Roads and transportation

This bill adds about $1.2 billion in spending for the state's fiscal year 2027, which begins July 1, including $366 million from the general and income tax funds.

H.B. 3 is the state's main spending bill for the coming year, setting a total budget of about $31.6 billion from all sources, with increases for public and higher education, social services, and criminal justice.

This bill sets the base state budget for fiscal year 2027 for several criminal justice and public safety agencies, totaling about $1.35 billion.

This bill sets state agency fees and internal service fund rates for the coming year, many of which are unchanged and must be reauthorized each year.

The bill says that a vehicle running on diesel fuel alone is not enough reason for police to dip its fuel tank to check for dyed fuel.

The bill ends the vintage vehicle program and creates a classic vehicle designation for cars from 1982 or older driven fewer than 1,500 miles a year, which keeps only lifetime registration.

The bill lowers several minor traffic offenses to infractions, including speeding 21 to 29 miles per hour in school zones and careless driving.

The bill lets county assessors check driver's license records for name, address, and age to verify that a home claiming the primary residence property tax exemption is the owner's actual primary residence.

The bill would let owners keep a vehicle's registration without carrying liability insurance during months when the vehicle is not being used.

HB 52 would let enrolled members of federally recognized tribes voluntarily request a generic Native American notation on their Utah driver license or ID.

H.B. 54 would combine Utah's existing yearly quagga mussel boater course with a new boating safety course into one shorter course covering life jackets, alcohol, speed and distance from other boats, and invasive species.

The bill makes technical cleanup changes to Utah vehicle and fuel tax code, including standardizing weight terms, ending the special interest vehicle license plate, and sending a sales tax item to the transportation fund.

Updates the state law listing which roads the Utah Department of Transportation is responsible for building, maintaining, and plowing.

H.B. 119 would require auto insurers to state, when a policy is sold and at renewal, whether it covers original-brand (OEM) parts or equivalent replacement parts, and to notify owners when a repair is made.

The bill exempts non-motorized inflatable vessels, such as paddle boards, from boater education and aquatic invasive species requirements.

HB 128 would remove the requirement that drivers use a turn signal when entering or exiting a roundabout.

This bill would stop courts from letting people fined for school-zone speeding work off the fine by standing with a school crossing guard.

H.B. 192 would remove the state's $40 cap on mandatory safety inspection fees, so inspection providers could set their own prices.

HB 217 would bar cities, counties, and police agencies from enforcing any rule that delays or limits when a person can report a vehicle stolen.

This bill adds several new vehicle title brands to Utah law, including fire, hail, gray market, stolen and recovered, and rebuilt damage, alongside the existing flood brand.

H.B. 230 would let county jails help inmates serving longer than six months renew or replace driver's licenses or state IDs before release, including through a virtual option.

The bill lets the state Office of Recovery Services keep collecting court-ordered spousal support after child support ends, within the original order's time limit.

H.B. 268 would require towing companies to send a certified notice to the vehicle owner or lienholder within two business days after towing a vehicle.

HB 331 would make it a crime to unlawfully advance a foreign terrorist organization, meaning groups on a State Department list.

The bill would require recovery operators, who clear crashed commercial vehicles and cargo, to carry a $40,000 endorsement and would require dispatchers to confirm operators are qualified.

The bill sets up new rules for electric bikes and scooters, sorting them into classes by top speed and power.

The bill makes penalties for hit-and-run crashes that cause injury or death match DUI penalties, and raises a fatal hit-and-run to a second-degree felony.

The bill would bar cities and other local governments from charging general fees for broadband and public safety.

The bill would create a wildlife and livestock safety account within the state's transportation investment fund.

The bill adds a new home-building measure to the moderate income housing plan that gives cities a second bonus point for transportation funding if their housing supply grows 2.5% or more, usable on regional transportation projects.

The bill limits when a road crossing private land can be closed, keeping roads open if they have long been used to reach public land or other private property.

H.B. 481 would give the Utah Department of Transportation the same authority over commuter rail and transit rail projects that it already has over roads, and would repeal the state code for the Clean Vehicle Program decal.

The bill creates a committee of three senators and three representatives that meets in the interim to review state highway name requests, choosing one name per legislative session.

H.B. 575 would cut the state gas tax by about 6 cents per gallon, starting in July, as a one-time reduction that brings forward a scheduled drop, with local road funds held harmless.

H.C.R. 7 would formally approve an updated corridor management plan for the scenic byway along State Route 9 from Interstate 15 to Route 89, through Washington and Kane counties and five cities.

This bill adds about $454.7 million in supplemental spending to the state's 2026 fiscal year budget for various state agencies, and reduces general fund and income tax fund spending by $25.8 million.

This bill appropriates money for state employee pay and benefits for fiscal year 2026, including a 2.5% labor market pay increase for state and higher education employees and a similar increase for judicial branch and constitutional offices.

This bill adds foster parents to the people who can supervise a teen driving with a learner's permit, so their supervised driving hours count.

The bill directs the Utah Department of Transportation to study the Transportation Commission's structure and regions, along with the executive director's duties and qualifications.

The bill sets rules for policy limit demand letters in motor vehicle injury claims, requiring the demand to include enough information and allow at least 30 days to respond.

SB 91 would raise the vehicle registration fee by $1.25, from about $56.75 to $58.

The bill changes Utah's HOA and condominium laws.

S.B. 125 would change Utah's theft law so that taking a low-value public transit fare, such as a bus or train ride, is no longer automatically a felony when the offender has a prior theft conviction.

S.B. 132 would let the Spaceport Committee hold closed-door meetings to discuss businesses' trade secrets.

This bill would raise the maximum direct relocation assistance a displaced small business, family farm, or nonprofit can receive from $50,000 to $75,000 when government action forces it to move.

S.B. 146 would allow municipalities, not just the Utah Department of Transportation, to use approved industrial byproducts such as steel slag, including the remaining slag pile at the former Geneva Steel site, in city projects like sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and parking lots as aggregate base.

This bill would move about $5 million a year from existing funds to pay for roughly 19 to 20 more Utah Highway Patrol troopers.

S.B. 196 changes Utah's wrongful lien law so that homeowners can more easily have improper liens removed from their property, including liens tied to older transfer fee covenants.

This bill would replace UTA's current three-member board of trustees and its local advisory council with a full-time executive director who runs day-to-day operations and a seven-member transit commission that sets policy and approves the budget.

The bill would stop the state motor vehicle division from registering a vehicle while its owner has unpaid civil penalties for giving a false or improper address.

The bill would require an officer who decides not to seek a blood or chemical testing warrant after a fatal motor vehicle crash to first consult a senior officer before making that final decision.

This bill would bar insurers from covering punitive damages or counting them when setting premiums for businesses.

This bill would require the Department of Public Safety and the Tax Commission to study whether the driver license division and motor vehicle divisions should be combined under one agency.

S.B. 242 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.

This concurrent resolution would state the Legislature's continued commitment to advanced air mobility, such as drone deliveries and air taxis, and would ask state leaders to continue leadership, coordination, advocacy, and stakeholder outreach on the topic.

H.B. 56 would let a vehicle owner who sells or trades in a vehicle cancel the registration online and get a prorated refund for the unused months, minus a $5 fee.

The latest version of HB 107 would create a late fee for vehicle registrations paid after the deadline and deposit that money into a restricted account.

The latest version of HB 115 would exempt vehicles that weigh less than 14,000 pounds and are more than 15 years old from sales tax collected when they change hands.

HB 120 would require drivers whose cargo or bicycles block their vehicle's taillights to add lights or reflectors so the vehicle stays visible from behind.

H.B. 282 would lower the share of four general fund line items that is automatically moved into transportation funding from 24% to 17%, keeping that money in the general fund.

The bill would let each city or town adopt one official flag, while allowing it to fly other flags freely.

The bill bans hunting feral swine in Utah, classifies them as nuisance predators, and adds stronger enforcement and penalties for them, including impounding vehicles used in feral swine hunting.

The bill would let people who were sexually assaulted while incarcerated get mental health services through the Utah Office for Victims of Crime, even if they report the assault only after release.

H.B. 464 would let parents teach their children to drive as an option on the learner permit application, rather than having to list a school or third party.

The bill would treat mini motorcycles and pocket bikes the same as full-size motorcycles under state law, so law enforcement can apply motorcycle rules to them.

The bill updates Utah's legal definitions of level three, four, and five autonomous vehicles to match current federal standards.

This bill would officially name a stretch of road in Weber County the George E.

This bill would waive driver license fees for youth experiencing homelessness.

This bill would raise the amount of a motor vehicle's value a person can protect from creditors, including in bankruptcy, from $3,000 to a higher amount.

The bill creates a new set of rules governing relationships between motorboat manufacturers, distributors, and dealers in Utah, covering termination, warranties, parts, and sales, with disputes handled through the Department of Commerce.

S.B. 200 would add cell phones and work tools to Utah's list of life essential items that a person can retrieve from a towed vehicle.

The bill sets the minimum gas tax rate, called the floor, at the current 37.90 cents per gallon so that it can no longer decrease from year to year.

The bill would stop law enforcement from using unmarked vehicles to make traffic stops for infractions, so those stops would need to be made in marked vehicles or by other officers.

Starting in 2028, this bill would let charter schools become eligible for state transportation funding, which current law bars them from receiving.

This bill would let students who live within two miles of their school qualify for existing state transportation funding when their walking route is clearly hazardous.