SENATE BILL 1092
RS30349 / S1092
Under traditional state law, a person’s last will and testament is only valid if written on a tangible material (usually paper), signed by the testator, and signed by two witnesses. These traditional execution requirements prevent courts from recognizing and enforcing the terms of electronic wills, an anomaly in the internet age when electronic legal documents and signatures are common. The Uniform Electronic Wills Act modernizes the law. Under the Uniform Electronic Wills Act, courts will recognize a person’s electronic will if it is executed in compliance with the law and the court determines the will is valid.
This legislation will have no fiscal impact on the State of Idaho or local government because no new taxes or fees are established.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/13 | Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing |
| 02/14 | Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules |
| 02/23 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 02/24 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/02 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, 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 – None Floor Sponsor - Ruchti Title apvd - to House |
| 03/03 | Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading |
| Read First Time, Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration | |
| 03/09 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 03/13 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 03/15 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1 AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias(Woodings), McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Boyle Floor Sponsor - Nash Title apvd - to Senate |
| 03/16 | Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling |
| Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker | |
| 03/17 | Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate |
| 03/20 | Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor |
| Reported delivered to Governor at 1:43 p.m. on 03/20/23 | |
| 03/29 | Signed by Governor on 03/21/23 Session Law Chapter 104 Effective: Retroactive to 01/01/2020 |