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ID H0640
Bill
Status
2/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Commerce and Human Resources Committee
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AI Summary
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Prohibits all Idaho state-managed funds—including public pension funds, government investment accounts, and university endowments—from holding investments in foreign adversaries, their state-owned enterprises, or companies domiciled in or controlled by foreign adversaries
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Designates foreign adversaries as defined in 15 CFR 791.4 (as of February 1, 2026): People's Republic of China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro
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Prohibits state-managed funds from depositing public funds in any bank domiciled or principally located in a foreign adversary nation
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Requires immediate good-faith divestment of any currently held investments that violate the new restrictions
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Takes effect July 1, 2026, with an emergency clause; includes severability provisions and protections for existing fiduciary requirements and federal law compliance
Legislative Description
Adds to existing law to require certain governmental entities in Idaho to divest from investments in foreign adversaries.
FOREIGN ADVERSARIES
Last Action
Reported Printed and Referred to Commerce & Human Resources
2/13/2026