republic-os/legislation/us/states/id/2018/h-554.md

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Bill	SAFETY RESTRAINTS – Repeals and amends existing law to provide that failure to use a safety restraint shall not be considered as evidence of contributory or comparative negligence or in any civil action regarding negligence.	SAFETY RESTRAINTS – Repeals and amends existing law to provide that failure to use a safety restraint shall not be considered as evidence of contributory or comparative negligence or in any civil action regarding negligence.	us/states/id	Idaho Legislature	2018	H 554	Idaho H 554 (2018)	bill	ACCIDENTS CIVIL ACTIONS COURTS DRIVERS EVIDENCE MOTOR VEHICLES NEGLIGENCE SAFETY	enacted		1	19	2	2018-02-12	2018-03-27	openstates	ocd-bill/1b98991f-680f-404d-a4c4-0915c639f6a8	http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2018/legislation/H0554/	e28094d90815a9ad9f3dceb86aa0f0726d1a9c580e1cefafeb01b6168fcc510d	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-id

Idaho H 554 (2018) — SAFETY RESTRAINTS – Repeals and amends existing law to provide that failure to use a safety restraint shall not be considered as evidence of contributory or comparative negligence or in any civil action regarding negligence.

Version chain

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

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Read Third Time in Full – — 69–0 (pass) · upper
• Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – — 34–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

Timeline

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

• 2018-02-12 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing introduction
• 2018-02-13 Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
• 2018-02-23 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-02-26 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
• 2018-02-27 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
• 2018-02-28 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
• 2018-03-01 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1AYES – Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Armstrong, Barbieri, Bell, Blanksma, Boyle, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Cheatham, Chew, Clow, Collins, Crane, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erpelding, Gannon(17), Gannon(5), Gibbs, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kingsley, Kloc(Tway), Loertscher, Luker, Malek(Widmyer), Manwaring, McCrostie, McDonald, Mendive, Miller, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Packer, Palmer, Perry, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Thompson, Toone, Troy(Goesling), VanOrden, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – GestrinFloor Sponsor - ChaneyTitle apvd - to Senate reading-3, passage
• 2018-03-02 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
• 2018-03-02 Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules introduction
• 2018-03-20 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-21 Read second time; filed for Third Reading
• 2018-03-21 Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Burgoyne, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Foreman, Guthrie, Hagedorn, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Keough, Lakey, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nonini, Nye, Patrick, Potts, Rice, Siddoway, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, WinderNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Buckner-WebbFloor Sponsor - AnthonTitle apvd - to House reading-3, passage
• 2018-03-21 Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
• 2018-03-22 Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
• 2018-03-22 Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
• 2018-03-22 Signed by President; returned to House
• 2018-03-22 Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
• 2018-03-23 Delivered to Governor at 5:18 p.m. on March 22, 2018
• 2018-03-27 Reported Signed by Governor on March 27, 2018 Session Law Chapter 295 Effective: 07/01/2018 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1b98991f-680f-404d-a4c4-0915c639f6a8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).