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SB 1314: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE – Amends and repeals existing law to revise provisions regarding the Board of Health and Welfare, substate administrative regions, and regional behavioral health boards.
Eliminates the Board of Health and Welfare, repeals regional behavioral health boards, removes substate administrative regions, and centralizes authority in the Department of Health and Welfare. Declares an emergency.
Status
Effective (March 16, 2026) · Originated in the Idaho Senate · Introduced February 16, 2026
Sponsors
- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
Committees
- JR for Printing
Bill history
- March 10, 2026 — House: Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 61-9-0AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Ericks (passed)
- March 11, 2026 — Senate: Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- March 12, 2026 — House: Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
- March 12, 2026 — House: Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- March 12, 2026 — House: delivered to Governor at 4:55 p.m. on 03/12/26
- March 16, 2026 — House: Signed by Governor on 03/16/26
- March 16, 2026 — House: Session Law Chapter 25
- March 16, 2026 — House: Effective: 03/16/2026
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