H0661 • 2026

SOLID WASTE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding solid waste disposal contracts in counties.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-23
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

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SOLID WASTE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding solid waste disposal contracts in counties.

What This Bill Does

SOLID WASTE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding solid waste disposal contracts in counties.

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Bill History

2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2026 Session Law Chapter 75 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Delivered to Governor at 2 p.m. on March 19, 2026
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
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
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Semmelroth Floor Sponsor - Adams Title apvd - to House
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
2026-03-13 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-03-12 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-03-03 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-03-03 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation
2026-03-02 Idaho State Legislature
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 66-0-4 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws(Woller), Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Crane(13), Furniss, Mickelsen, Rubel Floor Sponsor - Cornilles Title apvd - to Senate
2026-02-27 Idaho State Legislature
U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 2, 2026
2026-02-26 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-02-25 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-02-16 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed and Referred to Local Government
2026-02-13 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

SOLID WASTE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding solid waste disposal contracts in counties.

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.
661
BY
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
SOLID
WASTE
DISPOSAL;
AMENDING
SECTION
31
-
4403,
IDAHO
CODE,
2
TO
REVISE
PROVISIONS
REGARDING
SOLID
WASTE
DISPOSAL
SITE
CONTRACTS
IN
3
COUNTIES
AND
TO
MAKE
TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
4
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
5
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
6
SECTION
1.
That
Section
31
-
4403,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
7
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
31
-
4403.
OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE.
(1)
It
shall
be
the
duty
of
the
9
board
of
county
commissioners
in
each
of
the
several
counties
to
acquire
10
sites
or
facilities,
and
maintain
and
operate
solid
waste
disposal
systems.
1
1
Such
maintenance
and
operation
may,
by
exclusive
or
nonexclusive
means,
be
12
performed
through
or
by:
13
(1)
(a)
Employees,
facilities,
equipment
,
and
supplies
hired
by
or
ac
-
14
quired
by
the
board
of
county
commissioners;
15
(2)
(b)
Contracts,
franchises
,
or
otherwise
,
entered
into
by
the
board
16
to
have
the
maintenance
and
operation
performed
by
private
persons;
17
(3)
(c)
Contracts
entered
into
by
the
board
to
have
the
maintenance
and
18
operation
performed
by
another
unit
of
government;
19
(4)
(d)
Contracts,
franchises
,
or
otherwise
,
granted
pursuant
to
law
by
20
the
board,
for
all
or
any
part
or
parts
of
the
county;
or
21
(5)
(e)
Any
combination
of
subsections
(1),
(2),
(3)
and
(4)
of
this
22
section;
paragraphs
(a),
(b),
(c),
and
(d)
of
this
subsection.
23
(6)
(2)
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
in
24
order
to
provide
for
the
public
health,
safety,
and
well
-
being,
the
board
25
of
county
commissioners
and/or
or
another
unit
of
state
government
,
may
de
-
26
termine
whether
solid
waste
disposal
systems
services
are
to
be
provided
by
27
means
of
a
contract,
franchise
,
or
otherwise,
provided
for
under
subsection
28
(2)
pursuant
to
subsection
(1)(b)
of
this
section,
or
any
contract,
fran
-
29
chise
,
or
otherwise
,
awarded
under
subsection
(4)
pursuant
to
subsection
30
(1)(d)
of
this
section,
with
or
without
compulsory
competitive
bidding
;
.
31
(3)
Notwithstanding
any
county
contract
or
franchise
for
solid
waste
32
collection
to
the
contrary,
any
person
may
contract
with
a
solid
waste
col
-
33
lection
provider
of
the
person's
choosing
for
the
use
of
solid
waste
col
-
34
lection
containers
that
are
temporary
and
project
-
specific,
as
defined
by
35
county
ordinance.
36
(7)
(4)
The
board
of
county
commissioners
,
before
entering
into
such
37
contracts,
franchises
,
or
otherwise
,
may
require
such
security
for
the
per
-
38
formance
thereof
as
it
deems
appropriate
or
may
waive
such
undertaking.
39

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