republic-os/legislation/us/states/id/2019/h-179.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE – Amends existing law to require an applicant for motor vehicle registration to provide proof of insurance and to require that the Idaho Transportation Department develop an electronic verification system to monitor the status of insurance coverage as to all registered vehicles."
description: "MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE – Amends existing law to require an applicant for motor vehicle registration to provide proof of insurance and to require that the Idaho Transportation Department develop an electronic verification system to monitor the status of insurance coverage as to all registered vehicles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "H 179"
citation: "Idaho H 179 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-21"
last_action: "2019-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81bd0fbc-5f32-46e1-983e-0abeb0a1179f"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0179/"
source_hash: "a50b0e4ff1b951799fa8faec84f21f6e68d848d684039cd38b823b04803141dd"
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 179 (2019) — MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE – Amends existing law to require an applicant for motor vehicle registration to provide proof of insurance and to require that the Idaho Transportation Department develop an electronic verification system to monitor the status of insurance coverage as to all registered vehicles.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0179A3.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0179.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0179E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full as amended – — **54–15** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full – — **23–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-21** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2019-02-22** Reported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense
- **2019-02-27** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-28** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2019-03-01** U.C. to be placed on General Orders
- **2019-03-07** Referred to the Committee of the Whole
- **2019-03-07** Reported out without recommendation as amended
- **2019-03-07** Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing
- **2019-03-07** Bill as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2019-03-08** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2019-03-08** Read first time as amended; filed for Second Reading
- **2019-03-11** Read second time as amended; Filed for Third Reading
- **2019-03-12** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2019-03-13** Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 54-15-1AYES – Abernathy, Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Chew, Clow, Collins, Davis(Goldman), Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Ellis, Erpelding, Furniss, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Goesling, Green(18), Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Lickley, Marshall, Mason, McCrostie, Monks, Moyle, Raybould, Raymond, Ricks, Rubel, Smith, Syme, Toone, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wood, Young, Youngblood, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Barbieri, Christensen, Crane, Giddings, Green(2), Kingsley, Mendive, Moon, Nichols, Scott(Paterson), Shepherd, Stevenson, Troy, Wisniewski, ZitoAbsent – PalmerFloor Sponsor - FurnissTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-14** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2019-03-14** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Transportation `introduction`
- **2019-03-21** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-22** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2019-03-26** Read third time in full – PASSED - 23-10-2AYES – Agenbroad, Bair, Brackett, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Den Hartog, Grow, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Stennett, Ward-Engelking, WinderNAYS – Bayer, Cheatham, Crabtree, Guthrie, Harris, Rice, Souza, Thayn, Vick, WoodwardAbsent and excused – Anthon, McCoy(Buckner-Webb)Floor Sponsor - BrackettTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-27** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2019-03-28** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-03-29** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-29** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2019-04-01** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2019-04-02** Delivered to Governor at 10:10 a.m. on April 1, 2019
- **2019-04-02** Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2019 Session Law Chapter 269 Effective: 01/01/2020 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/81bd0fbc-5f32-46e1-983e-0abeb0a1179f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).