H0556 • 2026

STATE PRISONERS HOUSED IN COUNTY JAILS – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding per diem costs of state prisoners housed in county jails.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-25
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

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STATE PRISONERS HOUSED IN COUNTY JAILS – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding per diem costs of state prisoners housed in county jails.

What This Bill Does

STATE PRISONERS HOUSED IN COUNTY JAILS – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding per diem costs of state prisoners housed in county jails.

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Bill History

2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on March 24, 2026 Session Law Chapter 119 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Delivered to Governor at 4:22 p.m. on March 18, 2026
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by President; returned to House
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 30-3-2 AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – Blaylock, Den Hartog, Lenney Absent and excused – Anthon, VanOrden Floor Sponsor - Foreman Title apvd - to House
2026-03-11 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-03-10 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-02-24 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-02-24 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules
2026-02-23 Idaho State Legislature
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 59-10-1 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Mitchell, Nelsen, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski NAYS – Cannon, Crane(12), Crane(13), Miller, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Mr. Speaker Absent – Church Floor Sponsor - Skaug Title apvd - to Senate
2026-02-20 Idaho State Legislature
U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, February 23, 2026
2026-02-19 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-02-18 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-01-30 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
2026-01-29 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

STATE PRISONERS HOUSED IN COUNTY JAILS – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding per diem costs of state prisoners housed in county jails.

Current Bill Text

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE
BILL
NO.
556
BY
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
STATE
PRISONERS
HOUSED
IN
COUNTY
JAILS;
AMENDING
SECTION
2
20
-
237A,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REVISE
A
PROVISION
REGARDING
PER
DIEM
COSTS
OF
3
STATE
PRISONERS
HOUSED
IN
COUNTY
JAILS;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
4
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
5
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
6
SECTION
1.
That
Section
20
-
237A,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
7
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
20
-
237A.
FUNDING
PER
DIEM
COSTS
OF
STATE
PRISONERS
HOUSED
IN
COUNTY
9
JAILS,
RELATED
ADDITIONAL
EXPENSES
AND
MANNER
OF
PAYMENT.
(1)
The
board
of
10
correction
shall
pay
each
county
for
housing
prisoners
convicted,
sentenced
1
1
and
committed
to
the
custody
of
the
state
board
of
correction,
includ
-
12
ing
probationers
and
parolees
committed
to
a
county
jail
under
section
13
20
-
219(7)(b),
Idaho
Code,
beginning
on
the
day
after
receipt
by
the
director
14
of
notice
that
a
person
is
in
custody,
as
provided
in
section
20
-
237,
Idaho
15
Code.
16
(2)
The
state
board
of
correction
shall
pay
counties
housing
state
-
sen
-
17
tenced
prisoners
a
minimum
rate
of
fifty
-
five
dollars
($55.00)
eighty
dol
-
18
lars
($80.00)
per
day
per
inmate
for
the
first
seven
(7)
days
of
custody
and
19
seventy
-
five
dollars
($75.00)
per
day
per
inmate
thereafter
.
Nothing
stated
20
herein
will
prohibit
the
state
board
of
correction
from
entering
into
a
con
-
21
tract
with
a
county
pursuant
to
section
20
-
241,
Idaho
Code.
22
(3)
In
addition
to
payment
of
per
diem
costs
as
provided
in
this
sec
-
23
tion,
the
state
board
of
correction
shall
pay
for
all
ordinary
and
necessary
24
medical
and
dental
expenses
of
state
prisoners
housed
in
county
jails.
25
(4)
As
between
themselves,
the
state
board
of
correction
and
each
of
the
26
counties
will
be
responsible
for
their
pro
rata
share
of
any
property
damages
27
or
personal
injuries
arising
from
the
housing
of
state
-
sentenced
prisoners,
28
which
is
attributable
to
their
respective
negligence
or
otherwise
wrongful
29
conduct.
This
provision
shall
not
alter
or
affect
any
immunities
or
excep
-
30
tions
to
governmental
liability
the
state
or
counties
may
possess
as
to
pri
-
31
vate
persons
pursuant
to
the
Idaho
tort
claims
act,
chapter
9,
title
6,
Idaho
32
Code.
33
(5)
The
legislature
shall
appropriate
sufficient
funds
annually
to
the
34
department
of
correction
to
make
all
payments
to
counties
as
required
in
this
35
section.
36
(6)
The
county
sheriffs
shall
bill
the
department
of
correction
at
37
least
every
sixty
(60)
days.
The
department
of
correction
shall
pay
such
38
bills
within
sixty
(60)
days
of
their
receipt.
39
(7)
The
germane
committees
of
the
legislature
shall
review
the
costs
of
40
housing
inmates
in
county
jails
every
three
(3)
years
beginning
in
2004.
41

2
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
1
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
2
July
1,
2026.
3