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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho Regulates Litigation Financing and Bans Funding by Foreign Adversaries
Last action · March 25, 2026: Reported Printed and Referred to Business
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What This Bill Proposed
Idaho House Bill 946 establishes the Transparency, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act, requiring litigation financiers to register with the Secretary of State, capping returns at 25%, and banning funding from foreign adversaries starting July 1, 2026.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Litigation financiers
Litigation financiers must register with the Secretary of State, cap their returns at 25%, disclose their contracts, and refrain from influencing legal strategy.
Consumers pursuing legal claims
Consumers gain cancellation rights within five days, fee protections, and retain sole control over their legal strategy, but their funding arrangements must be disclosed to opposing parties.
Legal representatives
Attorneys must deliver and disclose litigation financing contracts to opposing parties, courts, and their clients when applicable.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the maximum fee a litigation financier can collect under this act?
Are consumers required to disclose litigation financing contracts to the opposing side?
Can a litigation financier help choose expert witnesses or direct settlement strategy?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 25, 2026CommitteeReported Printed and Referred to Business
- Mar 25, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Discoveries
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Mandatory Disclosure of Third-Party Funding
The bill shifts Idaho practice by requiring automatic disclosure of litigation funding contracts to opposing parties and courts without waiting for discovery requests.
Connected Entities
Sources
legislature.idaho.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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