Utah · House Bill 47 · 2026 General Session

Vehicle Registration and Insurance Amendments

  1. Introduced Jan 20, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 26, 2026
  3. Passed the House Jan 21, 2026
  4. Passed the Senate Feb 5, 2026
  5. To the governor Feb 11, 2026
  6. Became law Feb 12, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This bill amends a provision to require a vehicle owner to maintain liability insurance on a vehicle if the vehicle is operated on a highway, not merely registered.

Every action

40 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 32 earlier steps
  1. Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
  2. Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
  3. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0047
  4. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0047
  5. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0047
  6. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0047
  7. HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
  8. HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
  9. HouseHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  10. HouseHouse/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
  11. HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
  12. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0047S01
  13. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0047S01
  14. HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
  15. HouseHouse/ substituted
  16. HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading70–3 vote
  17. HouseHouse/ to Senate
  18. SenateSenate/ received from House
  19. SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  20. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0047S01
  21. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0047S01
  22. CommitteeSenate/ to standing committee · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee
  23. CommitteeSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee5–0 vote
  24. SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
  25. SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
  26. SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
  27. SenateSenate/ passed 2nd reading25–0 vote
  28. SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
  29. SenateSenate/ passed 3rd reading27–0 vote
  30. SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
  31. SenateSenate/ to House
  32. HouseHouse/ received from Senate
  1. HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
  2. Legislative Research and General CounselBill Received from House for Enrolling
  3. Legislative Research and General CounselDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
  4. Legislative Research and General CounselEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
  5. HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
  6. HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
  7. HouseHouse/ to Governor
  8. GovernorGovernor Signed

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

House/ passed 3rd reading · Full House

Passed 70–3
Jan 21, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 70 No 3 Not voting 2
Democrats: 13 yes, 1 no Republicans: 57 yes, 2 no
How each member voted

Yes · 70

No · 3

Not voting · 2

Senate/ passed 2nd reading · Full Senate

Passed 25–0
Feb 4, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 25 No 0 Not voting 4
Democrats: 5 yes, 0 no Other parties: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 25

Not voting · 4

Senate/ passed 3rd reading · Full Senate

Passed 27–0
Feb 5, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 27 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 5 yes, 0 no Other parties: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 21 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 27

Not voting · 2

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 28, 2026 Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 5

Absent · 2

Passed 5–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 3 Republicans.

All 3 cosponsors

From Utah's official records (glen.le.utah.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.