MERIT-BASED HEALTH CARE – Adds to existing law to establish the Merit-Based Health Care Act.

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

Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

Signed by President; returned to House

Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

Delivered to Governor at 4:12 p.m. on April 1, 2026

Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills

Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading

Rules Suspended: Ayes 61 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 9, read in full as required – PASSED - 55-8-7AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cayler, Cheatum, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Hill), Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Mathias, NelsenAbsent – Cornilles, Haws, Holtzclaw, Palmer, Rubel, Skaug, WheelerFloor Sponsor - HostetlerTitle apvd - to enrol

Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 29-6-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsors - Kohl & ToewsTitle apvd - to House

Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk

House Concurred in Senate Amendments

Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk

Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing

Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading

Placed in the Committee of the Whole

Amendments ordered printed

Reported out as amended; filed for first reading

Amendments reported printed

Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading

Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment

Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare

Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 56-14-0AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Cheatum, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Handy, Haws, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Nelsen, RubelAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - HostetlerTitle apvd - to Senate

Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading