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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho raises Project Choice registration fee to $8.00 and redirects surplus funds to General Fund
Last action · March 3, 2026: Reported Printed; referred to Transportation
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What This Bill Proposed
Idaho raises the Project Choice vehicle registration fee from $3.00 to $8.00 and requires surplus funds in the exceeding 200% of the annual to be transferred to the state General Fund, effective July 1, 2026.
Vehicle owners statewide face a higher registration surcharge, while state fiscal policy shifts excess police-fund revenues into general state accounts.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Vehicle owners in Idaho
Vehicle owners must pay an increased Project Choice fee of $8.00 upon registration.
Idaho State Police personnel
Commissioned officers, dispatch personnel, and forensic personnel rely on Project Choice fee revenues for career ladders and salary incentives.
Key Facts
- The Project Choice program fee added to vehicle registrations is increased from $3.00 to $8.00.
- Moneys derived from the Project Choice fee that exceed 200% of that fiscal year's appropriation in the Idaho law enforcement fund must be transferred to the General Fund at the beginning of each fiscal year.
- Project Choice fee revenues are restricted to creating career ladders and providing salaries for Idaho State Police commissioned officers, dispatch personnel, and forensic personnel.
- The provisions of the act are declared severable if any part is invalidated.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 3, 2026CommitteeReported Printed; referred to Transportation
- Mar 2, 2026IntroducedIntroduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
Version history
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Sources
legislature.idaho.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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