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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1355
BY
STATE
AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
LAND
SUBDIVISIONS;
AMENDING
CHAPTER
13,
TITLE
50,
IDAHO
CODE,
BY
2
THE
ADDITION
OF
A
NEW
SECTION
50
-
1335,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
PROVIDE
THAT
CER
-
3
TAIN
SUBDIVISIONS
OF
LAND
ARE
EXEMPT
FROM
SUBDIVISION
REQUIREMENTS;
AND
4
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
5
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
6
SECTION
1.
That
Chapter
13,
Title
50,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
7
hereby
amended
by
the
addition
thereto
of
a
NEW
SECTION
,
to
be
known
and
des
-
8
ignated
as
Section
50
-
1335,
Idaho
Code,
and
to
read
as
follows:
9
50
-
1335.
SUBDIVISION
REQUIREMENTS
-
-
EXEMPTION.
Provided
that
the
10
method
of
sale
or
other
disposition
is
not
adopted
for
the
purpose
of
evading
1
1
the
provisions
of
this
chapter,
and
subject
to
any
requirements
that
may
12
be
adopted
by
the
board
of
county
commissioners
regarding
documentation
of
13
the
proper
use
and
implementation
of
the
provisions
of
this
section,
this
14
chapter
shall
not
apply
to
a
division
of
land
made
outside
of
platted
subdi
-
15
visions
for
the
purpose
of
a
single
gift
or
sale
to
a
member
of
a
landowner's
16
immediate
family,
subject
to
the
following
requirements:
17
(1)
A
member
of
the
immediate
family
is
limited
to
any
person
who
is
a
18
natural
or
adopted
child,
stepchild,
spouse,
sibling,
grandchild,
grandpar
-
19
ent,
or
parent
of
the
landowner;
20
(2)
The
purpose
of
the
division
is
to
provide
for
the
housing,
business,
21
or
agricultural
needs
of
the
grantee;
22
(3)
The
land
shall
have
been
titled
in
the
name
of
the
grantor,
or
in
the
23
name
of
a
trust
controlled
by
the
grantor,
for
a
combined
period
prior
to
the
24
division
of
no
less
than
five
(5)
years
for
land
titled
before
July
1,
2026,
25
or
ten
(10)
years
for
land
titled
on
or
after
July
1,
2026.
Parcels
created
26
under
this
section
shall
be
titled
in
the
name
of
the
immediate
family
member
27
for
whom
the
division
is
made
for
a
period
of
no
less
than
five
(5)
years,
or
28
for
no
less
than
one
(1)
year
if
the
parcel
was
created
before
July
1,
2026,
29
unless
the
parcels
are
subject
to
involuntary
transfer,
including
but
not
30
limited
to
foreclosure,
death,
judicial
sale,
condemnation,
or
bankruptcy;
31
(4)
No
parcel
smaller
than
five
(5)
acres
created
under
this
section
32
shall
be
further
divided
unless
the
owner
obtains
a
subdivision
permit
pur
-
33
suant
to
this
chapter;
and
34
(5)
Where
the
landowner
is
a
business
entity
and
eighty
percent
(80%)
of
35
the
ownership
interest
or
shares
in
the
business
entity
are
held
by,
or
in
the
36
name
of
a
trust
controlled
by,
individuals
related
by
blood
or
marriage,
the
37
sale
or
gift
may
be
made
subject
to
the
provisions
of
this
section
to
an
im
-
38
mediate
family
member
of
any
shareholder
who
has
owned
at
least
five
percent
39
(5%)
of
the
outstanding
shares
for
at
least
five
(5)
years
continuously
be
-
40
fore
the
date
of
the
sale
or
gift.
41
2
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
1
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
2
July
1,
2026.
3