2026-09-07 · Idaho · Legislation · Did not pass

What happened. House Bill 708 of the 2026 Idaho session died in the House Business Committee without a hearing. Its official status page records exactly two actions: introduced, read first time and referred for printing on 16 February 2026; reported printed and referred to the Business Committee on 17 February 2026. Nothing further was entered before the Legislature adjourned sine die on 2 April 2026.¹

It is dead, and it stays dead. Idaho's 2026 session was the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-eighth Legislature, and Idaho bills do not carry over — a revival requires a new bill number in a future session.

This one is worth reading anyway, because it is the most aggressive HOA measure Idaho has seen and its sponsor has said publicly he intends to bring the idea back.

What it would have done

HB 708 would have added a new Idaho Code § 55-3204C titled “Automatic dissolution of homeowner's associations.” Subsection (1) is the whole design in two sentences:

• H.B. 708 (2026), proposed Idaho Code § 55-3204C(1)Any homeowner's association that has been in existence for ten (10) years or more, pursuant to the date of filing of the articles of incorporation, as of July 1, 2026, shall automatically dissolve on July 1, 2029, unless its members vote against such dissolution pursuant to the provisions of this section. Any homeowner's association that has been in existence for less than ten (10) years as of July 1, 2026, or that is created after July 1, 2026, shall automatically dissolve after ten (10) years from the date of filing of the articles of incorporation unless its members vote against such dissolution.

The default was dissolution. Continuing in existence required an affirmative act.²

The vote, and the plan of dissolution

Under subsection (2), an association would have had to hold a membership meeting before its dissolution date, on notice under Idaho Code § 30-30-505 stating that a purpose of the meeting was to consider automatic dissolution, and accompanied by a copy or summary of a plan of dissolution. Dissolution would not occur if a majority of the eligible voters voted against it — a majority of everyone entitled to vote, not a majority of those voting.

Subsection (3) addressed the common areas. Unless the declaration provided otherwise, all common property — common areas, limited common areas, other property or improvements owned or maintained by the association, or property owned in common by members — would remain dedicated to the members' common use, and the plan of dissolution would provide for transferring the assets to a successor entity, the lot owners, or a local government.

1. H.B. 708, 2026 Reg. Sess. — bill status showing referral to House Business and no further action ↩
2. H.B. 708 as introduced — full text of proposed Idaho Code § 55-3204C ↩
3. H.B. 708 Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note (RS33345) ↩
4. KIVI-TV, Eagle's new HOA networking group meets amid concerns over House Bill 708 ↩
5. Community Associations Institute, Idaho 2026 legislative session report ↩