H 23 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to eliminate renewal of instructional permits, to make certain permits valid for one year, and to remove the requirement that people surrendering an out-of-state driver’s license take a knowledge test if they have previously held an Idaho driver’s license.

H 23 changes Idaho driver's license rules by making class D instructional permits valid for one year (previously 180 days) with no renewal option. It removes the requirement for people moving to Idaho from another state to take a knowledge test if they previously held an Idaho driver's license. The bill affects new license applicants and out-of-state transferees, streamlining the process for those with prior Idaho driving history. These changes take effect July 1, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Signed Mar 13, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2025 · House Feb 20, 2025

How they voted

330
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 35
Mar 5, 2025
D Democratic5
3 Yea 2
60% Yea
R Republican30
30 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 13, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 11, 2025 Session Law Chapter 24 Effective: 07/01/2025
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Mathews(Rabe), Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Semmelroth, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Ruchti, TaylorFloor Sponsor - GallowayTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Transportation
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 66-0-4AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redma
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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