---
type: "Bill"
title: "APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – RURAL HEALTH – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for rural health care for fiscal year 2027."
description: "APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – RURAL HEALTH – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for rural health care for fiscal year 2027."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "S 1453"
citation: "Idaho S 1453 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS", "COMMITTEES", "FUNDS", "HEALTH", "HEALTH AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-04-01"
last_action: "2026-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77757fde-57c0-473c-a556-4b80bd3611a9"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1453/"
source_hash: "77f0756e23dd8c4b8c9c38f8dd0434baf1ba32d167ef08a62026b6dfbdfc6e8a"
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 1453 (2026) — APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – RURAL HEALTH – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for rural health care 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/S1453.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 62 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 8, read in full as required – — **46–20** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – — **20–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- FINANCE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-01** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-04-01** Reported Printed; referred to Finance
- **2026-04-01** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 20-15-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, WintrowNAYS – Blaylock, Carlson, Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Semmelroth, Toews, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor 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`
- **2026-04-02** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-02** Rules Suspended: Ayes 62 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 8, read in full as required – PASSED - 46-20-4AYES – Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Cannon(Cannon), Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert(Beazer), Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Hill(Hill), Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts(Batt), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Crane(13), Harris, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Mendive, Price, Rasor, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Marmon, WeberFloor Sponsor - MillerTitle apvd - to Senate
- **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 313 Effective: 04/10/2026 SECTION 1-3; 07/01/2026 SECTION 4-6 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77757fde-57c0-473c-a556-4b80bd3611a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).