Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB290: Bicycle Lane Safety Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 27, 2025
This bill addresses safety elements in a bicycle lane.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
Bicycle Lane Safety Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Verona Mauga Senate Sponsor: Todd Weiler LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses safety elements in a bicycle lane. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - clarifies when motor vehicles may be in a bicycle lane; and - restricts obstructing a bicycle lane. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 41-6a-102 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 236 41-6a-710 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 49 41-6a-1401 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 425 72-7-105 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 270 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 41-6a-102 is amended to read: 41-6a-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Alley" means a street or highway intended to provide access to the rear or side of lots or buildings in urban districts and not intended for through vehicular traffic. (2) "All-terrain type I vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-22-2 . (3) "All-terrain type II vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-22-2 . (4) "All-terrain type III vehicle" means the same as that …
Sponsors
- Verona Mauga (D, 31) · primary sponsor
- Todd Weiler (R, 8)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : 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
Votes
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 28, 2025): 9 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 27, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 27, 2025): 73 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation (February 26, 2025): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 19, 2025): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (February 11, 2025): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Pedestrian Safety, Active Transportation, Department of Transportation, Traffic Violations, Bicycles, Transportation, Counties, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues)
Common questions
- What is HB290?
- HB290 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Bicycle Lane Safety Amendments.
- What does HB290 do?
- This bill addresses safety elements in a bicycle lane.
- What is the status of HB290?
- Signed into law as of March 27, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB290?
- Verona Mauga (D, 31), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB290?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0290.html
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