COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding applicability and choice of law, to remove provisions regarding applicability and choice of law, to remove provisions regarding priority among security interests and entitlement holders, and to remove a provision regarding security interests.
This Idaho bill (H 702) removes outdated legal provisions related to commercial transactions involving securities. It specifically deletes sections addressing choice of law for security validity, priority among security interests, and rules for entitlement holders under Idaho Code sections 28-8-110, 28-8-503, 28-8-511, and 28-9-305. The bill makes technical corrections to other sections but does not create new requirements or alter how commercial transactions operate. It directly affects businesses and financial institutions operating under Idaho’s securities laws by simplifying existing statutes. The changes are procedural, eliminating redundant language without changing substantive legal rights.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2026
Last action Mar 10, 2026
Floor votes · House Mar 9, 2026
How they voted
57–5
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 65
Mar 9, 2026
D
Democratic8
50% Nay
R
Republican57
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 10, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 61-6-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Business
lower
Feb 16, 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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