H 594 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

TAXATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding late charges and interest on certain taxes due and the apportionment of collected late charges and interest to taxing districts.

H 594 revises Idaho's property tax rules to ensure late fees and interest on overdue payments are distributed proportionally to local taxing districts (like cities, schools, and road districts). It requires county tax collectors to remit all late charges and interest to county auditors, who must then allocate these funds in the same ratio as each district's share of regular property tax revenue. The bill takes effect July 1, 2026, and applies to all property tax collections handled by county tax collectors and auditors.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Signed Mar 13, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2026 · House Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

310
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 35
Mar 6, 2026
D Democratic6
5 Yea 1
83% Yea
R Republican29
26 Yea 3
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 31-0-4AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Keyser(Galloway), Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Den Hartog, Lent, Rabe, WoodwardFloor Sponsor - BerntTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, R
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Revenue & Taxation
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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