H.B. 11 Dyed Diesel Fuel Search Amendments

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What the bill does

This bill addresses searching a vehicle for a dyed diesel fuel violation.

Hearings and debates

• Jan 20, 2026 House floor debate (day 1)▶ Watch
  Transcript (7 turns)

  1. Speaker (presiding)1:21:19

     House Bill 11 died. Diesel, diesel fuel search amendments by representative Gracious. Representative gracious.

  2. Rep. Stephanie Gricius1:21:29

     Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Um, this bill is really just a clarification. When it comes to a diesel vehicle getting a tank dip by law enforcement, um, there's two types of diesel died, not died. They're exactly the same except one has dye in it. And the dye actually notes that it was a tax exempt fuel. You didn't pay that road tax on that vehicle. Um, so what we've seen is in some of the back areas in Utah, um, some individuals, we don't know who all of the law enforcement agencies say, they're not doing this, but somebody's doing it. And they'll pull over a pickup truck and they'll just do a tank dip because diesel is the primary fuel for that vehicle. This just says a pickup truck. Being a diesel vehicle does not constitute probable cause for a tank dip. You actually have to have more to be able to do that, and I'm happy to answer questions.

  3. Speaker (presiding)1:22:17

     Thank you. Representative discussion to the bill. Representative Kohler.

  4. Rep. Kohler1:22:22

     Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I couldn't resist, but will you define backwards, please? Off the Wasatch front. That's better than I expected. Thank you.

  5. Speaker (presiding)1:22:36

     Okay, representatives, remember, before we ask a question, we have to ask if the sponsor will yield. I'm not gonna yield to that. Mr. Stein. Okay. Further discussion to the bill.

  6. Speaker (presiding)1:22:52

     Seeing none, back to your representative, gracious for summation. Waive. Thank you. Summation has been waived.

  7. Speaker (presiding)1:22:57

     Voting will now be open on HB 11. It could even, It could even be a little lower. See you now present. Having voted, voting is now closed. Oops. Voting is now closed. HB 11 passes this body with 74 yes votes zero, no votes will be sent to the Senate for its consideration.

• Jan 28, 2026 Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee▶ Watch
  Transcript (6 turns)

  1. Rep. Stephanie Gricius1:18:30

     Thank you Mr. Chair and members of the committee. This is a relatively simple bill, but kind of a funny committee to hear something on law enforcement in, but it touches this committee because it lives in the tax commission section of the code. But there are also law enforcement and transportation committee items all in these little 10 lines of code. Um, so right now we have two different types of diesel. They're essentially the same except one has a red dye in it. And that says that you did not pay taxes. That is for off-road vehicles, not for street vehicles. Um, and somewhere, you know, out in the back areas, the hunting, fishing, recreation community have been having run-ins with law enforcement where they're being pulled over because their F three 50 is a diesel pickup truck and they're being tank dipped for no reason other than the primary fuel for their vehicle is diesel fuel. Um, really where this is an issue is with your big rigs at ports of entry. You can still do that outta the spill, but otherwise it says that the primary, um, fuel for a vehicle being diesel does not constitute probable cause for a tank dip. You have to actually have a reason. And that concludes my presentation. Okay. Thank you very much.

  2. Committee chair1:19:35

     We'll conclude, uh, conclude your presentation. Uh, we'll go to the committee for questions on the bill. Any questions from the committee? Seeing none will go to the public for public comment. Seeing none from the public will come back to the Committee for action on the bill.

  3. Sen. Chris Brammer1:19:50

     Senator Brammer, I move that we recommend favorably HB 11.

  4. Committee chair1:19:55

     Okay. The motion before us is to recommend Favorably House Bill 11. Would you like to sum Senator

  5. Rep. Stephanie Gricius1:20:00

     I'll wave. Thank you, representative.

  6. Committee chair1:20:02

     Thank you. Uh, the motion before us is to pass house Bill 11. The favor Recommendation. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed? Okay. We are that your bill passes unanimously. Thank you very much, representative.

• Feb 4, 2026 Senate floor debate (day 16)▶ Watch
  Transcript (7 turns)

  1. Senate President (presiding)13:36

     Senator Harper. Thank you Mr.

  2. Sen. Wayne A. Harper13:39

     Thank you Mr. President. This bill clarifies when ex uh, dyed diesel, uh, clarifies dyed diesel fuel, uh, inspection laws when a tank dip may or may not occur. There's been some questions, uh, some people saying that maybe the die dip is just being done because you're running on diesel. This clarifies the rules for that and the consent that needs to happen or the probable cause must exist. So it's just clarifying that and I think it's, uh, there's been no opposition to this bill.

  3. Senate President (presiding)14:16

     Thank you for that presentation, Senator. No question. So do you for a motion.

  4. Sen. Wayne A. Harper14:21

     Okay. I'll move that house. Bill, bill 11, be read for a third time. Thank

  5. Senate President (presiding)14:25

     You. And the question is, shall house bill 11 be read A third time? Roll call vote.

  6. Unknown speaker (Senate roll call clerk)14:28

     Senator Spry Aye. Lewin Aye. Brammer Aye. Bus? Aye. Colmore. Escamia Fillmore. Aye. Grover Harper Aye. Kins Aye. Ipson Aye. Johnson Aye. Juab Aye. McKay, Mikel Milner Musman Owens pitcher Plum Rebe Sandal Stevenson Stratton Vickers Bier Wilson Winterton, president Adams Aye.

  7. Senate President (presiding)15:22

     House Bill 11, having received 26 yay votes, zero a votes three being ab absent Shelby Red a third time, first substitute House Bill 47.

• Feb 5, 2026 Senate floor debate (day 17)▶ Watch
  Transcript (19 turns)

  1. Senate presiding officer17:09

     Back to you, Senator Harper.

  2. Sen. Wayne A. Harper17:10

     Thank you. There's, there are code, uh, current codes requiring existing fuel lies line or fuel checks for dyed diesel. Um, this bill goes through and clarifies when those, uh, fuel inspections can happen and set standards while allowing those to continue on, especially at the ports of entry. Thank you for the presentation discussion.

  3. Senate presiding officer17:36

     Senator Escamilla to the, to the bill.

  4. Sen. Luz Escamilla17:39

     Thank you, Mr. President. Um, I just wanna rise in support and appreciate, um, so much the work of the sponsors, especially Senator Harper for his work on, on this piece of legislation, inspecting vehicles and, you know, for this specific diesel fuel violation is critical. So thank you. We just wanna thank him for all that work. Thank you.

  5. Senate presiding officer17:59

     Thank you. Senator Escamilla. Now Senator Hinkins.

  6. Sen. David P. Hinkins18:03

     Thank you Mr. President. I'd just like to say thanks as well. You know, sometimes they, uh, down at the auction yards in, uh, Salina, they actually come and inspect, uh, people's vehicles that's hauling cattle and livestock there. And, and it's, uh, a lot of times you don't know if somebody there checking the fuel or if it's somebody there sabotaging, dumping a cup full of sugar in their tanks. And it would be nothing more detrimental than to get halfway upline at Canyon and have an engine seized up on you with a load of cattle on your truck. And it could be endangered, uh, to the livestock as well as the people that's hauling, uh, livestock like that. And so I think this is, uh, adequate that we have a safety in, uh, in place for this. And I would just like to compliment the sponsor and the, uh, floor sponsor for this. Uh, I appreciate it. Thank you.

  7. Senate presiding officer18:57

     Thank you again. Senator Kwan.

  8. Sen. Karen Kwan19:00

     Thank you, Mr. President. I also rise in support of this bill. I think that this is such an important issue for the safety of our, uh, of our citizens as well as, uh, our, our livestock. Um, and I want to thank the sponsors again, especially, uh, our, our good Senator Harper who has worked, uh, for diligently in this space. Thank you.

  9. Senate presiding officer19:24

     Thank you. Senator Kwan. Now Senator Plumb,

  10. Sen. Jen Plumb19:27

      I also rise in support and, and mostly in appreciation that I didn't know about dyed diesel until this bill was run. And I always love it when I can feed my brain and now I know. So thank you for running this bill and I support it.

  11. Senate presiding officer19:40

      Thank you. And Senator Riebe.

  12. Sen. Kathleen A. Riebe19:43

      Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, I have a lot of respect and admiration for, uh, Senator Harper and I just appreciate the hard work he does to bring us diet fuels. You know, as, uh, my colleagues mentioned, wasn't really aware of the, uh, impact of diet fuels and now I know more about diet fuels and, uh, just so appreciative of that. Thank you.

  13. Senate presiding officer20:02

      Thank you. And we're now, uh, Senator Pitcher.

  14. Sen. Stephanie Pitcher20:06

      Thank you Mr. President. Um, my progressive constituents have been waiting for this bill for a really long time and I just wanna thank the sponsor for his political courage in bringing this forward. We support. Thank you.

  15. Senate presiding officer20:18

      Well, thank you for the support, Senator Harper. I'm gonna go back to you for any summation if you'd like to make any comments. And then back to, I'm just gonna make a motion here.

  16. Sen. Wayne A. Harper20:28speaker not certain

      I move that house Bill 11 pass and thank all my colleagues.

  17. Senate presiding officer20:35

      Well, uh, I'm gonna call the motion then is you make a motion Yes. That we pass House Bill 11. I'm gonna call the question is, shall house bill 11 passed? Roll call vote.

  18. Senate presiding officer (roll call)20:44

      Senator Baldy Lewin Brammer Bus Colmore Escamia Fillmore Grover Harper Aye. Kinins Aye. Ipson Johnson. Juab McKay. Mikel Milner Musselman Owens Pitcher Plum Rebi Sandal Stevenson Stratton. Yes. Bickers Bier Wilson Winterton, president Adams Aye.

  19. Senate presiding officer21:40

      Sent house Bill 11, having received 27 yay votes. Zero nay votes. Two being absent passes this body will be, let me call that again. We got another vote coming in house. Bill 11 now having received 28 yay votes. Zero nay votes, one being absent passes. This body will be signed by the president returned to the house for the signature of the speaker.

All votes

• 74-0-1House floor · House/ passed 3rd reading · Jan 20, 2026Roll call
• 4-0-3Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation · Jan 28, 2026Roll call
• 26-0-3Senate floor · Senate/ passed 2nd reading · Feb 4, 2026Roll call
• 28-0-1Senate floor · Senate/ passed 3rd reading · Feb 5, 2026Roll call

Tallies are yeas–nays–absent.