Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB151: Public Safety Funding Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 26, 2026
This bill modifies provisions related to funding for public safety employees.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
0 Public Safety Funding Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper House Sponsor: Candice B. Pierucci LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies provisions related to funding for public safety employees. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - provides for legislative appropriations into the Motor Vehicle Safety Impact Restricted Account; - modifies the permissible uses of money in the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 to include the operation of a state highway, including enforcement of state motor vehicle and traffic laws, if the state highway was constructed, reconstructed, or renovated using money from the fund; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: This bill appropriates $2,000,000 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2027, including: ($3,000,000) from General Fund; and $5,000,000 from various sources as detailed in this bill. This bill appropriates $3,000,000 in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal year 2027, all of which is from the General Fund. Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 53-8-214 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 271 72-2-124 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 15 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 53-8-214 is amended to …
Sponsors
- Wayne Harper (R, 16) · primary sponsor
- Pierucci, Candice B. (R, 49)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Senate/ to Governor
- : Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- : Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
Votes
- Senate/ concurs with House amendment (March 5, 2026): 22 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 4, 2026): 72 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 23, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 23, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 18, 2026): 25 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 13, 2026): 25 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Transportation Fund, Utah Retirement Systems (URS), Utah Highway Patrol, Department of Public Safety, Appropriations, Transportation, Public Funds and Accounts
Common questions
- What is SB151?
- SB151 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Public Safety Funding Amendments.
- What does SB151 do?
- This bill modifies provisions related to funding for public safety employees.
- What is the status of SB151?
- Signed into law as of March 26, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB151?
- Wayne Harper (R, 16), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB151?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0151.html
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