# Utah H.B. 222: Access to Traffic Accident Evidence Utah H.B. 222, Access to Traffic Accident Evidence, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Andrew Stoddard (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-03-26 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB222-2025GS - 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. 222 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Access to Traffic Accident Evidence - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2025-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Andrew Stoddard (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Government Records, Motor Vehicles, Transportation - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 10 (136 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More accident evidence for eligible requesters: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah accident reports include more investigation materials that eligible requesters can seek. These include witness statements or recordings, ambulance medical records or bills, photos, and supplemental reports. Body-camera and dash-camera video are also included. This broade… - Lawyers get crash records with limits: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah law requires police agencies to give qualifying lawyers accident records without information removed. Lawyers must be formally hired for a related civil or criminal matter preparing for, or already in, litigation or trial. They must request records in writing, pay agency… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Andrew Stoddard (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael K. McKell (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 20 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 73 | 1 | | | 2025-02-03 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 1 | | | 2025-02-03 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 6 | 1 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2025-03-26: Governor Signed - 2025-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2025-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-03: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-03: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-02-27: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-02-27: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-11: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-11: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-11: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-04: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-04: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2025-02-03: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-03: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (House) - 2025-01-24: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-01-23: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-15: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-01-14: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0222.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-01-30: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0222S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-14: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0222.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/HB0222.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0222S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0222.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-HB222-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).