TAXATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the homestead exemption.
Idaho's H 610 revises the homestead property tax exemption, setting a new limit of the first $125,000 of a home's market value or 50% of that value (whichever is lower) as exempt from taxation. This directly affects Idaho homeowners who occupy their primary residence, requiring them to apply through county assessors with documentation confirming primary occupancy and compliance with uniform appraisal standards. Key provisions include updated application forms, rules for mid-year eligibility changes (prorating taxes based on days of eligibility), and simplified documentation for military homeowners. The bill does not alter the exemption's eligibility criteria but clarifies calculation methods and administrative processes for county assessors.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2026
Last action Mar 11, 2026
Floor votes · House Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
44–19
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 65
Feb 17, 2026
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican57
64% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Feb 27, 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 - 48-20-2AYES – Barbieri, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman(Zaken), Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alf
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Revenue & Taxation
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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