Portable benefit plans
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Portable benefit plans” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
PORTABLE BENEFIT PLAN ACT – Amends language added by House Bill 645 regarding the Portable Benefit Plan Act.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing · Mar 18, 2026
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading · Mar 19, 2026
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading · Mar 20, 2026
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading · Mar 24, 2026
Read second time; filed for Third Reading · Mar 25, 2026
Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – GallowayFloor Sponsor - Den HartogTitle apvd - to House · Mar 30, 2026
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling · Mar 31, 2026
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor · Apr 1, 2026
Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 274 Effective: 07/01/2026 · Apr 2, 2026
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Recorded votes
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-30 · PASSED - 34-0-1 · AYES 34, NAYS 0, Absent and excused 1
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-19 · PASSED - 67-1-2 · AYES 67, NAYS 1, Absent 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Idaho legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 274 Effective: 07/01/2026 (Apr 2, 2026).