---
type: "Bill"
title: "TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to prohibit the use of certain electronic devices while driving a motor vehicle, to establish penalties, and to provide that Idaho law preempts local ordinances."
description: "TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to prohibit the use of certain electronic devices while driving a motor vehicle, to establish penalties, and to provide that Idaho law preempts local ordinances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "H 614"
citation: "Idaho H 614 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRIVERS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "TEXTING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-03-09"
last_action: "2020-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb4e506a-6cc4-4579-a4ae-848e12b98ccb"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0614/"
source_hash: "047d4aad330fda24150750af862ca171a71f1a9bcdec322cc4fad9d48036379b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-id"]
---

# Idaho H 614 (2020) — TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to prohibit the use of certain electronic devices while driving a motor vehicle, to establish penalties, and to provide that Idaho law preempts local ordinances.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0614.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – — **24–7** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – — **49–21** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-03-09** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2020-03-09** Reported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense
- **2020-03-16** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-17** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2020-03-18** Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – PASSED - 49-21-0AYES – Abernathy, Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Berch, Blanksma, Chaney, Chew, Clow, Collins, Crane, Davis, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Ellis, Furniss, Gannon, Goesling, Green, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Kiska, Lickley, Mason, McCrostie, Monks, Moyle, Necochea, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Ricks, Rubel, Smith, Syme, Toone, Troy(Seegmiller), Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Boyle, Christensen, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Harris, Marshall, Mendive, Moon, Nichols, Remington, Scott, Shepherd, Stevenson, Wisniewski, Young, Zito, ZollingerAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - PalmerTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-18** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2020-03-18** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Transportation `introduction`
- **2020-03-19** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-19** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 24-7-4AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Cheatham, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Guthrie, Hill, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Winder, WoodwardNAYS – Bair, Burtenshaw, Harris, Heider, Johnson, Mortimer, VickAbsent and excused – Grow, Jordan, Nelson, Ward-EngelkingFloor Sponsor - WinderTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-19** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2020-03-19** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2020-03-19** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-19** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2020-03-19** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2020-03-19** Delivered to Governor at 3:50 p.m. on March 19, 2020
- **2020-03-20** Reported Signed by Governor on March 24, 2020 Session Law Chapter 260 Effective: 07/01/2020 and provides that only warnings and no infractions shall be issued under this section prior to 01/01/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb4e506a-6cc4-4579-a4ae-848e12b98ccb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).