H 717 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

MOTOR VEHICLES – Amends existing law to provide for registration fees.

Idaho bill H 717 updates vehicle registration fees and requirements. It adds a $75 fee for new residents who fail to register their vehicles within 30 days of moving to Idaho. The bill revises annual registration fees based on vehicle age: $69 for 1-2 year old vehicles, $57 for 3-6 year olds, and $45 for 7+ year olds. These changes affect all Idaho vehicle owners, including new residents and owners of standard cars, motorcycles, school buses, and motor homes, with school buses paying $24 annually. The bill also includes technical corrections to existing registration rules.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2026 Last action Mar 30, 2026
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What changed between versions

Bill Text Engrossment 1 · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was amended to change where a late vehicle registration fee is deposited. Previously, the $75 fee for failing to register within 30 days of becoming a resident went to the state highway account; now it goes to the highway distribution account. This change redirects the revenue stream without altering the fee amount or the deadline for payment.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on vehicle registration requirements for new residents, but the destination of the collected penalty fee has been modified.
FISCAL

The destination for the $75 late registration fee was changed from the 'state highway account' to the 'highway distribution account'.

Floor votes · House Mar 10, 2026

How they voted

3332
Passed
Total votes 65
Mar 10, 2026
D Democratic8
6 Yea 2 Nay
75% Yea
R Republican57
27 Yea 30 Nay
52% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
8
Mar 30, 2026
Committee
Recommitted to Transportation
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Transportation
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 36-34-0AYES – Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, C
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Committee
Bill as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Committee
Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out without recommendation as amended
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee, Recommend place on General Orders
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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