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IntroducedFeb 25, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 09, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Idaho Senate Bill
RULES OF THE ROAD – Amends existing law to require drivers to drive in the right-hand lane on multilane highways unless passing and to provide penalties for driving in the left-hand lane of a controlled access highway and impeding the flow of traffic.
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Senate • Mar 17, 2026: Returned from House Failed; to Secretary of Senate
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- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEEprimary

Votes
YES: 21
- Adams
- Anthon
- Bernt
- Burtenshaw
- Cook
- Den Hartog
- Galloway
- Guthrie
- Harris
- Lent
- Okuniewicz
- Rabe
- Ruchti
- Rundhaug(Carlson)
- Semmelroth
- Shippy
- Taylor
- VanOrden
- Ward-Engelking
- Wintrow
- Woodward
NO: 14
OTHER: 0
YES: 28
- Bingham
- Boyle
- Cannon
- Cheatum
- Cornilles
- Fuhriman
- Galaviz
- Green
- Handy
- Haws
- Healey
- Holtzclaw
- Mathias
- Mickelsen
- Miller
- Nelsen
- Palmer
- Petzke
- Pickett
- Pohanka
- Raybould
- Raymond
- Sauter
- Shepherd
- Shirts
- Veile
- Weber
- Wheeler
NO: 42
- Alfieri
- Barbieri
- Beiswenger
- Berch
- Bruce
- Burgoyne
- Cayler
- Church
- Jaron Crane
- Brent J. Crane
- Dygert
- Egbert
- Ehardt
- Ehlers
- Erickson
- Furniss
- Gannon
- Garner
- Hall(Stone)
- Harris
- Hawkins
- Hill
- Hostetler
- Leavitt
- Manwaring
- Marmon
- McCann
- Mendive
- Mitchell
- Monks
- Price
- Rasor
- Redman
- Rubel
- Scott
- Skaug(Chadwick)
- Steve Tanner
- Josh Tanner
- Thompson
- Vander Woude
- Wisniewski
- Moyle
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Order ret’d to Senate
- Returned from House Failed; to Secretary of Senate
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Read Third Time in Full – FAILED - 28-42-0
- AYES – Bingham, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Cornilles, Fuhriman, Galaviz, Green, Handy, Haws, Healey, Holtzclaw, Mathias, Mickelsen, Miller, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Veile, Weber, Wheeler
- NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Church, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Harris, Hawkins, Hill, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Price, Rasor, Redman, Rubel, Scott, Skaug(Chadwick), Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker
- Absent – None
- Floor Sponsor - Pickett
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Title apvd - to House
- Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- Read First Time, Referred to Transportation & Defense
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 21-14-0
- AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Guthrie, Harris, Lent, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ruchti, Rundhaug(Carlson), Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward
- NAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Coho(Lenney), Foreman, Grow, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Nichols, Ricks, Toews, Zito, Zuiderveld
- Absent and excused – None
- Floor Sponsor - Harris
- Mar 06, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time as amended, filed for Third reading
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Amendments reported printed
- Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended
- Read first time as amended, filed for Second Reading
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- Reported out without recommendation, as amended
- Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Reported Printed; referred to Transportation
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
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