MEDICAID – Adds to existing law to provide legislative approval for the Department of Health and Welfare to submit a state plan amendment regarding change in encounter rate due to change in scope of services.

Signed by Governor on 04/02/26 Session Law Chapter Effective:

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

Rules Suspended: Ayes 62 Nays 3 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 67-0-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert(Beazer), Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill(Hill), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Tanner(13), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Skaug, Tanner(14), WheelerFloor Sponsor - Vander WoudeTitle apvd - to Senate

Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling

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

Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate

Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor

Reported delivered to Governor at 6:50 p.m. on 04/01/26

Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Cook, RicksFloor Sponsor - VanOrdenTitle apvd - to House

Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading

Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare

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