Idaho 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025) Status: Enacted

H 174 — MOTOR VEHICLE TOWING – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding motor vehicle towing.

Last action — Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2025 Session Law Chapter 218 Effective: 01/01/2026

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Brad Little (Republican) on April 01, 2025.

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174 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES;
174, As Amended in the Senate BY TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES;
(1) Any person having possession or control of real prop- erty who finds an unauthorized vehicle standing on his property is permitted to have the vehicle removed or booted if there is posted on or near the prop- erty in a clearly conspicuous location, in large print, a sign or notice that unauthorized vehicles will be removed or booted at the owner's expense and designating the name of the towing firm.
(1) Any person having possession or control of real property, including commercial property, who finds an unauthorized vehicle standing on his property is permitted to have the vehicle removed or booted if there is posted on or near the property in a clearly conspicuous location, in large print, a sign or notice that unauthorized vehicles will be removed or booted at the owner's expense and designating the name of the towing firm.
(2) Any person having possession or control of real property who finds an abandoned vehicle standing on his property when the property is not posted as set out in subsection (1) of this section may contact a tow company to re- move the vehicle.
(2) Any person having possession or control of real property, excluding commercial property, who finds an abandoned vehicle standing on his prop- erty when the property is not posted as set out in subsection (1) of this sec- tion may contact a tow company to remove the vehicle.
The tow company shall have the person having possession or control of the property sign a release form to the tow company identifying himself as the person having possession or control of real property, identi- fying the vehicle being removed, and taking responsibility for the removal of the vehicle.
The tow company shall have the person having possession or control of the property sign a release form to the tow company identifying himself as the person having possession or control of real property, identifying the vehicle being removed, and tak- ing responsibility for the removal of the vehicle.
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Action History

  1. Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2025 Session Law Chapter 218 Effective: 01/01/2026

  2. Delivered to Governor at 11:11 a.m. on March 28, 2025

  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 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 64-2-4AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green(Lesmeister), Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Harris, ThompsonAbsent – Cannon, Crane(13), Skaug, WeberFloor Sponsor - BoyleTitle 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 - 35-0-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Patterson(Ward-Engelking), Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - KeyserTitle 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. Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-1-1AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – HarrisAbsent – GreenFloor Sponsor - BoyleTitle 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

  • TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE · Primary

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  • TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (104)

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