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IdahoH 06482026 regular legislative sessionHouseWALLET

INSURANCE – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding coverage of anticancer medications under health benefit plans.

Sponsored By: BUSINESS COMMITTEE

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Equal costs for oral cancer drugs

Beginning January 1, 2027, new or renewing health plans must apply the same cost sharing to oral cancer drugs as to injected or IV drugs. Copays, coinsurance, and deductibles must match when the plan covers FDA-approved cancer medicines. This can lower what many patients pay for pills taken at home.

Plans keep prior authorization for cancer drugs

Beginning July 1, 2026, health plans can keep using common coverage rules for cancer drugs. They can run formularies or preferred drug lists and require prior authorization or other use checks. This clarifies that the cancer drug coverage law does not block these tools.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • BUSINESS COMMITTEE

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Camille Blaylock

    Republican • Senate

  • Bruce & Green

    Affiliation unavailable

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 97 • No: 7

Senate vote • 3/25/2026

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 31 • No: 3

House vote • 3/10/2026

House Floor Vote

Yes: 66 • No: 4

Actions Timeline

  1. Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2026 Session Law Chapter 259 Effective: 07/01/2026

    4/1/2026

  2. Delivered to Governor at 12:01 p.m. on March 27, 2026

    3/27/2026

  3. Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

    3/27/2026Senate

  4. Signed by President; returned to House

    3/26/2026Senate

  5. Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

    3/26/2026Senate

  6. Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

    3/26/2026House

  7. Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

    3/25/2026House

  8. Read third time in full – PASSED - 31-3-1

    3/25/2026Senate

  9. Read second time; filed for Third Reading

    3/20/2026Senate

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

    3/19/2026Senate

  11. Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources

    3/11/2026Senate

  12. Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

    3/11/2026Senate

  13. Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 66-4-0 Floor Sponsors - Bruce & Green

    3/10/2026House

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

    3/9/2026House

  15. U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 9, 2026

    3/6/2026House

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

    3/5/2026House

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

    3/4/2026House

  18. Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

    3/3/2026House

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

    3/2/2026House

  20. Referred to Business

    2/17/2026House

  21. Reported out of Committee, Returned to the Desk for re-referral

    2/17/2026House

  22. Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare

    2/13/2026House

  23. Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

    2/12/2026House

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