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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho House Bill 555 revises Solid Waste Facilities Act, establishing new state regulatory frameworks, fees, and permitting standards
Last action · March 3, 2026: Reported Signed by Governor on March 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 7 Effective: 07/01/2026
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What This Bill Does
Idaho House Bill 555 extensively revises the Idaho Solid Waste Facilities Act, transferring primary operational review responsibilities from local health districts to the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) effective July 1, 2026. The legislation establishes new uniform application, public review, and administrative review processes, institutes a state solid waste regulatory fund supported by annual facility inspection fees and tonnage fees, and outlines updated standards for landfill design, operation, closure, and research permits.
Municipal solid waste landfill owners, operators, and county governments face a restructured regulatory process managed primarily by the state DEQ rather than health districts, alongside a mandatory annual inspection fee of $4,000 for municipal solid waste landfills and a tonnage fee of $0.07 per ton of disposed waste starting July 1, 2026.
- House Bill 555 updates Idaho's legal framework for municipal solid waste management to maintain consistency with federal standards under Subtitle D of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Municipal solid waste landfill owners and operators
Owners and operators must pay annual inspection fees of $4,000, comply with new tonnage fee reporting requirements, and submit facility design and operations plans to the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.
County governments
Counties act as trustees for financial assurance trust funds, receive public notices regarding facility applications, and participate in comprehensive periodic reviews.
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
The department assumes primary regulatory and enforcement authority previously held by health districts, administers the Solid Waste Regulatory Fund, and processes permit applications.
District health departments
Health districts shift from primary operations review to operational monitoring cooperation and assistance under agreements with the department.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
17 actions- Mar 3, 2026EnrolledReported Signed by Governor on March 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 7 Effective: 07/01/2026
- Mar 2, 2026Delivered to Governor at 2:55 p.m. on February 27, 2026
- Feb 27, 2026Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- Feb 26, 2026Signed by President; returned to House
- Feb 26, 2026Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- Feb 25, 2026Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
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- Feb 25, 2026FloorReturned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- Feb 24, 2026FloorRead third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Rabe Floor Sponsor - Ricks Title apvd - to House
- Feb 18, 2026Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Feb 17, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Feb 10, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare
- Feb 10, 2026FloorReceived from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Feb 9, 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, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Wisniewski Floor Sponsor - Weber Title apvd - to Senate
- Feb 6, 2026Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Feb 5, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- Jan 30, 2026CommitteeReported Printed and Referred to Local Government
- Jan 29, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
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Transfer of Oversight Authority
The legislation shifts primary review and enforcement responsibilities for solid waste operations from local health districts to the state Department of Environmental Quality.
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