SENATE BILL 1416
State Affairs (House)
Emergency medical services
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES – Amends existing law to transfer the Emergency Medical Services Bureau to within the Office of Emergency Management, to designate EMS as an essential government service, and to create the Emergency Medical Services Sustainability Fund.
RS31583 / S1416
This legislation moves the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Bureau out of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and relocates it into the Office of Emergency Management. All existing EMS programs except the Public Health Preparedness and Response Program will be moved effective July 1, 2025. The directors of the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare and the Office of Emergency Management will work together to coordinate the transfer of the EMS Bureau. The Office of Emergency Management will also be responsible for preparing a budget request for EMS functions for fiscal year 2026.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 03/08 | Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing |
| 03/11 | Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare |
| 03/15 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 03/18 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/19 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 26-9-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hartgen, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow NAYS – Carlson, Foreman, Hart, Herndon, Lenney, Nichols, Toews, Trakel, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Harris Title apvd - to House |
| 03/21 | Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading |
| 03/21 | Read First Time, Referred to State Affairs |