---
type: "Bill"
title: "CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE ACT – Amends existing law to clarify the existing right of persons licensed to practice chiropractic to prescribe certain prescription drug products."
description: "CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE ACT – Amends existing law to clarify the existing right of persons licensed to practice chiropractic to prescribe certain prescription drug products."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "S 1254"
citation: "Idaho S 1254 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS", "LICENSES AND PERMITS", "MEDICAL", "OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES", "PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cbc28296-957d-4ce2-9d0e-bfe7811795a5"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1254/"
source_hash: "392f2c487071033a4c91691f4f0e07ca57f93de16fad3930ab02cadcfab7c428"
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 1254 (2026) — CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE ACT – Amends existing law to clarify the existing right of persons licensed to practice chiropractic to prescribe certain prescription drug products.

## 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/S1254.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **43–22** (pass) · lower

## 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 JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare
- **2026-02-12** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-13** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-23** Retained on calendar
- **2026-02-24** Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – LentFloor Sponsor - AnthonTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-02-25** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2026-02-25** Read First Time, Referred to Business `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-31** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-02** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 43-22-5AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Hill(Hill), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Pickett, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Bingham, Church, Crane(12), Crane(13), Egbert(Beazer), Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Haws, Healey, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, SauterAbsent – Manwaring, Marmon, Mendive, Weber, WheelerFloor Sponsor - RedmanTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-04-02** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2026-04-02** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Reported delivered to Governor at 5 p.m. on 04/02/26 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Signed by Governor on 04/10/26 Session Law Chapter 315 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/cbc28296-957d-4ce2-9d0e-bfe7811795a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).