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type: "Bill"
title: "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."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "H 614"
citation: "Idaho H 614 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRIVERS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "TEXTING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-03-09"
last_action: "2020-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb4e506a-6cc4-4579-a4ae-848e12b98ccb"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0614/"
source_hash: "047d4aad330fda24150750af862ca171a71f1a9bcdec322cc4fad9d48036379b"
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 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](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0614.pdf)
## Votes
- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) Read third time in full **247** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full Previously Read in Full **4921** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb4e506a-6cc4-4579-a4ae-848e12b98ccb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).