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Joint committee approves multiple supplemental and FY2027 requests for Idaho Department of Correction

Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC) · March 3, 2026
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The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved several supplemental and FY2027 budget requests for the Idaho Department of Correction, including a $14.14 million allotment for county and out-of-state placements and a $3.24 million medical-services adjustment; votes were recorded in both Senate and House panels.

The joint appropriations committee on Wednesday approved a package of supplemental and FY2027 budget requests for the Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC), voting to move multiple line items forward with do-pass or due-pass recommendations.

Noah Peterson, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told the committee the first supplemental would spend down the remaining balance in the Hepatitis C Fund. “There was a $12,000,000 transfer from the general fund to the Hepatitis C Fund back in 2022 pursuant to the settlement agreement,” Peterson said; the committee approved $424,300 one-time to allow IDOC to spend down the remaining balance. Representative Mitchell moved the motion; Senator Carlson seconded it. The Senate vote was…

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