RECREATION VEHICLES – Amends existing law regarding snowmobiles and off-highway vehicles.
This bill amends Idaho state laws to update how funds are collected and managed for snowmobiles and off-highway vehicles. It creates a dedicated off-road motor vehicle account to finance facilities, trails, enforcement, and rider education programs, while also establishing a state snowmobile avalanche fund. The bill specifies how registration fees are distributed among state funds, county programs, and administrative costs, and sets up a committee to oversee avalanche safety funding. It affects snowmobile and off-highway vehicle owners, vendors, and state agencies responsible for managing these recreational programs and associated safety initiatives.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 9, 2026
Last action Mar 20, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 19, 2026
How they voted
21–15
Passed
Total votes 36
Mar 19, 2026
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican30
50% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 20, 2026
Committee
Referred to Resources & Conservation
lower
Mar 20, 2026
Committee
Reported out of Committee, Returned to the Desk for re-referral
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 20-15-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Guthrie, Harris, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Carlson, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to Resources & Environment
upper
Mar 9, 2026
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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