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type: "Bill"
title: "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."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "H 554"
citation: "Idaho H 554 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACCIDENTS", "CIVIL ACTIONS", "COURTS", "DRIVERS", "EVIDENCE", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "NEGLIGENCE", "SAFETY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-12"
last_action: "2018-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b98991f-680f-404d-a4c4-0915c639f6a8"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2018/legislation/H0554/"
source_hash: "e28094d90815a9ad9f3dceb86aa0f0726d1a9c580e1cefafeb01b6168fcc510d"
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 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](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2018/legislation/H0554.pdf)
## Votes
- Read Third Time in Full **690** (pass) · upper
- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) **340** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1b98991f-680f-404d-a4c4-0915c639f6a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).