DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE – Amends and repeals existing law to revise provisions regarding the Board of Health and Welfare, substate administrative regions, and regional behavioral health boards.

Signed by Governor on 03/16/26 Session Law Chapter 25 Effective: 03/16/2026

Reported delivered to Governor at 4:55 p.m. on 03/12/26

Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate

Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor

Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker

Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling

Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 61-9-0AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Haws, Mathias, McCannAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - Vander WoudeTitle apvd - to Senate

U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day

Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading

Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare

Read third time in full – PASSED - 28-7-0AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Bruner(Adams), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - BlaylockTitle apvd - to House

Read second time; filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare

Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing