---
type: "Bill"
title: "TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to increase fees for snowmobile use, to allocate such funds, and to establish a state snowmobile avalanche fund."
description: "TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to increase fees for snowmobile use, to allocate such funds, and to establish a state snowmobile avalanche fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "H 229"
citation: "Idaho H 229 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LANDS", "PARKS AND RECREATION", "RECREATION", "SNOWMOBILES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-23"
last_action: "2021-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7cb29c3d-a2b2-4bda-9a9a-9a696ef51b70"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0229/"
source_hash: "99bcfaf8cc4e112717464df2d8d0b24aa5bff672b95dc20e58e8e8231026ce73"
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 229 (2021) — TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to increase fees for snowmobile use, to allocate such funds, and to establish a state snowmobile avalanche fund.

## 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/H0229A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0229.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0229E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full as amended in Senate – Previously Read in Full – — **40–28** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – — **38–31** (pass) · lower
- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **26–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-23** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-02-24** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- **2021-02-25** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-02-26** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 1, 2021
- **2021-03-01** Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – PASSED - 38-31-1AYES – Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Chew, Clow, Crane, Davis, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Erickson, Furniss, Galloway, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Green, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCrostie, Nash, Necochea, Palmer, Rubel, Ruchti, Shepherd, Syme, Toone, Troy, Wood, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Adams, Addis, Armstrong, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chaney, Christensen, Ehardt, Ferch, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Kingsley, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Scott, Skaug, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Weber, Wisniewski, Yamamoto, YoungAbsent – AmadorFloor Sponsor - GestrinTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-02** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2021-03-02** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Transportation `introduction`
- **2021-03-10** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-11** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2021-04-06** Retained on calendar
- **2021-04-07** 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 - 26-8-1AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Heider, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rabe, Rice, Riggs, Souza, Stennett, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Bair, Bayer, Cook, Harris, Martin, Ricks, Thayn, ZitoAbsent and excused – VickFloor Sponsor - WoodwardTitle 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** U.C. to be returned to Transportation & Defense Committee
- **2021-04-19** Reported out of Committee and Recommend Concurrence
- **2021-04-19** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2021-04-19** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2021-04-20** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2021-04-20** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2021-04-21** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading
- **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 - 40-28-2AYES – Addis, Amador, Berch, Cannon, Chaney, Chew, Clow, Crane, Davis(Burns), Dixon, Galloway, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Green(Morales), Hanks, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCrostie, Mendive, Nash, Necochea, Palmer, Rubel, Ruchti, Shepherd, Syme, Toone, Troy, Weber, Wood, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Adams, Andrus, Armstrong, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Christensen, DeMordaunt, Ehardt, Ferch, Furniss, Giddings, Harris, Kingsley, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Scott, Skaug, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Wisniewski, Yamamoto, YoungAbsent – Barbieri, EricksonFloor Sponsor - GestrinTitle 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 295 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/7cb29c3d-a2b2-4bda-9a9a-9a696ef51b70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).