Transportation

H 664 would remove a lower speed limit for large trucks in Idaho. Currently, trucks with five or more axles and a gross weight over 26,000 pounds must travel 10 miles per hour slower than other vehicles on most roads. The bill changes the law so these trucks can travel at the same speed limits as passenger cars and smaller trucks, without the 10 mph reduction. This change would take effect on July 1, 2026.

Idaho bill H 508 amends highway laws to clarify when bicycle and pedestrian facilities can be included in road projects. The bill specifies that such improvements may only be added as a secondary benefit to projects primarily designed for motor vehicles, or when funded by federal grants, or to enhance safety near schools/parks. It also requires highway projects to maintain minimum 50-foot right-of-way widths and prohibits reducing non-residential road widths except for federal requirements. These changes affect state transportation planning and project design under Idaho Code sections 40-605 and 40-117.

This bill (H 527) repeals Idaho's existing "Yellow Dot Motor Vehicle Medical Information Act" (Chapter 47, Title 39, Idaho Code). It eliminates the current law that governed the Yellow Dot program, which likely provided medical information to first responders about drivers with specific health conditions. The repeal takes effect on July 1, 2026, and the bill declares an emergency to expedite this change. No new provisions or mechanisms are added; the bill solely removes the existing law.