Idaho 2026 Session Status: Enacted

H 825 — 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.

Last action — Reported Signed by Governor on March 27, 2026 Session Law Chapter 223 Effective: 03/27/2026

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 04, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Brad Little (Republican) on March 30, 2026.

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

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Bill Text

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825 BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES;
825, As Amended in the Senate BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The design shall be acceptable to the Idaho heritage trust and shall be approved by the department.
The de- sign shall be acceptable to the Idaho heritage trust and shall be approved by the department.
Initial costs of the plate program, including costs of plate de- sign, shall be paid by the Idaho heritage trust.
Beginning January 1, 2027, the text "America250" shall no longer be required.
Initial costs of the plate program, including costs of plate design, shall be paid by the Idaho heritage trust.
Funds designated to the Idaho heritage trust shall be matched with equal funds from other sources for funding projects designed to pre- serve Idaho's historic resources.
Funds designated to the Idaho heritage trust shall be matched with equal funds from other sources for funding projects designed to pre - serve Idaho's historic resources.
The proposals are evaluated on established criteria, and if in the opinion of the heritage trust they qualify, a grant may be awarded subject to the avail- ability of funds.
The proposals are evaluated on established criteria, and if in the opinion of the heritage trust they qualify, a grant may be awarded subject to the availabil- ity of funds.
The heritage trust shall insure ensure that the following occurs in respect to the management of funds:
The heritage trust shall insure that the following occurs in respect to the management of funds:
(1) Funds earned from the use of the motor vehicle license plate design pursuant to section 49-416A, Idaho Code, shall be deposited directly into the trust fund where it will earn interest that will be used for heritage preservation projects.
(1) Funds earned from the use of the motor vehicle license plate design shall be deposited directly into the trust fund where it will earn interest that will be used for heritage preservation projects.
Contributions from private fund raising fundraising efforts may also be deposited to the trust fund.
Contributions from private fund raising efforts may also be deposited to the trust fund.
An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after July 1, 2026.
An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its passage and approval.
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Action History

  1. Reported Signed by Governor on March 27, 2026 Session Law Chapter 223 Effective: 03/27/2026

  2. Delivered to Governor at 1:45 p.m. on March 27, 2026

  3. Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

  4. Signed by President; returned to House

  5. Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

  6. Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

  7. 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, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Mathias, RubelAbsent – PalmerFloor Sponsor - EhlersTitle apvd - to enrol

  8. Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading

  9. Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading

  10. Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills

  11. Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing

  12. Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk

  13. House Concurred in Senate Amendments

  14. Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk

  15. 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

  16. Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading

  17. Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading

  18. Amendments reported printed

  19. Reported out as amended; filed for first reading

  20. Amendments ordered printed

  21. Placed in the Committee of the Whole

  22. Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment

  23. Introduced, read first time; referred to: Transportation

  24. Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

  25. 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, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Haws, Mathias, RubelAbsent – Crane(12)Floor Sponsor - EhlersTitle apvd - to Senate

  26. Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

  27. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

  28. Reported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense

  29. Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Sponsors

  • WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (104)

104 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required –

Passed 67 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 55001
Democrat 7200
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 67201
% of votes cast 96%3%0%1%
How each member voted (70)
Member Party Vote
Crane — Yea
Crane — Yea
Tanner — Yea
Tanner — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Anne Henderson Haws Democrat Yea
Brooke Green Democrat Yea
Chris Mathias Democrat Nay
Ilana Rubel Democrat Nay
John Gannon Democrat Yea
Megan Egbert Democrat Yea
Monica C. Church Democrat Yea
Soñia R. Galaviz Democrat Yea
Steve Berch Democrat Yea
Barbara Ehardt Republican Yea
Ben G. Fuhriman Republican Yea
Brandon Mitchell Republican Yea
Britt Raybould Republican Yea
Bruce D. Skaug Republican Yea
Charlie Shepherd Republican Yea
Chris Bruce Republican Yea
Clay Handy Republican Yea
Clint Hostetler Republican Yea
Cornel S. Rasor Republican Yea
Dale R. Hawkins Republican Yea
Dan Garner Republican Yea
David J. Leavitt Republican Yea
David M. Cannon Republican Yea
Don Hall Republican Yea
Dori Healey Republican Yea
Douglas T. Pickett Republican Yea
Dustin Manwaring Republican Yea
Elaine Price Republican Yea
Erin M. Bingham Republican Yea
Faye Thompson Republican Yea
Heather Scott Republican Yea
Jack Nelsen Republican Yea
James Holtzclaw Republican Yea
James Petzke Republican Yea
Jason A. Monks Republican Yea
Jeff Ehlers Republican Yea
Jeff J. Cornilles Republican Yea
Jerald Raymond Republican Yea
Joe A. Palmer Republican Not Voting
Joe Alfieri Republican Yea
John Shirts Republican Yea
John Vander Woude Republican Yea
Jon O. Weber Republican Yea
Jordan Redman Republican Yea
Josh Wheeler Republican Yea
Judy Boyle Republican Yea
Kent A. Marmon Republican Yea
Lori Ann McCann Republican Yea
Lucas B. Cayler Republican Yea
Marco Adam Erickson Republican Yea
Mark Harris Republican Yea
Mark Sauter Republican Yea
Michael Leman Veile Republican Yea
Mike J. Pohanka Republican Yea
Richard W. “Rick” Cheatum Republican Yea
Robert “Rob” Beiswenger Republican Yea
Rod Furniss Republican Yea
Ron Mendive Republican Yea
Shawn Dygert Republican Yea
Stephanie Jo Mickelsen Republican Yea
Steve Miller Republican Yea
Tanya Burgoyne Republican Yea
Ted Hill Republican Yea
Tony Wisniewski Republican Yea
Vito Barbieri Republican Yea

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Read third time as amended in the Senate –

Passed 31 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 27101
Democrat 4200
Total 31301
% of votes cast 89%9%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Alison “Ali” Rabe Democrat Yea
Carrie Semmelroth Democrat Yea
James D. Ruchti Democrat Yea
Janie Ward-Engelking Democrat Nay
Melissa Wintrow Democrat Nay
Ron C. Taylor Democrat Yea
Ben Adams Republican Nay
Ben Toews Republican Yea
Brandon Shippy Republican Yea
Brian Lenney Republican Yea
C. Scott Grow Republican Yea
Camille Blaylock Republican Yea
Carl J. Bjerke Republican Not Voting
Christy Zito Republican Yea
Cindy J. Carlson Republican Yea
Codi Galloway Republican Yea
Daniel D. Foreman Republican Yea
Dave Lent Republican Yea
Doug Okuniewicz Republican Yea
Doug Ricks Republican Yea
Glenneda Zuiderveld Republican Yea
James W. “Jim” Woodward Republican Yea
Jim Guthrie Republican Yea
Josh Keyser Republican Yea
Joshua Kohl Republican Yea
Julie VanOrden Republican Yea
Kelly Arthur Anthon Republican Yea
Kevin Cook Republican Yea
Lori Den Hartog Republican Yea
Mark Harris Republican Yea
Phil Hart Republican Yea
Tammy Nichols Republican Yea
Todd M. Lakey Republican Yea
Treg A. Bernt Republican Yea
Van T. Burtenshaw Republican Yea

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Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required –

Passed 60 Yea · 9 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 56000
Unaffiliated 4001
Democrat 0900
Total 60901
% of votes cast 86%13%0%1%
How each member voted (70)
Member Party Vote
Crane — Yea
Tanner — Yea
Tanner — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Crane — Not Voting
Anne Henderson Haws Democrat Nay
Brooke Green Democrat Nay
Chris Mathias Democrat Nay
Ilana Rubel Democrat Nay
John Gannon Democrat Nay
Megan Egbert Democrat Nay
Monica C. Church Democrat Nay
Soñia R. Galaviz Democrat Nay
Steve Berch Democrat Nay
Barbara Ehardt Republican Yea
Ben G. Fuhriman Republican Yea
Brandon Mitchell Republican Yea
Britt Raybould Republican Yea
Bruce D. Skaug Republican Yea
Charlie Shepherd Republican Yea
Chris Bruce Republican Yea
Clay Handy Republican Yea
Clint Hostetler Republican Yea
Cornel S. Rasor Republican Yea
Dale R. Hawkins Republican Yea
Dan Garner Republican Yea
David J. Leavitt Republican Yea
David M. Cannon Republican Yea
Don Hall Republican Yea
Dori Healey Republican Yea
Douglas T. Pickett Republican Yea
Dustin Manwaring Republican Yea
Elaine Price Republican Yea
Erin M. Bingham Republican Yea
Faye Thompson Republican Yea
Heather Scott Republican Yea
Jack Nelsen Republican Yea
James Holtzclaw Republican Yea
James Petzke Republican Yea
Jason A. Monks Republican Yea
Jeff Ehlers Republican Yea
Jeff J. Cornilles Republican Yea
Jerald Raymond Republican Yea
Joe A. Palmer Republican Yea
Joe Alfieri Republican Yea
John Shirts Republican Yea
John Vander Woude Republican Yea
Jon O. Weber Republican Yea
Jordan Redman Republican Yea
Josh Wheeler Republican Yea
Judy Boyle Republican Yea
Kent A. Marmon Republican Yea
Lori Ann McCann Republican Yea
Lucas B. Cayler Republican Yea
Marco Adam Erickson Republican Yea
Mark Harris Republican Yea
Mark Sauter Republican Yea
Michael Leman Veile Republican Yea
Mike J. Pohanka Republican Yea
Richard W. “Rick” Cheatum Republican Yea
Robert “Rob” Beiswenger Republican Yea
Rod Furniss Republican Yea
Ron Mendive Republican Yea
Shawn Dygert Republican Yea
Stephanie Jo Mickelsen Republican Yea
Steve Miller Republican Yea
Tanya Burgoyne Republican Yea
Ted Hill Republican Yea
Tony Wisniewski Republican Yea
Vito Barbieri Republican Yea

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