It’s official, HB 583 has been signed by Gov. Little and we now have very little local control over STR’s as Boise has further tied our hands on dealing with the headaches . Time to get creative combatting what has proven to be a nightmare for the residents of Bear Lake County. In fact, a local voter presented a brilliant plan on how to deal with this but that nobody would have the desire to implement. I would be willing to do so.

Many people I have spoken to are tired of the abuse that has become common with these high occupancy houses that are making housing un-affordable, increasing tax assessments and putting a strain on our local infrastructure.

Here are a couple of articles about the bill:

Short-term rental reform passes both statehouse chambers

BoiseDevhttps://boisedev.com › 2026/03/10 › str-senate-2026

Idaho governor signs bill limiting local restrictions on short-term rentals

Here is who voted for this. Note that Josh Wheeler and Mike Veile voted for this while Mark Harris kept his word and voted against.

https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/id/2026/bills/IDB00008620/#votes