Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB196: Vehicle Traction Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 26, 2025
This bill addresses a highway authority's ability to regulate a controlled-access highway.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Vehicle Traction Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Gay Lynn Bennion Senate Sponsor: Kirk A. Cullimore LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses a highway authority's ability to regulate a controlled-access highway. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - clarifies that a highway authority may limit traffic under certain conditions; and - grants rulemaking authority. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 41-6a-715 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 431 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 41-6a-715 is amended to read: 41-6a-715. Controlled-access highways -- Prohibiting use by class or type of traffic -- Traffic-control devices. (1) A highway authority may regulate or prohibit the use of any a controlled-access highway within its respective the highway authority's jurisdiction by any class or kind type of traffic which is found to be that the highway authority determines is incompatible with the normal and safe movement of traffic. (2) A For the safe movement of traffic during predicted or existing adverse weather conditions, a highway authority may restrict traffic on a highway to specific vehicle equipment of capabilities due to weather conditions for the safe movement of traffic. vehicles with specific equipment or capabilities. (3) The A highway authority shall erect …
Sponsors
- Bennion, Gay (D) · primary sponsor
- Cullimore, Kirk A. (R, 19)
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/ passed 2nd reading (February 28, 2025): 26 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 27, 2025): 3 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 26, 2025): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 26, 2025): 65 yea, 8 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 19, 2025): 9 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 13, 2025): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Crimes, Department of Transportation, Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, Traffic Violations, Local Government Ordinances, Transportation, New Rulemaking Authority, Motor Vehicles
Common questions
- What is HB196?
- HB196 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Vehicle Traction Amendments.
- What does HB196 do?
- This bill addresses a highway authority's ability to regulate a controlled-access highway.
- What is the status of HB196?
- Signed into law as of March 26, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB196?
- Bennion, Gay (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB196?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0196.html
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