# Utah H.B. 118: Driver Training Schools for Commercial Driver License Amendments Utah H.B. 118, Driver Training Schools for Commercial Driver License Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Candice B. Pierucci (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-26 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB118-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 118 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Driver Training Schools for Commercial Driver License Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-30 - Last action: 2026-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Candice B. Pierucci (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Commercial Driver License (CDL), Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, Department of Public Safety, Transportation, Commercial Motor Vehicle Regulation, New Rulemaking Authority - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (142 yes, 38 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New paperwork for Utah commercial drivers: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah commercial class A, B, or C license applicants must sign an English-skills acknowledgment. It explains that passing the skills test requires English for public conversations, traffic signs and signals, official questions, and reports and records. The Driver License Divis… - New reporting rules for commercial driving tests: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah's Driver License Division must keep records of applicants who fail commercial driving skills tests. It must also record applicants who do not take the test because of their English proficiency. Each record must include the commercial driver training school the applicant… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Candice B. Pierucci (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Don L. Ipson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 21 | 6 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 46 | 14 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 1 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 4 | 2 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 58 | 13 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 2 | | ## Actions (41) - 2026-03-26: Governor Signed - 2026-03-16: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-16: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-11: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-11: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-11: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-26: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-24: Senate Comm - Not Considered - 2026-02-18: Senate Comm - Not Considered - 2026-02-17: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-12: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-02-02: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-21: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-12-30: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0118.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0118S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0118S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-12-30: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0118.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0118.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0118S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0118S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0118.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS) - [Utah bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah/bills) - [Utah state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB118-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).