Idaho Bills

Adds to existing law to authorize the Legislature to employ counsel in addition to the Attorney General in actions against the federal government.

This legislation allows the legislature to retain private counsel (attorneys) for actions against the federal government, when, in the judgment of the pro tempore of the senate and the speaker of the house, it is in the interests of the state to prosecute such actions.

Appropriates $200,000 to the Legislature for fiscal year 2026 for the Medicaid Review Panel.

RS33820 / H0950 This is a trailer appropriation to HCR 30 which authorized the Legislature to retain the services of a consultant or analyst to provide legislative oversight of state plan amendments and federal waivers to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in order to implement a plan for comprehensive Medicaid Managed Care. In March of 2025, the Idaho Legislature voted to submit state plan amendments and federal waivers to CMS to implement comprehensive Medicaid managed care in Idaho. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has begun working to transition to Medicaid managed care. This appropriation will help the Legislature maintain its oversight role.