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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho House Bill 742 authorizes vehicle dealers to cancel liens and permits electronic ownership records
Last action · March 26, 2026: Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2026 Session Law Chapter 143 Effective: 07/01/2026
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What This Bill Does
Idaho law now allows licensed vehicle dealers to cancel or discharge vehicle liens and establishes that electronic motor vehicle records serve as valid evidence of ownership, effective July 1, 2026.
Vehicle buyers and owners interact with shorter processing timelines when dealerships handle lien discharges, and electronic records become legally admissible across all state administrative and judicial proceedings.
- House Bill 742 was introduced by the House Ways and Means Committee during the 2026 legislative session and enacted into law effective July 1, 2026. context
Who It Affects
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Idaho vehicle dealers
Licensed dealers gain specific statutory authority to handle lien cancellations and process electronic title documentation on behalf of vehicle purchasers.
Lienholders
Lienholders face shortened compliance deadlines of ten business days to release titles and notify the department upon receiving verified payoff funds from a dealer.
Idaho vehicle owners
Vehicle owners experience updated titling procedures that accommodate electronic records and temporary permits of up to forty-five days.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
18 actions- Mar 26, 2026EnrolledReported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2026 Session Law Chapter 143 Effective: 07/01/2026
- Mar 25, 2026Delivered to Governor at 12:10 p.m. on March 25, 2026
- Mar 25, 2026Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- Mar 24, 2026Signed by President; returned to House
- Mar 24, 2026Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- Mar 24, 2026Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
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- Mar 23, 2026FloorReturned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- Mar 23, 2026FloorRead third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke), Rabe Floor Sponsor - Keyser Title apvd - to House
- Mar 17, 2026Retained on calendar
- Mar 13, 2026Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Mar 12, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Mar 6, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time; referred to: Transportation
- Mar 6, 2026FloorReceived from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Mar 5, 2026FloorRead Third Time in Full – PASSED - 67-0-3 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, 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. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Crane(13), Erickson, Green Floor Sponsor - Mitchell Title apvd - to Senate
- Mar 4, 2026Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Mar 3, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- Feb 23, 2026CommitteeReported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense
- Feb 20, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
Version history
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Digital Modernization of Vehicle Records
The legislation formally establishes electronic motor vehicle records and electronic signatures as legally equivalent to traditional paper documents in judicial proceedings.
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legislature.idaho.gov
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