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Last action · March 23, 2026: Signed by Governor on 03/20/26 Session Law Chapter 93 Effective: 07/01/2026
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What This Bill Does
Idaho Senate Bill 1309 requires individuals ordered to make payments under the Juvenile Corrections Act to submit funds directly to the court clerk, establishing a mandatory statutory priority list for distributing these funds beginning July 1, 2026.
The measure establishes a strict hierarchy for how juvenile court payments are allocated, ensuring victim restitution is completely satisfied before any other fees, court costs, or administrative reimbursements are paid.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Victims of juvenile offenders
Victims are guaranteed that economic loss restitution will be completely satisfied before any administrative fees or court costs are paid out from collected funds.
Juvenile offenders
Juvenile offenders subject to court-ordered financial obligations must have their payments applied against a rigid statutory hierarchy managed through the court clerk.
County court clerks
Court clerks are required to update electronic dockets and remit all collected payments daily to the county auditor.
County auditors
County auditors must receive daily remittances and distribute the funds at least monthly according to the new statutory priority order.
Key Facts
- Payments ordered under the Juvenile Corrections Act must be paid directly to the clerk of the court where judgment was entered.
- Court clerks must remit all payments daily to the county auditor, who must distribute them at least monthly.
- Victim restitution for economic loss must be completely satisfied first before any other amounts owed to the court are paid.
- If multiple payments are ordered within the same priority category, funds are distributed in proportion to the relative amounts ordered.
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- Detention and probation training academy fees rank second in the statutory payment distribution order.
- Juvenile drug court or mental health court fees rank third in the payment distribution order.
- General unreferenced statutory amounts fall into the final fifteenth priority category.
- The act takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
17 actions- Mar 23, 2026EnrolledSigned by Governor on 03/20/26 Session Law Chapter 93 Effective: 07/01/2026
- Mar 19, 2026Reported delivered to Governor at 11:15 a.m. on 03/19/26
- Mar 19, 2026Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- Mar 18, 2026Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
- Mar 18, 2026Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- Mar 17, 2026CommitteeReturned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
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- Mar 17, 2026FloorRead Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), 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, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shirts, Skaug(Chadwick), Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Shepherd Floor Sponsor - Shirts Title apvd - to Senate
- Mar 16, 2026U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- Mar 13, 2026Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Mar 12, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- Mar 3, 2026IntroducedRead First Time, Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- Mar 3, 2026Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- Mar 2, 2026FloorRead third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Bruner(Adams), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, 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, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Lakey Title apvd - to House
- Feb 25, 2026Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Feb 24, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Feb 17, 2026CommitteeReported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules
- Feb 16, 2026IntroducedIntroduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
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