H 402 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding documents that may be used to prove identity and citizenship status.

H 402 amends Idaho driver's license laws to update the list of acceptable documents proving identity and citizenship status when applying for a license or permit. It revises specific sections (49-305, 49-306, 49-307, etc.) to clarify which government-issued documents can be used, including requiring a certified birth certificate as proof. This change directly affects Idaho residents applying for new or renewed driver's licenses, instruction permits, or commercial learner's permits. The bill, signed into law and effective July 1, 2025, makes technical corrections to existing documentation rules without altering eligibility requirements.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 13, 2025 Signed Apr 3, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2025 · House Mar 20, 2025

How they voted

320
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 34
Apr 1, 2025
D Democratic5
4 Yea 1
80% Yea
R Republican29
28 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Apr 3, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2025 Session Law Chapter 259 Effective: 07/01/2025
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Carlson, Coho(Lenney), Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Burtenshaw, RuchtiFloor Sponsor - HartTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Transportation
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 64 Nays 6 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – PASSED - 65-5-0AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Hill), Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Picket
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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