Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB574: Child Car Seat Requirements
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill addresses child restraint device requirements.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 16, 2026:
0 Child Car Seat Requirements 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jake Fitisemanu Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses child restraint device requirements. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - establishes specific requirements for the type of child restraint device used based on a child's age and size; and - requires children younger than 13 years old to be transported in the rear seat of a motor vehicle when possible. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 41-6a-1803 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 351 41-6a-1805 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 320 ENACTS: 41-6a-1807 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 41-6a-1803 is amended to read: 41-6a-1803 . Driver and passengers -- Seat belt or child restraint device required. (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), the operator of a motor vehicle operated on a highway shall: (i) wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt; (ii) provide for the protection of each person younger than eight years old by using a child restraint device to restrain each person in the manner prescribed by the manufacturer of the device; and (iii) provide for the protection of each …
Sponsors
- Fitisemanu, Jake (D, 30) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0574
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0574
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : House/ received bill from Legislative Research
- : LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0574
- : LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0574
- : Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
Subjects: Transportation, Vehicle Safety Equipment, Motor Vehicles
Common questions
- What is HB574?
- HB574 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Child Car Seat Requirements.
- What does HB574 do?
- This bill addresses child restraint device requirements.
- What is the status of HB574?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB574?
- Fitisemanu, Jake (D, 30).
- Where is the official record for HB574?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0574.html
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