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Yes: 209 • No: 1
UtahH.B. 4232026 General SessionHouseWALLET
Hit and Run and DUI Offense Amendments
Sponsored By: Steve Eliason (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Controlled SubstancesPeace OfficersCrimesJudicial OperationsLaw Enforcement and Criminal JusticeBoard of Pardons and ParolePublic SafetyDriver LicenseDriving Under the Influence (DUI)Roads/HighwaysMotor VehiclesTransportationPunishmentSentencing
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
9 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 3 costs, 6 mixed.
Tougher DUI penalties and monitoring
The law sets tougher DUI sentences. A first DUI brings at least 2 days in jail or 48 hours of service, plus treatment or education, a fine of at least $700, probation, and towing/impound fees. A first extreme DUI brings at least 5 days in jail, or 2 days plus 30 days of home confinement, and usually an ignition interlock unless the court says on the record it is not needed. If you have a prior DUI within 10 years (or the new case is extreme DUI), the court must give at least 20 days in jail or strict home confinement or treatment, a fine of at least $800, ignition interlock, probation, and fees. If your blood or breath alcohol was .16 or higher, the court must order treatment and at least one monitoring measure, like an interlock, an alcohol monitor, or home confinement.
License revocation timelines and interlock choices
You must ask for a revocation hearing in writing within 10 days after an officer gives notice. If you do not, your license is revoked starting on the 60th day after arrest. Revocation lasts 18 months (36 months with priors) for age 21+, and until age 21 or two years for under 21 (36 months with priors). After serving at least 90 days, you may elect to drive with an ignition interlock for two years, or get early reinstatement if the court reports you are in or finished a 24-7 program; both require device installation and paying reinstatement and license fees. The license reinstatement fee after DUI- or drug-related offenses is $262, with $7 sent to the General Fund; removing an interlock early can trigger an 18‑month revocation.
24-7 sobriety option and probation costs
If you join a 24-7 sobriety program, the court may suspend your jail time. If you do not complete the program, the court must impose the suspended jail time. When the court orders supervised probation, you generally must pay the probation costs. If the court finds you are indigent, it may waive some or all of those costs, and the provider must cover any waived amount.
New CDL hearings, fees, and relief
Starting July 1, 2026, a CDL disqualification starts on the 60th day after arrest, not the 45th. CDL hearings must be in the county that sent the notice or a neighboring county, unless both sides agree otherwise, and the division or its agent may subpoena necessary peace officers. Authorized agents’ hearing decisions are binding like the division’s. CDL reinstatement requires an extra administrative fee in addition to standard fees, but the division must void certain fees if an unappealed hearing finds the disqualification was improper.
Broader vehicle seizure and insurance checks
Police may seize vehicles, boats, or motors without a warrant for more reasons, like theft, defaced ID numbers, abandonment, expired registration over three months, never registered, or suspended registration. They must seize an uninsured vehicle involved in a highway crash and can seize an uninsured vehicle that poses a safety concern. Officers should not seize a car as uninsured if the driver has proof of insurance unless checks show no coverage; if the database shows no coverage, officers must try to verify before seizing. When a vehicle is seized and the odometer can be read, the officer must record the mileage.
Hit-and-run penalties and reporting rules
Penalties for failing to stop or give information are tiered: class B misdemeanor, class A with one qualifying prior in 10 years, and a third‑degree felony with two or more qualifying priors. If you voluntarily report the crash to police within six hours, the law bars using past convictions to enhance the sentence, and courts must treat any later self‑report as a mitigating factor. You must immediately tell police if a crash causes about $2,500 or more in property damage. Starting July 1, 2026, people booked, convicted, who plead guilty, or minors adjudicated for failing to stop after a fatal crash must provide a DNA sample. Also on July 1, 2026, the state repeals one older accident‑stop penalty section; other related laws remain in force.
DUI system vendors must update software
Businesses that provide electronic DUI reporting systems to law enforcement must keep software updateable. They must apply updates needed by DUI law changes no later than each law’s effective date.
Road rage crime defined and impounds
The law defines a road rage event as a crime when a driver acts to endanger or intimidate someone after something happens on the road. If police arrest a driver for road rage and have probable cause, they must seize the vehicle without a warrant. If the registered owner is at the scene and is not the arrested driver, officers may release the car to that owner.
New rules for impound lots
The commission sets standards for public garages and impound yards, including opaque fencing along any side that faces a highway; opaque chain‑link is allowed. Crushers and salvage dealers cannot operate as state impound yards unless they meet the standards. It is illegal to drive a stored vehicle in a regulated lot without the owner’s written permission, except short moves needed to manage the lot; violations are a class C misdemeanor.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Steve Eliason
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Todd Weiler
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 27 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/5/2026
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
Yes: 64 • No: 1
Senate vote • 3/4/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 25 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/4/2026
Senate/ motion to reconsider
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/4/2026
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/26/2026
Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 5 • No: 0
House vote • 2/26/2026
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 5 • No: 0
House vote • 2/20/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 65 • No: 0
House vote • 2/20/2026
House/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/12/2026
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 9 • No: 0
House vote • 2/12/2026
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 9 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/24/2026House/ to Governor
3/12/2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/12/2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/11/2026HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/11/2026Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/6/2026Bill Received from House for Enrolling
3/6/2026House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/5/2026HouseSenate/ to House
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ received from House
3/5/2026SenateHouse/ to Senate
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ concurs with Senate amendment
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/5/2026HouseSenate/ to House with amendments
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ substituted
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ circled
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ motion to reconsider
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ to House with amendments
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/4/2026Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/11/2026
Substitute #5
3/4/2026
Substitute #4
3/2/2026
Substitute #3
2/25/2026
Substitute #2
2/19/2026
Substitute #1
2/11/2026
Introduced
1/29/2026
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