TRANSPORTATION – Amends and adds to existing law to establish An Appeal to Heaven license plates.
Idaho bill H 235 creates a new "Appeal to Heaven" specialty license plate program. It adds Section 49-420T to Idaho Code, establishing this plate as an option for vehicle owners. Purchasers pay a $35 initial fee and a $25 annual fee, with both fees deposited into the state highway account to cover program administration costs. This plate is available to Idaho residents who choose to buy it, alongside other existing specialty plates.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 14, 2025
Signed Mar 27, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2025 · House Feb 28, 2025
How they voted
27–6
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Mar 24, 2025
D
Democratic4
75% Nay
R
Republican30
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 27, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2025 Session Law Chapter 172 Effective: 07/01/2025
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 26-8-1AYES – Anthon, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Adams, Bernt, Den Hartog, Patterson(Ward-Engelking), Semmelroth, Taylor, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe)Absent and excused – ShippyFloor Sponsor - HartTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Transportation
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 57-11-2AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann(Mosman), Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tan
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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