---
type: "Bill"
title: "APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare and the Judicial Branch for fiscal year 2027."
description: "APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare and the Judicial Branch for fiscal year 2027."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "S 1446"
citation: "Idaho S 1446 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS", "FUNDS", "HEALTH", "HEALTH AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-03-30"
last_action: "2026-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b14a3d5a-6e3d-4e5a-950c-d68c974c8b8c"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1446/"
source_hash: "db68dc6eae760f7cc3868289a76581590e73b832c39d2b861f1bd5b93fa55df0"
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 1446 (2026) — APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare and the Judicial Branch for fiscal year 2027.

## 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/S1446.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – — **55–13** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – — **23–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- FINANCE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-30** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-03-30** Reported Printed; referred to Finance
- **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`
- **2026-04-01** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 23-11-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Galloway, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – ForemanFloor Sponsor - CookTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-01** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2026-04-01** Read First Time, Filed for Second Reading `reading-1`
- **2026-04-01** Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 55-13-2AYES – Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert(Beazer), Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Haws, Healey, Hill(Hill), Holtzclaw, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts(Batt), Skaug, Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Bruce, Cayler, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Rasor, Scott, Shepherd, Tanner(13), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – Manwaring, WheelerFloor Sponsor - Tanner(14)Title apvd - to Senate
- **2026-04-01** 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 1:39 p.m. on 04/02/26 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Signed by Governor on 04/02/26 Session Law Chapter 306 Effective: 04/02/2026 SECTION 3; 07/01/2026 SECTION 1, 2, 4, & 5 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b14a3d5a-6e3d-4e5a-950c-d68c974c8b8c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).