---
type: "Bill"
title: "TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT – Amends existing law to provide for an increased fine for a first violation of overtaking a school bus and misdemeanor penalties for second and subsequent violations."
description: "TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT – Amends existing law to provide for an increased fine for a first violation of overtaking a school bus and misdemeanor penalties for second and subsequent violations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "H 610"
citation: "Idaho H 610 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FINES", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-21"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6db08313-41e2-4256-8daa-36415118c28f"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0610/"
source_hash: "fbc09bdc0eb360347811bb734f97e9eada08de20ba5fcc68aefbe839a523506b"
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 610 (2024) — TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT – Amends existing law to provide for an increased fine for a first violation of overtaking a school bus and misdemeanor penalties for second and subsequent violations.

## 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/2024/legislation/H0610.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **23–9** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **37–29** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-21** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2024-02-22** Reported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense
- **2024-02-23** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-27** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 37-29-4AYES – Achilles, Allgood, Blanksma, Boyle, Burns, Cheatum, Cornilles, Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Handy, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Raybould, Raymond, Sauter, Shepherd, Vander Woude, Weber, Wroten, Yamamoto, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Bundy, Cannon, Chew(Hansen), Clow, Crane(13), Ehardt, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hawkins, Kingsley, Lambert, Mendive, Monks, Necochea, Pickett, Price, Redman, Rubel, Scott, Skaug, Tanner, Wisniewski, YoungAbsent – Crane(12), Galaviz, Roberts, WheelerFloor Sponsor - ShepherdTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-28** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2024-02-28** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules `introduction`
- **2024-03-18** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-19** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-20** Read third time in full – PASSED - 23-9-3AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Cook, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hartgen, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Rabe, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, WintrowNAYS – Bjerke, Carlson, Foreman, Hart, Herndon, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – Den Hartog, Ricks, ToewsFloor Sponsor - HartgenTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2024-03-21** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2024-03-21** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-21** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2024-03-21** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2024-03-22** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-25** Delivered to Governor at 12:10 p.m. on March 22, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-26** Reported Signed by Governor on March 25, 2024 Session Law Chapter 190 Effective: 07/01/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6db08313-41e2-4256-8daa-36415118c28f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).