republic-os/legislation/us/states/id/2026/h-928.md

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Bill	MERIT-BASED HEALTH CARE – Adds to existing law to establish the Merit-Based Health Care Act.	MERIT-BASED HEALTH CARE – Adds to existing law to establish the Merit-Based Health Care Act.	us/states/id	Idaho Legislature	2026	H 928	Idaho H 928 (2026)	bill	ACTS ATTORNEY GENERAL CIVIL RIGHTS EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES FEDERAL LAWS AND RELATIONS HEALTH HEALTH AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS MEDICAL PUBLIC ASSISTANCE	enacted		3	27	3	2026-03-18	2026-04-02	openstates	ocd-bill/b2452e79-fb19-469b-a133-1f0e5ef228d1	https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0928/	e63ce13de0a0a1d5f9ba8908435c8d2822659bf664c3797beb8fe1b6268ea3be	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-id

Idaho H 928 (2026) — MERIT-BASED HEALTH CARE – Adds to existing law to establish the Merit-Based Health Care Act.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Amendment (committee substitute) — source
2. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source
3. Engrossment 1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Read Third Time in Full – — 56–14 (pass) · lower
• Rules Suspended: Ayes 61 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 9, read in full as required – — 55–8 (pass) · lower
• Read third time as amended in the Senate – — 29–6 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

Timeline

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

• 2026-03-18 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing introduction
• 2026-03-18 Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
• 2026-03-19 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading reading-2
• 2026-03-20 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 56-14-0AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, 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 – Berch, Cheatum, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Handy, Haws, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Nelsen, RubelAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - HostetlerTitle apvd - to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-23 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
• 2026-03-23 Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare introduction
• 2026-03-25 Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
• 2026-03-26 Placed in the Committee of the Whole
• 2026-03-26 Amendments ordered printed
• 2026-03-26 Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
• 2026-03-26 Amendments reported printed
• 2026-03-26 Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
• 2026-03-27 Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading reading-2
• 2026-03-30 Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 29-6-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, 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 – NoneFloor Sponsors - Kohl & ToewsTitle apvd - to House
• 2026-03-30 Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
• 2026-03-30 House Concurred in Senate Amendments
• 2026-03-30 Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
• 2026-03-30 Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
• 2026-03-31 Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
• 2026-03-31 Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
• 2026-03-31 Rules Suspended: Ayes 61 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 9, read in full as required – PASSED - 55-8-7AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cayler, Cheatum, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Hill), Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Mathias, NelsenAbsent – Cornilles, Haws, Holtzclaw, Palmer, Rubel, Skaug, WheelerFloor Sponsor - HostetlerTitle apvd - to enrol
• 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
• 2026-04-01 Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor executive-receipt
• 2026-04-01 Delivered to Governor at 4:12 p.m. on April 1, 2026 executive-receipt
• 2026-04-02 Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 289 Effective: 07/01/2026 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b2452e79-fb19-469b-a133-1f0e5ef228d1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).