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H06452026 Regular Session

Adds to existing law to establish the Portable Benefit Plan Act.

PORTABLE BENEFIT PLAN ACT -- Adds to existing law to establish the Portable Benefit Plan Act.

PORTABLE BENEFIT PLAN ACT

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

This legislation seeks to modernize Idaho’s labor market by establishing a framework for Voluntary Portable Benefits. UndercurrentIdaholaw, manyindependentcontractorsandself-employedindividuals—representing agrowingsegmentofthestate'sworkforce—facesignificantbarrierstoaccessingtraditionalbenefitslikehealth insurance and retirement savings because such offerings are typically tied to traditional employer-employee relationships. This bill provides a "safe harbor" to ensure that voluntary benefit contributions do not trigger worker reclassification, thereby allowing benefits to remain portable and tied to the worker rather than a single employer.

LATEST ACTION

Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

BILL INFO

Session
2026
Chamber
house
Status date
Feb 12, 2026

LINKS

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