IdahoS 14022026 regular legislative sessionSenate

APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Juvenile Corrections for fiscal year 2027.

Sponsored By: FINANCE COMMITTEE

Signed by Governor

APPROPRIATIONS

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2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Juvenile corrections funding and six positions

For July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, the state provides $2.9 million ($2,895,700) to the Department of Juvenile Corrections. Administration gets $45,000 from the State Juvenile Corrections Center Endowment Income Fund. Community, Operations, and Program Services gets $480,700 from the General Fund. Institutions get $2,370,000 total: $440,200 from the General Fund, $220,000 from the Endowment Income Fund for operations, and $1,709,800 for capital projects. The Department is also authorized to add six full-time positions during this period.

Cut to juvenile community program payments

The law reduces Community, Operations, and Program Services funding by $327,000 for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The cut applies to trustee and benefit payments paid from the Miscellaneous Revenue Fund. It applies only to those payments and only for that year.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • FINANCE COMMITTEE

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Cindy J. Carlson

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 25 • No: 9

Senate vote 3/23/2026

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 25 • No: 9

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by Governor on 03/27/26 Session Law Chapter 209 Effective: 07/01/2026

    3/30/2026
  2. Reported delivered to Governor at 3:48 p.m. on 03/26/26

    3/27/2026
  3. Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate

    3/26/2026House
  4. Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling

    3/25/2026Senate
  5. Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

    3/24/2026Senate
  6. Read third time in full – PASSED - 25-9-1

    3/23/2026Senate
  7. Read second time; filed for Third Reading

    3/20/2026Senate
  8. Reported Printed; referred to Finance

    3/19/2026Senate
  9. Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

    3/18/2026Senate

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