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H 575 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

STATE CONTROLLER – Amends existing law to provide that the State Controller shall publish a list of asset forfeitures and to provide that law enforcement shall report asset forfeiture information to the State Controller.

H 575 requires Idaho's State Controller to publish a public list of property seized through asset forfeiture cases. It mandates that state, county, and local law enforcement agencies report asset forfeiture details to the State Controller. The law applies specifically to property seized under Idaho's controlled substances laws (as defined in Section 37-2744). This creates a centralized, transparent record of these seizures for public access.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeMandates public transparency in asset forfeiture, enhancing law enforcement accountability and aligning with criminal justice reform principles.90% confidence
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 3, 2026 Signed Mar 30, 2026
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What changed between versions

Bill Text → Engrossment 1 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to broaden the scope of law enforcement agencies required to share asset forfeiture data. The changes remove the specific term 'civil' from 'civil asset forfeitures' and explicitly add 'county' agencies to the list of entities that must share information with the State Controller. This ensures a more comprehensive and inclusive data-sharing network for tracking asset forfeitures across state, county, and local levels.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include county law enforcement agencies and to cover all asset forfeitures rather than just those labeled as 'civil'.
REQUIREMENT

The requirement for law enforcement to share forfeiture information was updated to explicitly include county agencies alongside state and local agencies.

DEFINITION

The term 'civil asset forfeitures' was changed to 'asset forfeitures' to broaden the category of assets covered by the reporting requirements.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2026 · House Mar 5, 2026

How they voted

35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Mar 24, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
29 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke)Floor Sponsor - NicholsTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 67-0-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen(Athay), Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Ray
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Bill as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out without recommendation as amended
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee, Recommend place on General Orders
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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