IdahoIdaho agencies report forfeitures for public listing
Starting July 1, 2026, Idaho law enforcement agencies send yearly forfeiture details to the State Controller, who keeps and publishes a current list.
What it does
The State Controller keeps and publishes a current list of property forfeited under Idaho’s drug law.
Idaho law enforcement agencies send yearly reports on property seized or forfeited under drug law. Reports include case details and whether property was returned, sold, destroyed, or kept by law enforcement.
Argument forA public yearly list could help people see what property agencies seize, how cases end, and what happens to the property.
Argument againstPublishing case and property details could expose information about seizures, legal cases, and how agencies handled the property.
More detail
The State Controller stores, maintains, and publishes a current list of asset forfeitures. The list covers asset forfeitures under Idaho’s drug forfeiture law. The law takes effect July 1, 2026.
State, county, and local law enforcement agencies submit forfeiture information to the State Controller for storage, maintenance, and publication. The duty applies to Idaho state, county, and local law enforcement agencies that seize or forfeit property under the drug forfeiture law. Reports include agency, property, case, and disposition details, including whether property was returned, sold, destroyed, or kept by law enforcement. By April 1 each year, agencies submit information from the previous calendar year; this law takes effect July 1, 2026.
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History
- 2026
- Mar 30Reported Signed by Governor Brad Little on March 26, 2026 Session Law Chapter 168 Effective: 07/01/2026Became Law
- Mar 26Delivered to Governor at 12:58 p.m. on March 26, 2026To Governor
- Mar 26Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to GovernorMinor
- Mar 25Signed by President; returned to HouseMajor
- Mar 25Received from the House enrolled/signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 25Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to SenateMajor
- Mar 24Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for EnrollingMinor
- Vote recorded Read third time in full –. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 24Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke)Floor Sponsor - NicholsTitle apvd - to HousePassed 2nd Chamber
- Mar 18Read second time; filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 17Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second readingMinor
- Mar 6Introduced, read first time; referred to: State AffairsMinor
- Mar 6Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Mar 5Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 67-0-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen(Athay), Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Erickson, Green, ManwaringFloor Sponsor - ScottTitle apvd - to SenatePassed 1st Chamber
- Vote recorded Read third time in full as amended –. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- Mar 3Read second time as amended; Filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 2Read first time as amended; filed for Second Reading
- Mar 2Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- Feb 27Bill as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- Feb 27Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing
- Feb 27Reported out without recommendation as amended
- Feb 27Referred to the Committee of the Whole
- Feb 25Reported out of Committee, Recommend place on General Orders
- Feb 4Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
- Feb 3Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for PrintingIntroduced
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