Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB190: Trailer Registration Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 23, 2026
This bill amends vehicle registration notification requirements and provides an option for a lifetime registration period for certain vehicles.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
2 Trailer Registration Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Brady Brammer House Sponsor: Steve Eliason LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends vehicle registration notification requirements and provides an option for a lifetime registration period for certain vehicles. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - provides an option for a registration period for a trailer for the lifetime of the person's ownership of the vehicle; - provides for the calculation and deposit of registration and various other fees and taxes due at the time of registration to account for a lifetime vehicle registration period; - imposes a penalty for fraudulently declaring a trailer as a commercial trailer; and - makes technical changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: This bill appropriates $65,900 in transfers to unrestricted funds for fiscal year 2027, all of which is from the various sources as detailed in this bill. Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 41-1a-215.5 Effective 01/01/27 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 279 41-1a-228 Effective 01/01/27 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 215 41-1a-402 Effective 01/01/27 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 279 41-1a-1201 Effective 01/01/27 Partially Repealed 07/01/29 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 279 41-1a-1206 Effective …
Sponsors
- Brady Brammer (R, 21) · primary sponsor
- Steve Eliason (R, 43)
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): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 4, 2026): 69 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 25, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 23, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 20, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 4, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Division of Motor Vehicles, Commercial Motor Vehicle Regulation, Transportation, Vehicle Registration, Motor Vehicles
Common questions
- What is SB190?
- SB190 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Trailer Registration Amendments.
- What does SB190 do?
- This bill amends vehicle registration notification requirements and provides an option for a lifetime registration period for certain vehicles.
- What is the status of SB190?
- Signed into law as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB190?
- Brady Brammer (R, 21), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB190?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0190.html
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