H 825 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION – Amends and adds to existing law to eliminate the fee for the copyrighted license plate design and to establish the America250 license plate for the benefit of the Idaho Heritage Trust.

This bill changes how Idaho collects fees for special license plates by eliminating a payment for a copyrighted design and creating a new plate option. It removes the fee previously paid to the Idaho Heritage Trust for using a specific red, white, and blue plate design, while simultaneously establishing a new America250 license plate that will generate funds for the same trust. The legislation also updates related registration fee structures and funding provisions to reflect these changes. Drivers can now purchase the America250 plate to support the Idaho Heritage Trust instead of paying the design fee for the previous plate option.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Mar 4, 2026 Signed Mar 30, 2026
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What changed between versions

Bill Text Engrossment 1 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect its amended status in the Senate. The primary substantive change is the removal of the 'effective date' provision from the emergency declaration, meaning the bill no longer explicitly sets a specific start date for its provisions in this version.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on motor vehicle fees and funding, but the timeline for implementation was altered by removing the explicit effective date.
TIMELINE

The phrase 'and providing an effective date' was removed from the act's summary, indicating the bill no longer includes a specific start date for its provisions.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to include 'As Amended in the Senate' to reflect its current legislative status.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2026 · House Mar 10, 2026

How they voted

323
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Mar 24, 2026
D Democratic6
4 Yea 2 Nay
66% Yea
R Republican30
28 Yea 1 Nay 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 67-2-1AYES – 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, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzk
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Concurred in Senate Amendments
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Introduced
Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 31-3-1AYES – 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, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Adams, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke)Floor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Introduced
Amendments reported printed
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Introduced
Amendments ordered printed
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Placed in the Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Transportation
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 60-9-1AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Ray
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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