# Utah H.B. 198: Highway Expansion Impacts on Signage Amendments Utah H.B. 198, Highway Expansion Impacts on Signage Amendments, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Val L. Peterson (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-26 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB198-2025GS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 198 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Highway Expansion Impacts on Signage Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2025-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Val L. Peterson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Counties, Signs and Billboards, Municipalities, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Roads/Highways, Transportation, Unincorporated Areas - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 16 (163 yes, 25 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More moving options for sign owners: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah sign owners have more options when highway widening, construction, or reconstruction prevents continued use. Eligible roads include interstates, federal-aid primary highways existing on June 1, 1991, and National Highway System highways. Owners can move signs to either s… - Sign owners can restore blocked views: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, owners can adjust sign height or move signs when listed state actions block their view or readability. Covered actions include highway construction, widening, noise barriers, safety measures, grade changes, directional signs, and aesthetic improvements. Improvements to proper… - Narrower payment protection for sign owners: cost, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah narrows an express compensation protection for sign owners affected by qualifying highway work. A government blocking an eligible move within the same municipality or unincorporated county must still pay just compensation. The amended rules no longer expressly require th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Val L. Peterson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John D. Johnson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 25 | 1 | | | 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-02-28 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-28 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 56 | 11 | | | 2025-02-28 | House | House/ motion to reconsider | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-28 | House | House/ substituted | fail | | | | | 2025-02-28 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-28 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 56 | 12 | | | 2025-02-21 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 1 | | | | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ motion to reconsider | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ substituted | fail | | | | | | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (41) - 2025-03-26: Governor Signed - 2025-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2025-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2025-03-11: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-07: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-07: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-03-07: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-28: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-28: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-28: House/ motion to reconsider (House) - 2025-02-28: House/ substituted (House) - 2025-02-28: House/ placed back on 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-02-28: House/ motion to reconsider passed (House) - 2025-02-28: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-28: House/ substituted (House) - 2025-02-28: House/ uncircled (House) - 2025-02-21: House/ circled (House) - 2025-02-21: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-14: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-14: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2025-02-14: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-14: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (House) - 2025-01-24: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-01-15: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-01-14: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0198.pdf) - Substitute #4, 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0198S04.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2025-02-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0198S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0198S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0198S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-14: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0198.pdf) ## Related bills - S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments (signed) - H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments (signed) - H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments (signed) - H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements (signed) - S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments (vetoed) - S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0198.pdf) - [Substitute #4 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0198S04.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0198S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0198S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0198S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0198.pdf) ## Related - [S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB199-2025GS) - [H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB562-2025GS) - [H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB493-2025GS) - [H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB482-2025GS) - [S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB197-2025GS) - [S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB3-2025GS) - [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-HB198-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).