MOTOR VEHICLE TOWING – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding motor vehicle towing.
This bill replaces Idaho's existing towing laws with new rules to prevent vehicle abandonment and clarify towing procedures. It prohibits abandoning vehicles on highways or private property without permission, and presumes the last registered owner is responsible for towing, storage, and disposal costs. For roadside abandoned vehicles, officers must post a 48-hour notice before towing and attempt to notify owners, while stolen vehicles must be returned to owners within 30 days unless claimed. The law also allows property owners to post signs authorizing immediate towing of unauthorized vehicles and creates a state trust account for abandoned vehicle funds.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 7, 2025
Signed Apr 1, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2025 · House Feb 21, 2025
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Mar 25, 2025
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican30
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Apr 1, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2025 Session Law Chapter 218 Effective: 01/01/2026
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 64-2-4AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green(Lesmeister), Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer,
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Concurred in Senate Amendments
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced
Amendments reported printed
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced
Amendments ordered printed
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Placed in the Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Transportation
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-1-1AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Rayb
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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