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H 227 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

SECURED TRANSACTIONS – Amends existing law to require the Secretary of State to prescribe certain financing statement forms in compliance with the Uniform Commercial Code.

H 227 amends Idaho Code to require the Secretary of State to establish standardized forms for financing statements used in secured business transactions, aligning them with the Uniform Commercial Code. This change directly affects businesses and lenders who file these documents, replacing outdated form requirements with a single, state-prescribed format. The law takes effect on July 1, 2025, streamlining the filing process for secured transactions across Idaho.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Signed Mar 20, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2025 · House Feb 28, 2025

How they voted

32–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Mar 13, 2025
D Democratic5
4 Yea 1
80% Yea
R Republican30
28 Yea 2
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 20, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2025 Session Law Chapter 111 Effective: 07/01/2025
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-0-3AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Goodrich(Rabe), Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Adams, Galloway, Ward-EngelkingFloor Sponsor - BerntTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann(Mosman), Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Business
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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