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H 282 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

PROPERTY – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding homestead property.

H 282 revises Idaho's homestead property laws to clarify how married couples can claim homestead exemptions. It prevents married couples from claiming the same property separately to increase the total homestead value beyond the limit set in Idaho Code §55-1003, ensuring each spouse can only claim their own exemption up to that amount. Unmarried homeowners remain able to claim any property as homestead. The bill takes effect July 1, 2025, and directly affects married property owners in Idaho seeking homestead protection.
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
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Signed Apr 1, 2025
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What changed between versions

Bill Text → Engrossment 1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended in the Senate to remove provisions regarding Section 55-1008 (homestead exemption from execution) and to renumber the remaining sections. The core content regarding homestead property selection remains unchanged, but the emergency declaration date was adjusted from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2026.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed by removing the amendment to Section 55-1008 which dealt with homestead exemptions from forced sale and bankruptcy proceedings.
SCOPE

Removed the amendment to Section 55-1008 regarding homestead exemption from execution and bankruptcy proceedings

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the emergency declaration from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2026

TECHNICAL

Renumbered sections from 1-3 to 1-2 to reflect the removal of the Section 55-1008 amendment

Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2025 · House Mar 3, 2025

How they voted

35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 20, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
30 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Apr 1, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2025 Session Law Chapter 235 Effective: 07/01/2025
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Concurred in Senate Amendments
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced
Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (35-0)
senate
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Amendments reported printed
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Amendments ordered printed
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Placed in the Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – PASSED - 61-9-0AYES – Achilles, Andrus, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Garner, Green, Handy, Harris, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Ray
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Business
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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