---
type: "Bill"
title: "APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Correction for fiscal year 2027."
description: "APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Correction for fiscal year 2027."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 966"
citation: "Idaho H 966 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS", "CORRECTION DEPARTMENT", "PRISONS AND PRISONERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-03-27"
last_action: "2026-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/470a3d89-da5e-41f0-86a5-bab51f88d8bf"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0966/"
source_hash: "b65a01c8fe69e9f2361cb8b45f10e256a93377de6908727771ac2258a206f5f3"
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 966 (2026) — APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Correction for fiscal year 2027.

## 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/H0966.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – — **58–8** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – — **34–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-27** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-03-27** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- **2026-03-30** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-30** Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 58-8-4AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Skaug, Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Beiswenger, Cayler, Harris, Hawkins, Price, Rasor, Tanner(13), WisniewskiAbsent – Egbert, Haws, McCann, PalmerFloor Sponsor - ManwaringTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2026-03-30** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-03-30** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance `introduction`
- **2026-03-31** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-01** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-1-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – ForemanAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - CarlsonTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-01** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-04-01** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-04-02** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Delivered to Governor at 12:51 p.m. on April 2, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 304 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/470a3d89-da5e-41f0-86a5-bab51f88d8bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).