---
type: "Bill"
title: "TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to provide for certain fee increases to provide additional funding to counties."
description: "TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to provide for certain fee increases to provide additional funding to counties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "H 161"
citation: "Idaho H 161 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRIVERS", "FEES", "LICENSES", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "TRANSPORTATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 42
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-15"
last_action: "2021-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/905ba319-9be0-491d-b206-1d6b88a18350"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0161/"
source_hash: "40a046ef02410bc18b07d9631430ce712315a1805bcd52ad2d37a61aa449b748"
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 161 (2021) — TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to provide for certain fee increases to provide additional funding to counties.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0161A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0161.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0161E1.pdf)
4. **Engrossment 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0161E2.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – — **41–28** (pass) · lower
- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **31–3** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full as amended in Senate – Previously Read in Full – — **34–33** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-15** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-02-16** Reported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense
- **2021-03-05** Reported out of Committee, Recommend place on General Orders
- **2021-03-08** Referred to the Committee of the Whole
- **2021-03-08** Reported out without recommendation as amended
- **2021-03-08** Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing
- **2021-03-08** Bill as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2021-03-09** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2021-03-09** Read first time as amended; filed for Second Reading
- **2021-03-10** Read second time as amended; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-03-10** Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – PASSED - 41-28-1AYES – Addis, Amador, Armstrong, Berch, Boyle, Cannon, Chaney, Chew, Clow, DeMordaunt, Furniss, Galloway, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Green, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCrostie, Mitchell, Nash, Necochea, Palmer, Rubel, Ruchti, Shepherd, Syme, Toone, Troy, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Adams, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Bundy, Christensen, Crane, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Kingsley, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Scott, Skaug, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Weber, YoungAbsent – DavisFloor Sponsor - KauffmanTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-11** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2021-03-11** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Transportation `introduction`
- **2021-03-18** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-19** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2021-04-06** Referred to 14th Order for amendment
- **2021-04-07** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2021-04-07** Amendments ordered printed
- **2021-04-07** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2021-04-07** Amendments reported printed
- **2021-04-07** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2021-04-08** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading
- **2021-04-12** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 31-3-1AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rabe, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Bayer, Martin, ZitoAbsent and excused – VickFloor Sponsor - LakeyTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-13** Returned from the Senate Amended
- **2021-04-13** Referred to Transportation & Defense for concurrence recommendation
- **2021-04-15** Reported out of Committee and Recommend Concurrence
- **2021-04-15** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2021-04-15** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2021-04-16** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2021-04-16** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2021-04-19** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-04-20** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-21** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-22** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-23** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, April 26, 2021
- **2021-04-26** Read third time in full as amended in Senate – Previously Read in Full – PASSED - 34-33-3AYES – Addis, Amador, Berch, Cannon, Chaney, Chew, Clow, Davis(Burns), DeMordaunt, Galloway, Gestrin, Green(Morales), Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCrostie, Nash, Necochea, Palmer, Rubel, Ruchti, Syme, Toone, Troy, Weber, Wood, Yamamoto, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Adams, Andrus, Armstrong, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Christensen, Crane, Dixon, Ehardt, Ferch, Furniss, Gannon, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Kerby, Kingsley, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Wisniewski, YoungAbsent – Barbieri, Erickson, GibbsFloor Sponsor - KauffmanTitle apvd - to enrol `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-27** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-04-27** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-27** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2021-04-27** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2021-04-29** Delivered to Governor at 2:20 p.m. on April 27, 2021
- **2021-04-29** Reported Signed by Governor on April 28, 2021 Session Law Chapter 294 Effective: 07/01/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/905ba319-9be0-491d-b206-1d6b88a18350`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).