H142 amends the Idaho Scrap Dealers Act, which requires scrap dealers to maintain a precise documentation of every transaction related to nonferrous metals. Such metals encompass aluminum, copper, lead, zinc, tin, as well as valuable precious metals. This law adds catalytic converters to the list for documentation.
The Idaho State House of Representatives passed H142 on March 20, 2023 by a vote of 63 to 6. We have assigned pluses to the nays because the Idaho Scrap Dealers Act interferes with commerce, and adding items to that list furthers that interference. No person or business shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law, which is covered under the fifth and 14th Amendments.