H 570 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

RECKLESS DRIVING – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding reckless driving.

This Idaho bill amends reckless driving laws to clarify specific dangerous driving scenarios: it adds penalties for exceeding speed limits by 20+ mph in school/construction zones and for passing when sight distance is restricted. It also creates "inattentive driving" as a separate, lesser offense (max $300 fine or 90 days jail) for less severe cases, while maintaining stricter penalties for true reckless driving (up to $2,000 fine or 1 year jail for repeat offenses within 5 years). The bill directly affects drivers who commit these specific violations, particularly repeat offenders. The changes aim to better categorize driving behaviors and adjust penalties accordingly, with the law taking effect July 1, 2026.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 30, 2026 Signed Mar 30, 2026
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What changed between versions

Bill Text Engrossment 1 · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was amended to clarify that speeding in school or construction zones is reckless driving only when children or workers are actually present and visible, rather than just because the zone is active. This change narrows the scope of the offense to ensure penalties apply only during times of immediate risk to people.
Scope change
The scope of reckless driving penalties in school and construction zones was narrowed to require the actual presence of vulnerable people (children or workers) rather than just the existence of the zone.
ELIGIBILITY

The condition for reckless driving in school and construction zones was changed from simply being in an 'active' zone to requiring that children or workers are 'present and visible'.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2026 · House Mar 5, 2026

How they voted

350
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Mar 24, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
29 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke)Floor Sponsor - KeyserTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 68-1-1AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen(Athay), Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Bill as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out without recommendation as amended
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee, Recommend place on General Orders
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Reported out of Committee, Returned to the Desk for re-referral
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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