---
type: "Bill"
title: "MEDICAID – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding Medicaid eligibility expansion."
description: "MEDICAID – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding Medicaid eligibility expansion."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 913"
citation: "Idaho H 913 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "HEALTH AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT", "INSURANCE", "MEDICAL", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-03-17"
last_action: "2026-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5947403-dd6b-4bba-8262-578e1f2c88a4"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0913/"
source_hash: "81fbf0d41ff3ce11632c7006789746abf3a9de2aeffcda3ebbd646e30f9105d6"
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 913 (2026) — MEDICAID – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding Medicaid eligibility expansion.

## 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/H0913.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – — **59–9** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **28–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-17** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-03-17** Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
- **2026-03-20** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-23** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-23** Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 59-9-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Haws, Mathias, RubelAbsent – Berch, CornillesFloor Sponsor - Vander WoudeTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2026-03-24** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-03-24** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare `introduction`
- **2026-03-27** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-30** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Read third time in full – PASSED - 28-6-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – BerntFloor Sponsor - VanOrdenTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-04-01** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-04-01** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Delivered to Governor at 10:38 a.m. on April 2, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Reported Signed by Governor on April 10, 2026 Session Law Chapter 334 Effective: 04/10/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c5947403-dd6b-4bba-8262-578e1f2c88a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).