S1388 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Correction for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

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Sponsor: FINANCE COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-26
Official status: LAW
Effective date: Not listed

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APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Correction for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

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APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Correction for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

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Bill History

2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Reported delivered to Governor at 4:33 p.m. on 03/25/26
2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by Governor on 03/26/26 Session Law Chapter 156 Effective: 03/26/26 SECTION 2; 07/01/26 SECTION 1, 3, & 4
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 46-21-3 AYES – Alfieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Dygert, Egbert, Ehlers, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Hill, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Barbieri, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Crane(12), Crane(13), Ehardt, Erickson, Garner, Harris, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Tanner(13), Thompson, Wisniewski Absent – Berch, Cornilles, Holtzclaw Floor Sponsor - Manwaring Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Read First Time, Filed for Second Reading
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 26-9-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Carlson Title apvd - to House
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed; referred to Finance
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Official Summary Text

APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Correction for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1388
BY
FINANCE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
CORRECTION;
APPROPRIAT
-
2
ING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
CORRECTION
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
3
2027;
APPROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
CORRECTION
4
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2026;
PROVIDING
FOR
A
REPORT
ON
COMMUNITY
REENTRY
CEN
-
5
TERS;
PROVIDING
FOR
CONDITIONS,
LIMITATIONS,
AND
RESTRICTIONS;
AND
6
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
EFFECTIVE
DATES.
7
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
8
SECTION
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
9
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Department
of
Correction
the
following
10
amounts
to
be
expended
according
to
the
designated
programs
and
expense
1
1
classes
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
12
2027:
13
FOR
14
FOR
OPERATING
15
CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES
16
OUTLAY
TOTAL
I.
MANAGEMENT
SERVICES:
17
FROM:
18
Inmate
Labor
19
Fund
20
$511,800
$511,800
Miscellaneous
Revenue
21
Fund
22
0
$30,900
30,900
TOTAL
23
$511,800
$30,900
$542,700
II.
STATE
PRISONS:
24
A.
PRISONS
ADMINISTRATION:
25
FROM:
26
Inmate
Labor
27
Fund
28
$177,200
$177,200
Miscellaneous
Revenue
29
Fund
30
0
$35,000
35,000
TOTAL
31
$177,200
$35,000
$212,200

2
FOR
1
FOR
OPERATING
2
CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES
3
OUTLAY
TOTAL
B.
IDAHO
STATE
CORRECTIONAL
INSTITUTION
-
BOISE:
4
FROM:
5
Inmate
Labor
6
Fund
7
$235,500
$235,500
Miscellaneous
Revenue
8
Fund
9
0
$665,000
665,000
TOTAL
10
$235,500
$665,000
$900,500
C.
IDAHO
STATE
CORRECTIONAL
CENTER
-
BOISE:
1
1
FROM:
12
Miscellaneous
Revenue
13
Fund
14
$186,700
$186,700
D.
IDAHO
CORRECTIONAL
INSTITUTION
-
OROFINO:
15
FROM:
16
Inmate
Labor
17
Fund
18
$8,800
$8,800
Miscellaneous
Revenue
19
Fund
20
0
$70,000
70,000
TOTAL
21
$8,800
$70,000
$78,800
E.
IDAHO
MAXIMUM
SECURITY
INSTITUTION
-
BOISE:
22
FROM:
23
Miscellaneous
Revenue
24
Fund
25
$10,000
$10,000
F.
NORTH
IDAHO
CORRECTIONAL
INSTITUTION
-
COTTONWOOD:
26
FROM:
27
Inmate
Labor
28
Fund
29
$20,000
$20,000
Miscellaneous
Revenue
30
Fund
31
0
$29,600
29,600
TOTAL
32
$20,000
$29,600
$49,600

3
FOR
1
FOR
OPERATING
2
CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES
3
OUTLAY
TOTAL
G.
SOUTH
IDAHO
CORRECTIONAL
INSTITUTION
-
BOISE:
4
FROM:
5
Miscellaneous
Revenue
6
Fund
7
$15,000
$15,000
H.
ST.
ANTHONY
WORK
CAMP:
8
FROM:
9
Inmate
Labor
10
Fund
1
1
$10,600
$10,600
Miscellaneous
Revenue
12
Fund
13
0
$26,400
26,400
TOTAL
14
$10,600
$26,400
$37,000
I.
POCATELLO
WOMEN'S
CORRECTIONAL
CENTER:
15
FROM:
16
Inmate
Labor
17
Fund
18
$4,500
$4,500
Miscellaneous
Revenue
19
Fund
20
0
$146,900
146,900
TOTAL
21
$4,500
$146,900
$151,400
J.
MOUNTAIN
VIEW
TRANSFORMATION
CENTER:
22
FROM:
23
Inmate
Labor
24
Fund
25
$104,500
$104,500
Miscellaneous
Revenue
26
Fund
27
0
$409,400
409,400
TOTAL
28
$104,500
$409,400
$513,900
DIVISION
TOTAL
29
$561,100
$1,594,000
$2,155,100
III.
COUNTY
&
OUT
-
OF
-
STATE
PLACEMENT:
30
FROM:
31
General
32
Fund
33
$22,893,200
$22,893,200

4
FOR
1
FOR
OPERATING
2
CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES
3
OUTLAY
TOTAL
IV.
COMMUNITY
CORRECTIONS:
4
A.
COMMUNITY
SUPERVISION:
5
FROM:
6
Miscellaneous
Revenue
7
Fund
8
$40,600
$40,600
B.
COMMUNITY
REENTRY
CENTERS:
9
FROM:
10
Inmate
Labor
1
1
Fund
12
$12,000
$12,000
Miscellaneous
Revenue
13
Fund
14
0
$812,200
812,200
TOTAL
15
$12,000
$812,200
$824,200
DIVISION
TOTAL
16
$12,000
$852,800
$864,800
V.
MEDICAL
SERVICES:
17
FROM:
18
General
19
Fund
20
$6,367,900
$6,367,900
GRAND
TOTAL
21
$30,346,000
$2,477,700
$32,823,700
SECTION
2.
In
addition
to
the
appropriation
made
in
Section
1,
Chap
-
22
ter
39,
Laws
of
2025,
and
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
there
is
23
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Department
of
Correction
the
following
amounts
to
24
be
expended
for
the
designated
programs
for
operating
expenditures
from
the
25
listed
funds
for
the
period
July
1,
2025,
through
June
30,
2026:
26
I.
MANAGEMENT
SERVICES
27
FROM:
28
Hepatitis
-
C
Fund
29
$424,300
II.
COUNTY
&
OUT
-
OF
-
STATE
PLACEMENT:
30
FROM:
31
General
Fund
32
$14,140,500

5
III.
MEDICAL
SERVICES:
1
FROM:
2
General
Fund
3
$3,237,900
GRAND
TOTAL
4
$17,802,700
SECTION
3.
REENTRY
CENTER
SERVICE
DELIVERY
REVIEW.
The
Department
of
5
Correction
shall
gather
all
necessary
information
and
initiate
a
request
for
6
information
to
evaluate
the
most
efficient
and
effective
operation
of
Idaho
7
community
reentry
centers,
including
potential
outsourcing
models.
In
ad
-
8
dition
to
cost,
the
procurement
process
shall
consider
recidivism
outcomes
9
and
security
considerations.
The
department
shall
report
its
findings
to
10
the
Joint
Finance
-
Appropriations
Committee
no
later
than
November
1,
2026.
1
1
The
format
of
the
report
and
the
contents
therein
shall
be
determined
by
the
12
Legislative
Services
Office
Budget
and
Policy
Analysis
Division.
13
SECTION
4.
CONDITIONS,
LIMITATIONS,
AND
RESTRICTIONS.
Appropriations
14
made
pursuant
to
this
act
are
subject
to
the
conditions,
limitations,
and
re
-
15
strictions
specified
in
this
act.
16
SECTION
5.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
17
declared
to
exist,
Section
2
of
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
18
and
after
passage
and
approval,
and
Sections
1,
3,
and
4
of
this
act
shall
be
19
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
July
1,
2026.
20