H 629 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to provide for a printed copy of a registration card for vehicles.

H 629 (Idaho House Bill 629) amends Idaho law to allow electronic vehicle registration, directly affecting all Idaho vehicle owners and the Idaho Department of Transportation. The bill revises Section 49-202 to update procedures for replacing physical registration and amends Section 49-427 to explicitly permit an electronic registration format. This change eliminates the need for physical registration stickers by enabling electronic verification, while maintaining existing fee structures for services like duplicate registration copies. The bill passed the Idaho House 43-26 and is now moving to the Senate.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 11, 2026 Signed Apr 1, 2026
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Bill Text Engrossment 1 · 1 edit
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The bill text was updated to reflect that it has been amended in the Senate. The summary of the bill's purpose was changed from allowing 'electronic registration' to allowing a 'printed registration card,' indicating a shift in the specific technology or format being authorized. No substantive changes were made to the actual fee amounts, section text, or operational rules within the provided excerpt.
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The bill's stated purpose was changed to authorize printed registration cards instead of electronic registration.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2026 · House Feb 20, 2026

How they voted

350
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Mar 24, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
29 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 49-17-4AYES – Barbieri, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Webe
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Committee
Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Concurred in Senate Amendments
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Introduced
Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, 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, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke)Floor Sponsor - KeyserTitle apv
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Introduced
Amendments reported printed
upper
Mar 20, 2026
Introduced
Amendments ordered printed
upper
Mar 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Placed in the Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Transportation
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 43-26-1AYES – Barbieri, Berch, Bingham, Cannon, Cheatum, Cornilles, Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, C
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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