---
type: "Bill"
title: "TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to provide that license plates do not automatically expire after 10 years and may continue to be used while still legible."
description: "TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to provide that license plates do not automatically expire after 10 years and may continue to be used while still legible."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 577"
citation: "Idaho H 577 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LICENSE PLATES", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "TRANSPORTATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-03"
last_action: "2026-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6343b4e-e604-4dcb-b8e8-438cfe51abd8"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0577/"
source_hash: "1fdcdec78fdff97070f2fcc3f05298016581cda99e208a5294cf87c8ee7e06ac"
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 577 (2026) — TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to provide that license plates do not automatically expire after 10 years and may continue to be used while still legible.

## 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/2026/legislation/H0577.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **66–1** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **32–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-03** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-02-04** Reported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense
- **2026-02-11** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-13** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, February 16, 2026
- **2026-02-16** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 66-1-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – BerchAbsent – Dygert, Fuhriman, SkaugFloor Sponsor - VeileTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-02-17** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Transportation `introduction`
- **2026-02-25** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-26** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-10** Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-2-1AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Coho(Lenney), Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Rundhaug(Carlson), Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Adams, HartAbsent and excused – SemmelrothFloor Sponsor - BurtenshawTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-11** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-03-12** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-13** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-16** Delivered to Governor at 2:30 p.m. on March 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-18** Reported Signed by Governor on March 17, 2026 Session Law Chapter 29 Effective: 07/01/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a6343b4e-e604-4dcb-b8e8-438cfe51abd8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).