Idaho 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025) Status: In Committee

S 1162 — SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND VACATION RENTALS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the authority of local governments to regulate short-term rentals and vacation rentals.

Last action — Read third time in full as amended – FAILED - 11-23-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Carlson, Coho(Lenney), Den Hartog, Foreman, Keyser, Shippy, ToewsNAYS – Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Cook, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Kohl, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – RuchtiFloor Sponsor - Coho(Lenney)Filed in Office of the Secretary of Senate

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This bill died with 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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1162 BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO SHORT-TERM RENTALS;
1162, As Amended BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO SHORT-TERM RENTALS;
LIMITATIONS ON REGULATION OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND VA - CATION RENTALS .
LIMITATIONS ON REGULATION OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND VACATION RENTALS .
(1) Neither a county nor a city may enact or enforce any ordinance that has the express or practical effect of prohibiting any type of short-term rentals or vacation rentals in the county or city.
(1) Neither a county nor a city may enact or enforce any ordinance that has the express or practical effect of prohibiting any type of short- term rentals or vacation rentals in the county or city.
A county or city may implement such reasonable regulations as it deems are necessary to safeguard the public health, and safety and general welfare in order to protect the integrity of residential neighborhoods in which short-term rentals or vacation rentals operate as long as the reasonable regulations do not impose different restrictions or obligations on the short-term rentals than are imposed on single family dwellings or similar structures not used as short-term rentals .
A county or city may implement such reasonable regulations as it deems are necessary to safeguard the public health, and safety and general welfare in order to protect the in- tegrity of residential neighborhoods in which short-term rentals or vaca - tion rentals operate as long as the reasonable regulations do not impose dif- ferent restrictions or obligations on the short-term rentals than are im - posed on single family dwellings or similar structures not used as short- term rentals .
A short-term rental or vacation rental shall be clas- sified as a non-transient residential land use for zoning and building code purposes and subject to all zoning requirements applicable thereto only to those building codes adopted by the Idaho building code board .
A short-term rental or vacation rental shall be classified as a non-transient residential land use for zoning and building code purposes and be subject to all zoning requirements applicable thereto and to those building codes adopted by the Idaho building code board .
(i) Payment of an annual fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) per property;
(i) Payment of an annual fee for each property pursuant to section 63-1311, Idaho Code;
(b) A county or city may only revoke a business license for a short-term rental property if:
(b) A county or city may revoke a business license for a short-term rental property if:
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Action History

  1. Read third time in full as amended – FAILED - 11-23-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Carlson, Coho(Lenney), Den Hartog, Foreman, Keyser, Shippy, ToewsNAYS – Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Cook, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Kohl, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – RuchtiFloor Sponsor - Coho(Lenney)Filed in Office of the Secretary of Senate

  2. Retained on calendar

  3. Read second time as amended, filed for Third reading

  4. Read first time as amended, filed for Second Reading

  5. Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended

  6. Amendments reported printed

  7. Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment

  8. Reported out without recommendation, as amended

  9. Placed in the Committee of the Whole

  10. Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment

  11. Reported Printed; referred to Local Government & Taxation

  12. Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Sponsors

  • JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE · Primary

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S 1162 is sponsored by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE.
What is the current status of S 1162?
This bill died with 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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