Idaho bill would let families transfer some land outside subdivision rules

A qualifying land division outside a platted subdivision for one gift or sale to an eligible family member would be exempt from this chapter’s subdivision rules. Eligible family members are the landowner’s child, stepchild, spouse, sibling, grandchild, grandparent, or parent. The land division must be outside a platted subdivision. The transfer cannot be arranged to evade the chapter. County commissioners may require documents showing the exemption was properly used. The recipient must be an eligible family member, and the land must meet the ownership period and serve the recipient’s housing, business, or farming needs. For land owned by a business, at least 80% of its ownership must be held by people related by blood or marriage, or by trusts they control. The transfer may go to the immediate family member of a shareholder who continuously held at least 5% for five years. The grantor or a trust they control must have held title for at least five years for land titled before July 1, 2026, or ten years for land titled on or after that date. Recipients must keep the parcel for at least five years, or one year if it was created before July 1, 2026, unless an involuntary transfer occurs. Parcels under five acres still need a permit for further division. If enacted, the,