H0928

Adds to existing law to establish the Merit-Based Health Care Act.

Complete·4/2/26

Idaho Merit-Based Health Care Act establishes penalties for prohibited DEI conduct in health care employment and contracting.

The Merit-Based Health Care Act aims to ensure health care employment and contracting decisions funded by Medicaid are based on individual merit and qualifications. It prohibits the use of state Medicaid funds to support ideological or discriminatory employment practices. Prohibited DEI conduct includes consideration of DEI in hiring, promotion, compensation, discipline, termination, or contracting decisions, and race-based or sex-based preferences, targets, benchmarks, quotas, or equity goals.

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Roll Call Votes

55 Yea

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8 Nay

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7 Absent

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Calendar

Mar 31

2:00 PM

House Calendar Committee

Mar 30

9:30 AM

Third Reading Calendar

History

Apr 2

House

Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 289 Effective: 07/01/2026

Apr 1

House

Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

Apr 1

Senate

Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker