-11** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 35-34-1AYES – Achilles, Allgood, Berch, Bundy, Burns, Cheatum, Chew(Beazer), Clow, Cornilles, Dixon(24), Durrant, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Necochea, Nelsen, Petzke, Raybould, Raymond, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wroten, YamamotoNAYS – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Cannon, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Ehardt, Ehlers, Gallagher, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(McKnight), Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Pickett, Price, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Wisniewski, Young, Mr. SpeakerAbsent – MillerFloor Sponsor - NelsenTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-12** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling `enrolled`
- **2024-03-12** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2024-03-13** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-13** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-14** Reported delivered to Governor at 8:10 a.m. on 03/14/24 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-18** Signed by Governor on 03/18/24 Session Law Chapter 53 Effective: 07/01/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/608cd2df-9dd4-470b-80b6-5b467f589045`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).