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Panel approves $200,000 trailer for prisoner-recovery costs tied to HB 684

Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee · March 23, 2026
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Summary

The joint Senate Finance and House Appropriations committees approved a trailer appropriation adding $200,000 ongoing to pay costs tied to House Bill 684, which authorizes sheriffs to seek reimbursement for retrieving out‑of‑state prisoners who abscond, according to Legislative Services Office analysts.

Chairman Tanner opened the joint session and heard from Noah Peterson, budget policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, who presented a trailer appropriation related to House Bill 684.

Peterson said the bill would create Idaho Code section 20‑269 to authorize a sheriff’s office to seek reimbursement for the cost of collecting a prisoner,…

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