# Utah H.B. 22: Vintage Vehicle Amendments Utah H.B. 22, Vintage Vehicle Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Norman K Thurston (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB22-2026GS - 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. 22 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Vintage Vehicle Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-04 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Norman K Thurston (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Emissions Control, State Tax Commission, Revenue and Taxation, License Plates, Motor Vehicles, Transportation, Vehicle Registration, Division of Motor Vehicles - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (214 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 13 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Classic vehicles get road-use exceptions: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, properly registered classics may use Utah roads for qualifying vehicle events, parades, and exhibition tours. Minimum-speed rules, including posted minimums and rules against impeding traffic, do not apply during qualifying meeting and tour trips. These trips cannot creat… - More vehicles skip county emissions tests: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, vehicles from model year 1995 or earlier are exempt from county emissions inspections. Vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 14,001 pounds are also exempt. Counties must verify vehicles that lack OBD-II onboard testing technology and cannot be tested for… - Registration protection for certain diesel owners: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, counties cannot deny registration solely over covered emissions devices or modifications in specified Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner vehicles. The protection covers only the models and years listed in law. It applies to devices addressed by the Mercedes-Benz consent decre… - Equipment relief for classic vehicle owners: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, properly registered classics are exempt from minimum safety-equipment standards when original equipment works well. Replacement equipment must be equally or more efficient and in good working order. Operation cannot create a hazard or public nuisance. Registered classics,… - Farm pickups get revised emissions exemption: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, farm pickups rated at 14,000 pounds or less can qualify for a county emissions-inspection exemption. The owner must submit a signed statement to the county. The truck must serve a farm operator on land qualifying for agricultural use and carry only farm products or suppli… - False emissions addresses risk $1,000 penalty: cost, medium. Beginning October 1, 2026, counties may investigate registrations outside an owner’s true home county that seek to avoid emissions testing. This includes attempted registrations. A county may impose a $1,000 civil penalty after finding that the owner used a false or improper address for that purpos… - New residents must register classic vehicles: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, Utah’s vehicle registration rules cover classic vehicles in place of the prior vintage wording. Owners establishing Utah residency must register within 60 days unless a registration exemption applies. This provision does not set the registration fee. - Vintage plate options and contribution change: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, vintage vehicles are removed as a listed special group license plate category. The law also ends the historical support plate contribution exemption for vintage vehicle applicants. Those applicants must pay the $25 contribution to obtain that plate. The $25 amount applies… - Utah expands residency for business vehicles: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, Utah broadens who counts as a resident under this motor vehicle chapter. It covers people doing business within Utah who operate motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers in that business. It also covers people in interstate commerce who keep a vehicle based in Utah. Thos… - Classic vehicle fees and exemptions change: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, classic vehicles have a $40 initial registration fee and are exempt from the specified renewal registration fees. Utah removes the separate $45 registration fee and additional 50-cent fee for vintage vehicles from 1983 or later. Other applicable registration charges remai… - New rules for classic vehicle status: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, Utah replaces its vintage vehicle program with a classic vehicle program. Motor vehicles and motorcycles must be model year 1982 or older and driven fewer than 1,500 miles per calendar year. Travel trailers must be 1982 or older collector items used for events or occasion… - Custom and replica vehicle rules change: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, classic vehicles are excluded from the custom vehicle category and its requirements. Replacement equipment on custom vehicles must meet the equipment maker’s design standards. Other safety equipment must meet at least the standards for the model year being copied. Replica… - Utah shifts $36,400 from transportation funds: mixed, low. Effective May 6, 2026, the law authorizes a one-time $36,400 transfer from the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 to the General Fund. The transfer is for fiscal year 2026, which runs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. Spending from the General Fund still requires an appropriation. The t… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Norman K Thurston (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Emily Buss (Forward Party), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-26 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 63 | 1 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 66 | 1 | | | 2026-01-23 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-01-23 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (43) - 2026-03-23: Governor Signed - 2026-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-05: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-02: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-02: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-02-26: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-26: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ placed back on 3rd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-09: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-05: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-03: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-26: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-01-26: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-01-23: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-23: House Comm - Substitute 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) - 2025-12-04: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0022.pdf) - Substitute #4, 2026-02-16: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0022S04.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0022S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-01-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0022S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-22: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0022S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-12-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0022.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/HB0022.pdf) - [Substitute #4 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0022S04.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0022S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0022S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0022S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0022.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-HB22-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).