Idaho legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Idaho H730: SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM – Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program integrity measures and verification.
Status: Signed into law, April 2, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to the supplemental nutrition assistance program; amending chapter 2, title 56, idaho code, by the addition of a new section 56-205a, idaho code, to establish provisions regarding supplemental nutrition assistance program integrity measures; amending section 56-211, idaho code, to revise provisions regarding verification for the supplemental nutrition assistance program; and declaring an emergency and providing an effective date.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT RELATING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; AMENDING CHAPTER 2, TITLE 56, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 56-205A, IDAHO CODE, TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS REGARDING SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INTEGRITY MEASURES; AMENDING SECTION 56-211, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE PROVISIONS REGARDING VERIFICATION FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: SECTION 1. That Chapter 2, Title 56, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and designated as Section 56-205A, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 56-205A. SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INTEGRITY MEASURES. (1) The department of health and welfare shall enter into a data-matching agreement with the Idaho state lottery commission to identify households with lottery winnings of three thousand dollars ($3,000) or more and, to the extent permissible under federal law, shall treat this data as verified upon receipt. To the extent that the data may not be verified upon receipt, the department shall make referrals for further investigation to identify households with winnings equal to or greater than the resource limit for elderly or disabled households as defined in 7 U.S.C. 2014(g)(1). The department shall promptly disenroll from the supplemental nutrition assistance …