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S1311 • 2026

IGNITION INTERLOCK SYSTEMS – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding ignition interlock systems.

IGNITION INTERLOCK SYSTEMS – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding ignition interlock systems.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
LAW
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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IGNITION INTERLOCK SYSTEMS – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding ignition interlock systems.

IGNITION INTERLOCK SYSTEMS – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding ignition interlock systems.

What This Bill Does

  • IGNITION INTERLOCK SYSTEMS – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding ignition interlock systems.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported delivered to Governor at 4:33 p.m. on 03/25/26

  2. 2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature

    Signed by Governor on 03/26/26 Session Law Chapter 134 Effective: 07/01/2026

  3. 2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature

    Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate

  4. 2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor

  5. 2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature

    Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling

  6. 2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker

  7. 2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature

    Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 40-28-2 AYES – Alfieri, Bingham, Boyle, Church, Crane(12), Crane(13), Egbert, Erickson, Fuhriman, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Skaug, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Furniss, Garner, Harris, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Price, Rasor, Scott, Shepherd, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Wisniewski Absent – Berch, Cornilles Floor Sponsor - Hill Title apvd - to Senate

  8. 2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature

    Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

  9. 2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

  10. 2026-03-03 Idaho State Legislature

    Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading

  11. 2026-03-03 Idaho State Legislature

    Read First Time, Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration

  12. 2026-03-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Read third time in full – PASSED - 21-14-0 AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bruner(Adams), Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Keyser, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Carlson, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Foreman Title apvd - to House

  13. 2026-02-25 Idaho State Legislature

    Read second time; filed for Third Reading

  14. 2026-02-24 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

  15. 2026-02-17 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules

  16. 2026-02-16 Idaho State Legislature

    Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Official Summary Text

IGNITION INTERLOCK SYSTEMS – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding ignition interlock systems.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1311
BY
JUDICIARY
AND
RULES
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
IGNITION
INTERLOCK
SYSTEMS;
AMENDING
SECTION
18
-
8008,
IDAHO
2
CODE,
TO
ESTABLISH
PROVISIONS
REGARDING
IGNITION
INTERLOCK
SYSTEMS;
3
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
4
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
5
SECTION
1.
That
Section
18
-
8008,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
6
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
18
-
8008.
IGNITION
INTERLOCK
SYSTEMS.
8
(1)(a)
If
a
person
is
convicted,
is
found
guilty,
pleads
guilty
or
re
-
9
ceives
a
withheld
judgment
for
violating
any
of
the
provisions
of
this
10
chapter
relating
to
driving
under
the
influence
and
has
had
any
or
all
of
1
1
a
sentence
or
fine
suspended
for
the
violation,
the
court
shall,
unless
12
an
exception
is
granted
pursuant
to
section
18
-
8002(12),
Idaho
Code,
13
impose
the
sanction
provided
for
in
this
section
in
addition
to
any
14
other
penalty
or
fine
imposed
pursuant
to
this
chapter.
15
(b)
The
court
shall
order
the
person
to
have
a
state
-
approved
ignition
16
interlock
system
installed,
at
his
expense,
on
all
motor
vehicles
op
-
17
erated
by
him.
A
court
may
determine
that
an
offender
is
eligible
to
18
utilize
available
funds
from
the
court
interlock
device
and
electronic
19
monitoring
device
fund,
as
outlined
in
section
18
-
8010,
Idaho
Code,
for
20
the
installation
and
operation
of
an
ignition
interlock
device,
based
21
on
evidence
of
financial
hardship.
22
(2)
The
calibration
setting
at
which
the
ignition
interlock
system
will
23
prevent
the
motor
vehicle
from
being
started
shall
be
.025.
The
ignition
in
-
24
terlock
vendor
shall
notify
the
prosecuting
authority
any
time
a
person
is
25
prevented
from
starting
a
motor
vehicle,
as
provided
in
this
subsection.
26
(3)
As
used
in
this
chapter,
the
term
"ignition
interlock
system"
means
27
breath
alcohol
ignition
interlock
device,
including
a
camera,
certified
by
28
the
transportation
department,
designed
to
prevent
a
motor
vehicle
from
be
-
29
ing
operated
by
a
person
who
has
consumed
an
alcoholic
beverage.
30
(4)
The
transportation
department
shall
by
rule
provide
standards
for
31
the
certification,
installation,
repair
and
removal
of
the
devices.
The
ig
-
32
nition
interlock
vendor
shall
provide
proof
of
installation
of
the
ignition
33
interlock
system
to
the
transportation
department.
34
(5)
The
court
shall
notify
the
transportation
department
of
its
order
35
imposing
a
sanction
pursuant
to
this
section.
The
department
shall
attach
36
or
imprint
a
notation
on
the
driver's
license
or
other
document
granting
the
37
person
restricted
driving
privileges
of
any
person
restricted
under
this
38
section
that
the
person
may
operate
only
a
motor
vehicle
equipped
with
an
39
ignition
interlock
system.
The
ignition
interlock
restriction
period
shall
40
end
one
(1)
year
from
the
date
the
ignition
interlock
vendor
provides
proof
41
of
installation
of
the
ignition
interlock
system.
42

2
(6)
When
a
court
orders
a
person
to
install
and
use
an
ignition
inter
-
1
lock
system
pursuant
to
this
section,
the
court
shall
order
the
person
to
pay
2
the
cost
for
obtaining,
installing,
utilizing
and
maintaining
the
ignition
3
interlock
system.
All
fees
collected
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
in
4
addition
to
any
other
fines
or
penalty
provided
by
law
and
shall
be
deposited
5
in
the
court
interlock
device
and
electronic
monitoring
device
fund
created
6
in
section
18
-
8010,
Idaho
Code.
7
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
8
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
9
July
1,
2026.
10