Repeals existing law to remove obsolete provisions relating to reports of medical authorities establishing blindness.
BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED -- Repeals existing law to remove obsolete provisions relating to reports of medical authorities establishing blindness.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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To ensure that state laws are streamlined, up-to-date, and essential for the citizens of Idaho, while best serving the public health, safety, and welfare, the Legislature approved the Idaho Code Cleanup Act, H0014 in the 2025 legislative session. Submitted sections of the Idaho Code were reviewed for repeal consideration by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Task Force on the criteria of obsolete, outdated, and unnecessary. This bill repeals Section 67-5414, Idaho Code, that relates to reports from medical authorities diagnosing blindness. The Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired reports that this process is no longer how the majority of referrals are received and is therefore unnecessary.
FISCAL NOTE
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There is no fiscal impact to any local, state, or federal fund with this legislation. This bill is strictly administrative in nature, as it removes obsolete, outdated, or unnecessary code pursuant to the Idaho Cleanup Act.
SOP revised: 02/19/2026, 9:20 AM
BILL TEXT
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LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Sixty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2026 IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1256 BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE AN ACT1 RELATING TO THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED; PROVIDING2 LEGISLATIVE INTENT; REPEALING SECTION 67-5414, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO3 REPORTS OF MEDICAL AUTHORITIES ESTABLISHING BLINDNESS; AND DECLARING4 AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.5
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:6
SECTION 1. IDAHO CODE CLEANUP -- LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent7 of the Legislature to ensure that the state laws provided in Idaho Code are8 streamlined, up-to-date, and essential for the citizens of Idaho, while best9 serving the public health, safety, and welfare. In accordance with the Idaho10 Code Cleanup Act, following comprehensive review, the Legislature has iden-11 tified the provisions of this act as obsolete, outdated, or unnecessary.12
SECTION 2. That Section 67-5414, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby13 repealed.14
SECTION 3. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby15 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after16 July 1, 2026.17
HOW THEY VOTED
Senate Third Reading
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YEA (33)
NAY (0)
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House Third Reading
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YEA (70)
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BILL INFO
- Session
- 2026
- Chamber
- senate
- Committee
- Health and Welfare
- Status date
- Mar 25, 2026
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