# Idaho H 0665: MOTOR VEHICLES – Amending existing law to revise provisions regarding Appaloosa license plates.

Idaho H 0665, MOTOR VEHICLES – Amending existing law to revise provisions regarding Appaloosa license plates., is a 2026 regular legislative session House bill sponsored by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE; status signed, last action 2026-03-30 (Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2026 Session Law Chapter 169 Effective: 07/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Idaho H 0665
- State: Idaho
- Session: 2026 regular legislative session
- Title: MOTOR VEHICLES – Amending existing law to revise provisions regarding Appaloosa license plates.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-13
- Last action: 2026-03-30, Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2026 Session Law Chapter 169 Effective: 07/01/2026
- Sponsor: TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: MOTOR VEHICLES
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (99 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Startup costs lifted from Appaloosa club: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law no longer requires the Appaloosa Horse Club to pay the plate program’s startup costs, including design. The law does not name who pays those initial costs now.
- Eligibility and fees for Appaloosa plates: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, you can get an Appaloosa plate if your vehicle’s registered maximum gross weight is 26,000 pounds or less. Your vehicle must be registered under Idaho’s standard registration law or another law that allows special plates, and Idaho Transportation Department rules apply. You…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE
- Cosponsor: Van T. Burtenshaw (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lori Ann McCann (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 65 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-03-30: Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2026 Session Law Chapter 169 Effective: 07/01/2026
- 2026-03-26: Delivered to Governor at 12:58 p.m. on March 26, 2026
- 2026-03-26: Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Signed by President; returned to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2026-03-24: Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling (House)
- 2026-03-24: Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Read second time; filed for Third Reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Introduced, read first time; referred to: Transportation (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Received from the House passed; filed for first reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 65-0-5 (House)
- 2026-02-27: U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 2, 2026 (House)
- 2026-02-26: Read second time; Filed for Third Reading (House)
- 2026-02-25: Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading (House)
- 2026-02-16: Reported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense (House)
- 2026-02-13: Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0665.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0665.pdf)

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- [H 0810: ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to provide certain physical presence requiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-H0810-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-H0665-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).