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S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments

Became lawWritten by Sen. Wayne A. Harper · carried in the House by Rep. Kay J. Christofferson

  1. Introduced
  2. Senate committee
  3. Senate vote
  4. House committee
  5. House vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

The bill is a broad transportation bill that lets local governments temporarily bar mobile food businesses during certain celebrations and sets a road usage charge of up to $500 a year on electric commercial vehicles over 6,000 pounds. It also exempts certain buses from bike-lane rules, eases UDOT's real property requirements, extends a construction sales tax exemption to transit projects, raises a commuter rail bonding cap to $530 million, and makes several other changes to transportation funding and towing rules.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the sponsor’s presentation in committee and on the floor. Check the official text below.

Official description
  • allows a political subdivision to prohibit a mobile business from operating on a street or sidewalk that is temporarily closed for certain events
  • requires commercial electric vehicles with a gross weight of 6,001 pounds or more to pay a road usage charge with a higher road usage charge cap
  • exempts buses operating on the bus's planned route to temporarily cross lane lines to stop at a bus stop
  • exempts the Department of Transportation from certain requirements related to receiving a conveyance of real property
  • provides a sales tax exemption for construction materials purchased by the Department of Transportation for certain public transit capital development projects
  • amends certain allowed uses of local option sales taxes for transportation
  • increases bonding authorization related to commuter rail expansion
  • defines the Utah trail network
  • delegates certain authority to the executive director of the Department of Transportation during a natural disaster
  • requires local governments that receive funds from the County of the First Class Highway Projects Fund to report on the expenditure of funds and the progress of projects
  • allows the Transportation Commission to prioritize the use of Transit Transportation Investment Fund revenue for corridor preservation purposes and provides parameters for the use of the revenue
  • allows certain rail road transportation funds to be used to repair tracks and rail infrastructure located on state lands
  • allows the Department of Transportation to waive sovereign immunity for public transit projects
  • amends the definition of "state transportation purposes"
  • amends provisions related to the ability to charge towing dispatch service fees and pass through a reasonable towing dispatch service fee
  • repeals the study required by the Department of Transportation and Salt Lake City regarding highway reduction strategies
  • codifies certain requirements based on the findings and results of the study on highway reduction strategies
  • makes technical and conforming changes
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What it costs you

About less than $1 moreper Utah household in FY2027, on average, in state taxes and fees

From the bill's latest official fiscal note, counting the state's tax funds (General, Income Tax, Education, Uniform School, and Transportation) in the first full budget year after the session. Some bills take effect partway through that year, so later years can be larger; the note shows each year. Household count: U.S. Census Bureau. An average is a starting point, not your bill.

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