republic-os/legislation/us/states/id/2020/h-614.md

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Bill	TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to prohibit the use of certain electronic devices while driving a motor vehicle, to establish penalties, and to provide that Idaho law preempts local ordinances.	TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to prohibit the use of certain electronic devices while driving a motor vehicle, to establish penalties, and to provide that Idaho law preempts local ordinances.	us/states/id	Idaho Legislature	2020	H 614	Idaho H 614 (2020)	bill	DRIVERS MOTOR VEHICLES TEXTING	enacted		1	16	2	2020-03-09	2020-03-20	openstates	ocd-bill/cb4e506a-6cc4-4579-a4ae-848e12b98ccb	http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0614/	047d4aad330fda24150750af862ca171a71f1a9bcdec322cc4fad9d48036379b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-id

Idaho H 614 (2020) — TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to prohibit the use of certain electronic devices while driving a motor vehicle, to establish penalties, and to provide that Idaho law preempts local ordinances.

Version chain

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

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – — 24–7 (pass) · lower
• Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – — 49–21 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

Timeline

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

• 2020-03-09 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing introduction
• 2020-03-09 Reported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense
• 2020-03-16 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading committee-passage-favorable
• 2020-03-17 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
• 2020-03-18 Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – PASSED - 49-21-0AYES – Abernathy, Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Berch, Blanksma, Chaney, Chew, Clow, Collins, Crane, Davis, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Ellis, Furniss, Gannon, Goesling, Green, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Kiska, Lickley, Mason, McCrostie, Monks, Moyle, Necochea, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Ricks, Rubel, Smith, Syme, Toone, Troy(Seegmiller), Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Boyle, Christensen, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Harris, Marshall, Mendive, Moon, Nichols, Remington, Scott, Shepherd, Stevenson, Wisniewski, Young, Zito, ZollingerAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - PalmerTitle apvd - to Senate reading-3, passage
• 2020-03-18 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
• 2020-03-18 Introduced, read first time; referred to: Transportation introduction
• 2020-03-19 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading committee-passage-favorable
• 2020-03-19 Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 24-7-4AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Cheatham, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Guthrie, Hill, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Winder, WoodwardNAYS – Bair, Burtenshaw, Harris, Heider, Johnson, Mortimer, VickAbsent and excused – Grow, Jordan, Nelson, Ward-EngelkingFloor Sponsor - WinderTitle apvd - to House reading-3, passage
• 2020-03-19 Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
• 2020-03-19 Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
• 2020-03-19 Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
• 2020-03-19 Signed by President; returned to House
• 2020-03-19 Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
• 2020-03-19 Delivered to Governor at 3:50 p.m. on March 19, 2020
• 2020-03-20 Reported Signed by Governor on March 24, 2020 Session Law Chapter 260 Effective: 07/01/2020 and provides that only warnings and no infractions shall be issued under this section prior to 01/01/2021 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cb4e506a-6cc4-4579-a4ae-848e12b98ccb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).