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H 661 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

SOLID WASTE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding solid waste disposal contracts in counties.

This Idaho bill (H 661) revises county solid waste disposal contracting rules. It clarifies that county commissioners may contract with private companies, other governments, or use combined approaches for waste system operations without mandatory competitive bidding. The bill also allows residents to directly contract with waste providers for temporary project-specific containers, as defined by county ordinance. The changes take effect July 1, 2026, and apply to all Idaho counties managing waste systems.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 13, 2026 Signed Mar 23, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2026 · House Mar 2, 2026

How they voted

34–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Mar 17, 2026
D Democratic5
4 Yea 1
80% Yea
R Republican30
30 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – SemmelrothFloor Sponsor - AdamsTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 66-0-4AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws(Woller), Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould,
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Local Government
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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