---
type: "Bill"
title: "SECURITY DEPOSITS – Amends existing law to provide that a tenant’s security deposit shall be held in a separate account."
description: "SECURITY DEPOSITS – Amends existing law to provide that a tenant’s security deposit shall be held in a separate account."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "H 152"
citation: "Idaho H 152 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOMES AND HOUSING", "LANDLORDS AND TENANTS", "LEASES", "REAL PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-12"
last_action: "2021-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa6733dd-f6c0-40c4-a412-34ca71b54f3f"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0152/"
source_hash: "25ac719b9838963740733ae75dd21ea64e73a1eee8df6b8395dd7b0c833c51d7"
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 152 (2021) — SECURITY DEPOSITS – Amends existing law to provide that a tenant’s security deposit shall be held in a separate account.

## Version chain

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

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0152.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – — **37–31** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full – — **20–15** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-12** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-02-15** Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **2021-02-26** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-01** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-03-02** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-03-03** Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – PASSED - 37-31-2AYES – Amador, Armstrong, Berch, Boyle, Cannon, Chaney, Chew, DeMordaunt, Erickson, Furniss, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Green, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Kauffman, Kerby, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCrostie, Mitchell, Nash, Necochea, Rubel, Ruchti, Shepherd, Syme, Toone, Troy, Weber, Wood, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Adams, Addis, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Bundy, Christensen, Clow, Crane, Dixon, Ehardt, Ferch, Galloway, Giddings, Hanks, Kingsley, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Scott, Skaug, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Wisniewski, Yamamoto, YoungAbsent – Davis, HormanFloor Sponsor - TroyTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-04** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2021-03-04** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules `introduction`
- **2021-03-15** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2021-04-08** Read third time in full – PASSED - 20-15-0AYES – Agenbroad, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Grow, Guthrie, Lakey, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rabe, Rice, Ricks, Stennett, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Harris, Heider, Johnson, Lent, Riggs, Souza, Thayn, Vick, ZitoAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - RicksTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-09** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2021-04-09** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-04-12** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-12** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2021-04-13** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2021-04-14** Delivered to Governor at 10:20 a.m. on April 13, 2021
- **2021-04-15** Reported Signed by Governor on April 13, 2021 Session Law Chapter 197 Effective: 07/01/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa6733dd-f6c0-40c4-a412-34ca71b54f3f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).