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type: "Bill"
title: "HEALTH AND WELFARE Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding background checks conducted by the Department of Health and Welfare."
description: "HEALTH AND WELFARE Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding background checks conducted by the Department of Health and Welfare."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 494"
citation: "Idaho H 494 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD CARE", "CHILDREN", "CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS", "DAYCARE", "HEALTH", "HEALTH AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT", "MEDICAID", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-19"
last_action: "2026-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60fa1409-e317-4f67-906b-85115bd1b195"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0494/"
source_hash: "3065f14e5ee2f792963be388f524e6ef29b2977bf9ef308c7e5ba88d845b6e2d"
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 494 (2026) — HEALTH AND WELFARE Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding background checks conducted by the Department of Health and Welfare.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0494A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0494.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0494E1.pdf)
## Votes
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required **4129** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full **3633** (pass) · lower
- Read third time as amended in the Senate **2013** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-19** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-01-20** Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
- **2026-02-04** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-05** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-06** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, February 9, 2026
- **2026-02-09** Read Third Time in Full PASSED - 36-33-1AYES Beiswenger, Bingham, Burgoyne, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Erickson, Fuhriman, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, WheelerNAYS Alfieri, Barbieri, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Cannon, Crane(12), Crane(13), Ehardt, Ehlers, Furniss, Harris, Hawkins, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Mr. SpeakerAbsent WisniewskiFloor Sponsor - WheelerTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-10** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-02-10** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare `introduction`
- **2026-02-19** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2026-03-13** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2026-03-13** Amendments ordered printed
- **2026-03-13** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2026-03-16** Amendments reported printed
- **2026-03-16** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2026-03-17** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-23** Read third time as amended in the Senate PASSED - 20-13-2AYES Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS Carlson, Den Hartog, Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused Adams, Bjerke(Bjerke)Floor Sponsor - VanOrdenTitle apvd - to House
- **2026-03-24** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2026-03-24** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2026-03-24** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2026-03-24** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2026-03-25** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2026-03-25** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2026-03-26** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-26** Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required PASSED - 41-29-0AYES Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Hill, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS Alfieri, Barbieri, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Crane(13), Ehardt, Ehlers, Harris, Hawkins, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Price, Rasor, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent NoneFloor Sponsor - WheelerTitle apvd - to enrol
- **2026-03-26** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-27** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-03-27** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-27** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-30** Delivered to Governor at 1:45 p.m. on March 27, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-30** Reported Signed by Governor on March 27, 2026 Session Law Chapter 220 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/60fa1409-e317-4f67-906b-85115bd1b195`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).