Idaho legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Idaho H978: APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2027.
Status: Vetoed, April 2, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to the appropriation to the department of health and welfare; appropriating additional moneys to the department of health and welfare for the public health services division for fiscal year 2027; reducing the appropriation for the department of health and welfare for the public health services division for the laboratory services program for fiscal year 2027; reducing the appropriation for the department of health and welfare for the public health services division for the health care policy initiatives program for fiscal year 2027…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE; APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027; REDUCING THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION FOR THE LABORATORY SERVICES PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027; REDUCING THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION FOR THE HEALTH CARE POLICY INITIATIVES PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027; REDUCING THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; REQUIRING A REPORT FOR THE SUICIDE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS PROGRAM; REQUIRING A REPORT FOR THE HIV PREVENTION AND SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; REQUIRING A REPORT FOR THE HEPATITIS PREVENTION AND SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; REQUIRING A REPORT FOR THE IMMUNIZATION ASSESSMENT FUND; REQUIRING A REPORT REGARDING IMMIGRATION STATUS FOR THE HIV PREVENTION AND SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONS, LIMITATIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: SECTION 1. In addition to any other appropriation provided by law, there is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Public Health Services Division the following amounts to be expended according to the designated programs and expense classes from the listed funds for the period July …