HOUSE BILL 654
Law
Corrections, employment, benefits
STATE BOARD OF CORRECTION – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding prisoners who secure employment with a private employer.
RS31472 / H0654
This legislation applies to Idaho inmates hired by a private employer under the Department of Correction work release program. It specifies the responsibility of the private employer to offer the same salary range and benefits as other similarly situated employees based on experience, education and other qualifications and clarifies the opportunity for inmates to use the benefits offered.
This legislation causes no additional expenditure of funds at the state or local level of government, nor does it cause an increase or decrease in revenue for state or local government therefore the legislation has no fiscal impact.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/26 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| 02/26 | Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration |
| 03/01 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 03/04 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 03/05 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 58-12-0 AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Schmick), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12)(Crane), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias(Church), McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer(Johnson), Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Skaug, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Crane(13), Dixon(1), Gallagher, Hawkins, Kingsley, Lambert, Price, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Tanner, Wisniewski Absent – None Floor Sponsor - Erickson Title apvd - to Senate |
| 03/06 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading |
| 03/06 | Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules |
| 03/11 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 03/12 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/18 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 22-11-2 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Cook, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hartgen, Just, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow NAYS – Bjerke, Carlson, Foreman, Hart, Herndon, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Toews, Trakel, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – Den Hartog, Lee Floor Sponsor - Lakey Title apvd - to House |
| 03/19 | Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling |
| 03/19 | Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate |
| 03/20 | Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker |
| 03/20 | Signed by President; returned to House |
| 03/21 | Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor |
| 03/21 | Delivered to Governor at 10:35 a.m. on March 21, 2024 |
| 03/26 | Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2024 Session Law Chapter 196 Effective: 07/01/2024 |