---
type: "Bill"
title: "STATE PRISONERS HOUSED IN COUNTY JAILS – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding per diem costs of state prisoners housed in county jails."
description: "STATE PRISONERS HOUSED IN COUNTY JAILS – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding per diem costs of state prisoners housed in county jails."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 556"
citation: "Idaho H 556 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORRECTION DEPARTMENT", "COUNTIES", "FEES", "JAILS", "PRISONS AND PRISONERS", "SHERIFFS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-29"
last_action: "2026-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be773f76-8955-4ca1-8a3a-70a56fbb141e"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0556/"
source_hash: "6584097ab95349d6cae1a16782eb68e91578997a2def467b28b158b884776e5d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-id"]
---

# Idaho H 556 (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.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0556.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **30–3** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **59–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-29** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-01-30** Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **2026-02-18** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-19** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-20** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, February 23, 2026
- **2026-02-23** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 59-10-1AYES – 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, WisniewskiNAYS – Cannon, Crane(12), Crane(13), Miller, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Mr. SpeakerAbsent – ChurchFloor Sponsor - SkaugTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-24** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-02-24** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules `introduction`
- **2026-03-10** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-11** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-16** Read third time in full – PASSED - 30-3-2AYES – 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, ZuiderveldNAYS – Blaylock, Den Hartog, LenneyAbsent and excused – Anthon, VanOrdenFloor Sponsor - ForemanTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-17** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-17** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-03-18** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-19** Delivered to Governor at 4:22 p.m. on March 18, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-25** Reported Signed by Governor on March 24, 2026 Session Law Chapter 119 Effective: 07/01/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be773f76-8955-4ca1-8a3a-70a56fbb141e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).