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Committee approves Health and Human Services realignment and maintenance totals; one House member objects and a later vote drew additional dissent
Summary
Lawmakers approved the Department of Health and Welfare’s requested reorganization of appropriation units and the FY2026 maintenance package totaling about $5.26 billion in committee, though at least one House member withheld support and a subsequent roll call recorded an additional dissent.
BOISE — The Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee on Jan. 17 approved the Department of Health and Welfare’s request to realign appropriation-unit names, adjust the FY2026 base to match a department reorganization and add a new appropriation unit for the Idaho Child Care Program. The committee also set the department’s FY2026 program maintenance totals, including a general-fund component and federal funding.
The committee action: Representative Tanner moved the realignment and the program maintenance motion. The full maintenance motion set FY2026 totals of $1,135,534,600 from the general fund, $824,851,000 from dedicated funds, and $3,302,688,600 from federal funds — a combined total of $5,263,083,200 — and a cap of 3,008.44 full‑time‑equivalent positions.
Why it matters: The Department of Health and Welfare is the single largest state agency budget by dollars and programs. Realignment moves many appropriation lines and staff authorizations from old appropriation…
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