---
type: "Bill"
title: "DEBTORS – Amends existing law to revise the value of property that debtors may exempt in debt collection activities and bankruptcy proceedings."
description: "DEBTORS – Amends existing law to revise the value of property that debtors may exempt in debt collection activities and bankruptcy proceedings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "H 464"
citation: "Idaho H 464 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BANKRUPTCY", "HOMES AND HOUSING", "HOMESTEADS", "PROPERTY", "REAL PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-10"
last_action: "2020-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5dd4845d-2326-45a6-abc9-90a93d15541b"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0464/"
source_hash: "aa70170f7f92a56c357f36657d5bdf5d3fc7fb0ea256ec4752f2a3670b820b05"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-id"]
---

# Idaho H 464 (2020) — DEBTORS – Amends existing law to revise the value of property that debtors may exempt in debt collection activities and bankruptcy proceedings.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0464.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **29–2** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – — **55–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-02-10** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2020-02-11** Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **2020-02-24** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-25** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2020-02-26** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2020-02-27** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 55-10-5AYES – Abernathy, Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Chaney, Chew, Clow, Collins, Davis, DeMordaunt, Ehardt, Ellis, Furniss, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Goesling, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Kiska, Lickley, Marshall, McCrostie, Mendive, Monks, Moyle, Necochea, Palmer, Raybould(Erickson), Raymond, Remington, Ricks, Rubel, Shepherd, Smith, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wisniewski, Wood, Young, Youngblood, ZollingerNAYS – Christensen, Crane, Dixon, Giddings, Harris, Moon, Nichols, Scott, Stevenson, ZitoAbsent – Armstrong, Boyle, Green, Mason, Mr. SpeakerFloor Sponsors - Zollinger & HartgenTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-02** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2020-03-02** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules `introduction`
- **2020-03-09** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-10** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2020-03-16** Retained on calendar
- **2020-03-17** Read third time in full – PASSED - 29-2-4AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cheatham, Den Hartog, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Mortimer, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, WoodwardNAYS – Bayer, CrabtreeAbsent and excused – Grow, Jordan, Martin, NelsonFloor Sponsor - AnthonTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-18** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2020-03-18** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2020-03-18** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-18** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2020-03-18** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2020-03-19** Delivered to Governor at 2:40 p.m. on March 18, 2020
- **2020-03-20** Reported Signed by Governor on March 23, 2020 Session Law Chapter 232 Effective: 03/23/2020 and shall apply to bankruptcy petitions filed on and after 03/23/2020 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5dd4845d-2326-45a6-abc9-90a93d15541b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).