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Last action · March 24, 2026: Reported Signed by Governor on March 23, 2026 Session Law Chapter 108 Effective: 07/01/2026
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What This Bill Does
Starting July 1, 2026, large commercial vehicles with five or more and a exceeding 26,000 pounds will no longer face a lower speed limit on non-urban interstate highways, bringing their speed limits in line with other motor vehicles. The measure removes the previous restriction requiring heavy trucks to travel ten miles per hour below standard limits on those roadway segments.
Commercial freight carriers and heavy truck operators will be permitted to travel at standard posted interstate speeds outside urban areas, altering transit times across state freight corridors.
Who It Affects
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Commercial truck operators
Drivers and operators of vehicles with five or more axles weighing over 26,000 pounds are no longer required to drive ten miles per hour below standard limits on non-urban interstate highways.
Motorists traveling on Idaho interstate highways
General motorists will share non-urban interstate lanes with heavy commercial vehicles traveling at standard posted speed limits.
Key Facts
- Removes the requirement that vehicles with five or more axles and a gross weight over 26,000 pounds drive 10 miles per hour slower than other vehicles on non-urban interstate highways.
- Establishes that maximum speed limits for heavy commercial vehicles with five or more axles weighing over 26,000 pounds shall match those of other vehicles.
- Takes effect on July 1, 2026, under an emergency declaration.
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
17 actions- Mar 24, 2026EnrolledReported Signed by Governor on March 23, 2026 Session Law Chapter 108 Effective: 07/01/2026
- Mar 19, 2026Delivered to Governor at 2 p.m. on March 19, 2026
- Mar 19, 2026Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- Mar 18, 2026Signed by President; returned to House
- Mar 18, 2026Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- Mar 18, 2026Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
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- Mar 17, 2026FloorReturned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- Mar 17, 2026FloorRead third time in full – PASSED - 27-7-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – Foreman, Guthrie, Ruchti, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe) Absent and excused – Semmelroth Floor Sponsor - Harris Title apvd - to House
- Mar 13, 2026Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Mar 12, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Mar 4, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time; referred to: Transportation
- Mar 4, 2026FloorReceived from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Mar 3, 2026FloorRead Third Time in Full – PASSED - 57-11-2 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Handy, Haws(Woller), Mathias, Pohanka, Rubel Absent – McCann, Wheeler Floor Sponsor - Pickett Title apvd - to Senate
- Mar 2, 2026Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Feb 27, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- Feb 16, 2026CommitteeReported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense
- Feb 13, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
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