H 702 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

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This Idaho bill (H 702) removes outdated legal provisions related to commercial transactions involving securities.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

575
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 65
Mar 9, 2026
D Democratic8
2 Yea 4 Nay 2
50% Nay
R Republican57
55 Yea 1 Nay 1
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.