---
type: "Bill"
title: "TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to provide for hands-free use of certain devices."
description: "TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to provide for hands-free use of certain devices."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "H 5"
citation: "Idaho H 5 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRIVERS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "TEXTING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-19"
last_action: "2021-03-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9d65158-19da-4705-88f7-d7692f00d629"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0005/"
source_hash: "a7debe044bb8fba7fc666b371ba2529b2c7fbb5534a42e136c59c2a15895687e"
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 5 (2021) — TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to provide for hands-free use of certain devices.

## Version chain

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

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0005.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – — **39–28** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full – — **19–15** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-19** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-01-20** Reported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense
- **2021-01-27** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-28** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-01-29** Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – PASSED - 39-28-3AYES – Addis, Amador, Berch, Blanksma, Bundy, Cannon, Chaney, Chew(Hoy), Clow, Crane, Davis(Burns), DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Furniss, Galloway, Gannon, Green, Hartgen, Horman, Kauffman, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCrostie, Mitchell, Nash, Necochea, Rubel, Ruchti, Skaug, Syme, Toone(Metzler-Fitzgerald), Troy, Yamamoto, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Adams, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Boyle, Christensen, Ferch, Gestrin, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Holtzclaw, Kerby, Kingsley, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Scott, Shepherd, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Weber, Wisniewski, YoungAbsent – Gibbs, Palmer, WoodFloor Sponsor - MitchellTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-01** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2021-02-01** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Transportation `introduction`
- **2021-02-18** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-19** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2021-03-02** Read third time in full – PASSED - 19-15-1AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Burgoyne, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rabe, Souza, Stennett, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Bair, Bayer, Burtenshaw, Cook, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Johnson, Lakey, Lent, Ricks, Riggs, Thayn, Vick, ZitoAbsent and excused – RiceFloor Sponsor - WinderTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-03** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2021-03-04** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-03-05** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-05** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2021-03-08** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2021-03-09** Delivered to Governor at 10:44 a.m. on March 8, 2021
- **2021-03-10** Reported Signed by Governor on March 8, 2021 Session Law Chapter 20 Effective: 03/08/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f9d65158-19da-4705-88f7-d7692f00d629`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).