FAMILY LAW – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding good cause determination in license suspension proceedings and to repeal certain administrative rules.
This Idaho bill (S 1051) creates specific legal grounds for pausing or denying license suspensions related to unpaid child support. It directly affects Idaho residents who owe child support and face license suspension, allowing them to stop suspensions if they prove one of seven qualifying conditions (e.g., disability, incarceration with no assets, receiving SSI benefits, or having court-ordered custody of children). The law explicitly blocks other common excuses like unemployment or claiming support payments are too high. It repeals outdated administrative rules and takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 4, 2025
Signed Mar 20, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2025 · House Mar 14, 2025
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Feb 24, 2025
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican30
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Mar 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on 03/19/25 Session Law Chapter 126 Effective: 07/01/2025; 07/01/2025 IDAPA Sunset Clause - SECTION 2
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 64-1-5AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green(Schubin), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Redman, Rub
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – 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, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - ShippyTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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