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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho House Bill 532 Standardizes Vehicle Registration and Identity Proofing Requirements
Last action · March 20, 2026: Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2026 Session Law Chapter 52 Effective: 07/01/2026
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What This Bill Does
Idaho House Bill 532 updates vehicle registration and title application rules by requiring proof of identity and specific identification numbers, while setting an effective date of July 1, 2026. The law specifies document requirements for individuals and businesses, mandates physical domicile addresses, and outlines temporary permit durations for vehicle transfers.
Vehicle owners and dealerships must comply with updated documentation standards when registering vehicles or applying for titles, affecting how personal identity and physical addresses are verified across state motor vehicle offices.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Motor vehicle owners
Vehicle owners must provide specific identification numbers, proof of identity, and physical domicile addresses when applying for registrations and titles.
Licensed vehicle dealers
Dealers must obtain titles in the name of purchasers, retain certificates of origin for inspection, and adhere to updated temporary permit submission rules.
County assessors
Assessors must record applicant information, collect required certifications of safety compliance, and ensure physical addresses are entered on registrations.
Key Facts
- Vehicle registration applications must include the owner's true and full legal name, proof of identity, and an Idaho driver's license number, ID card number, social security number, or individual taxpayer identification number.
- Businesses applying for vehicle registration must provide an employer tax identification number or a written statement certifying that the entity is not required to possess one.
- Vehicle owners registering through a county assessor must provide a physical domicile address or business physical principal address.
- A violation of the registration provisions regarding physical address reporting is classified as an infraction.
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- Applications for certificates of title must be filed within thirty calendar days after the delivery of the vehicles.
- Dealers obtaining a title on behalf of a purchaser may provide a seventy-two hour temporary permit or a forty-five calendar day temporary permit if submitted electronically.
- The act takes effect in full force and effect on July 1, 2026, due to a declared emergency.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
19 actions- Mar 20, 2026EnrolledReported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2026 Session Law Chapter 52 Effective: 07/01/2026
- Mar 18, 2026Delivered to Governor at 1:31 p.m. on March 18, 2026
- Mar 18, 2026Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- Mar 17, 2026Signed by President; returned to House
- Mar 17, 2026Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- Mar 17, 2026Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
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- Mar 16, 2026FloorReturned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- Mar 16, 2026FloorRead third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Kohl Title apvd - to House
- Mar 12, 2026Retained on calendar
- Mar 4, 2026Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Mar 3, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Feb 23, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time; referred to: Transportation
- Feb 23, 2026FloorReceived from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Feb 20, 2026FloorRead Third Time in Full – PASSED - 66-1-3 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Berch Absent – Crane(13), Shepherd, Wheeler Floor Sponsor - Mitchell Title apvd - to Senate
- Feb 19, 2026U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- Feb 18, 2026Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Feb 17, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- Jan 28, 2026CommitteeReported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense
- Jan 27, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
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