Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB164: Vehicle Accident Liability Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 19, 2026
This bill clarifies that a vehicle operator intending to turn left is not required to yield the right-of-way to a vehicle operator approaching from the opposite direction that fails to stop when required by a stop sign or steady red signal.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Vehicle Accident Liability Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Andrew Stoddard Senate Sponsor: Michael K. McKell LONG TITLE General Description: This bill clarifies that a vehicle operator intending to turn left is not required to yield the right-of-way to a vehicle operator approaching from the opposite direction that fails to stop when required by a stop sign or steady red signal. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - clarifies that a vehicle operator intending to turn left is not required to yield the right-of-way to a vehicle operator approaching from the opposite direction that fails to stop when required by a stop sign or steady red signal at the intersection; and - makes technical changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 41-6a-903 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 412 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 41-6a-903 is amended to read: 41-6a-903. Yield right-of-way -- Vehicle turning left -- Entering or crossing highway other than from another roadway -- Merging lanes. (1) The operator of a vehicle: (a) except as provided in Subsection (2), intending to turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle operator approaching from the opposite direction which is so close to the …
Sponsors
- Stoddard, Andrew (D, 40) · primary sponsor
- Michael McKell (R, 25)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed (March 4, 2025): 2 yea, 4 nay, failed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 4, 2025): 66 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 24, 2025): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Crimes, Traffic Violations, Transportation, Motor Vehicles, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Roads/Highways, Motor Vehicle Insurance
Common questions
- What is HB164?
- HB164 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Vehicle Accident Liability Amendments.
- What does HB164 do?
- This bill clarifies that a vehicle operator intending to turn left is not required to yield the right-of-way to a vehicle operator approaching from the opposite direction that fails to stop when required by a stop sign or steady red signal.
- What is the status of HB164?
- Chaptered as of March 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB164?
- Stoddard, Andrew (D, 40), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB164?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0164.html
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