HOUSE BILL 444
RS31056 / H0444
This legislation seeks to close a loophole of government taking surplus proceeds in excess of debts owed. When government takes property for outstanding property tax debts, they can sell the property, retain the amounts owed for the debt, and pay the remaining proceeds to the former property owner. A loophole exists in Idaho code where the government could transfer the property to another government entity and consequently not disburse any amount back to the former property owner. Thus the property owner would lose any equity in the property. This legislation prevents a government entity from doing so.
This legislation causes no additional expenditure of funds at the state or local level of government. If any local governments were utilizing this loophole, they may experience a small decrease in revenue from the excess proceeds.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 01/30 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| 01/31 | Reported Printed and Referred to Local Government |
| 02/07 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 02/08 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 02/09 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 66-0-4 AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cheatum, Chew(Wilson), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nash(Stinson), Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Blanksma, Cannon, Durrant, Skaug Floor Sponsor - Ehlers Title apvd - to Senate |
| 02/12 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading |
| 02/12 | Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation |
| 02/14 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 02/15 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/05 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1 AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Anthon Floor Sponsor - Hart Title apvd - to House |
| 03/06 | Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling |
| 03/07 | Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate |
| 03/07 | Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker |
| 03/07 | Signed by President; returned to House |
| 03/08 | Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor |
| 03/11 | Delivered to Governor at 12:05 p.m. on March 8, 2024 |
| 03/12 | Reported Signed by Governor on March 11, 2024 Session Law Chapter 22 Effective: 07/01/2024 |