All Roll Calls
Yes: 124 • No: 4
UtahH.B. 2722025 General SessionHouseWALLET
Vehicle Assessment Amendments
Sponsored By: Clinton Okerlund (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Property TaxRevenue and TaxationMotor VehiclesTransportationVehicle RegistrationUniform FeesDivision of Motor Vehicles
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
10 provisions identified: 6 benefits, 3 costs, 1 mixed.
Vehicle tax rules shift by weight
Beginning July 1, 2025, Utah moves vehicle assessment cutoffs from 12,000/12,001 pounds to 14,000/14,001 pounds, using rated weight. Registered vehicles rated at 14,000 pounds or less pay age-based fees: $150 under three years, $110 at 3–5, $80 at 6–8, $50 at 9–11, and $10 at 12 or older. Heavier registered vehicles generally pay a value-based fee of 1.5% of fair market value. State-assessed commercial vehicles use a separate rule: lighter vehicles pay a uniform fee; heavier vehicles use a statewide average tax rate. Owners' costs can rise or fall because the applicable method changes.
Midweight vehicles shed fees and labels
Vehicles or combinations over 12,000 through 14,000 pounds no longer owe the $6 motor carrier registration or renewal fee. That fee remains an added charge for each vehicle or combination above 14,000 pounds of loaded weight. Vehicles registered by loaded weight must display that weight on both sides only when they exceed 14,000 pounds. Park model recreational vehicles remain exempt from the display rule.
More vehicles qualify for shorter registration
The listed $44 registration fee category and $33.50 six-month category now extend to 14,000 pounds, up from 12,000. Six-month registration covers motorcycles and motor vehicles with a loaded weight of 14,000 pounds or less. That option starts after Utah's motor vehicle agency implements GenTax, its tax system, with website notice at least 30 days beforehand. Heavier fee tiers start above 14,000 pounds, with the next increments above 16,000 pounds. The rule requiring registration based on a vehicle combination's combined weight also starts above 14,000 pounds.
Heavier vehicles gain consumer protections
Utah raises the loaded-weight limit for its motor vehicle consumer protections from 12,000 to 14,000 pounds. Vehicles in the added range gain coverage but must still meet the chapter's other definition requirements and exclusions. The law also extends the applicable buyback vehicle requirements through 14,000 pounds. Motor homes remain excluded from those buyback provisions.
Rental furnishings qualify for tax exemption
The law includes owner-provided furniture, household furnishings, and equipment in qualifying tax-exempt rental personal property. The dwelling owner must own the items, and they must be used only inside a tenant's primary-residence home. The items must qualify for the residential exemption and the related personal-property tax exemption. Qualifying items are also excluded from the law's specified residential exemption application and declaration procedures.
More farm pickups avoid emissions tests
The farm-use pickup exemption from county emissions tests expands from a rated-weight limit of 12,000 pounds to 14,000. The required diesel smoke-test exemption also expands to pickups with gross vehicle weight of 14,000 pounds or less. A farm owner or operator must use the pickup on qualifying agricultural land, exclusively to transport farm products or supplies. The registered owner must submit a signed statement to the county legislative body.
Lower-weight tax bracket expands for carriers
The law changes highway-use tax brackets for interstate carriers using registration fees split among states. These rules apply when carriers do not present the required property-tax or in-lieu-fee certificate. The lower-weight bracket now covers vehicles or combinations through 14,000 pounds of loaded weight, rather than 12,000. The next bracket starts at 14,001 pounds; listed tax amounts stay unchanged. Tax still depends on vehicle age and is multiplied by the fleet's apportionment fraction.
Fewer vehicles get partial-year fee discounts
The heavy-vehicle partial-year fee schedule now applies only above 14,000 pounds of loaded weight, rather than 12,000 pounds. Vehicles over 12,000 through 14,000 pounds lose access to this schedule. Qualifying vehicles pay 30% of the regular fee for up to three months, or 60% for over three through six. They pay 90% for over six through nine months, and 100% for over nine through 12 months.
More diesel vehicles face emissions tests
Counties with emissions programs can grant the diesel weight-based exemption only above 16,000 pounds of rated weight, up from 14,000. In counties federally required to run emissions programs, diesel inspection coverage extends through 16,000 pounds, rather than 14,000. Computerized tests apply to model year 2007 or newer vehicles that are at least five years old. Visual equipment checks apply to model year 1998 or newer vehicles that are at least five years old. Owners of newly covered vehicles face inspection requirements and possible costs.
Some farm trucks lose inspection exemptions
Qualifying farm trucks rated from 12,001 through 14,000 pounds lose their general county emissions and diesel smoke-test exemptions. Those farm-truck exemptions now start at a rated weight of 14,001 pounds. For registration, the weight-based route without an emissions certificate or waiver also starts above 14,000 pounds. Lighter farm trucks need the certificate or waiver unless a separate emissions-law exception applies.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Clinton Okerlund
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Wayne A. Harper
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/4/2025
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 22 • No: 4
Senate vote • 3/4/2025
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/4/2025
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/25/2025
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 5 • No: 0
House vote • 2/14/2025
House/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/14/2025
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 73 • No: 0
House vote • 2/11/2025
House/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/3/2025
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 12 • No: 0
House vote • 2/3/2025
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 12 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • Unknown
House/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • Unknown
House/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/25/2025House/ to Governor
3/12/2025HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/12/2025HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/7/2025HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/7/2025Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/5/2025Bill Received from House for Enrolling
3/5/2025House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
3/5/2025HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/5/2025HouseSenate/ to House
3/4/2025SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
3/4/2025SenateSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/4/2025SenateSenate/ uncircled
3/4/2025SenateSenate/ circled
3/4/2025SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/4/2025SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2/26/2025SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
2/26/2025SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2/25/2025SenateSenate/ to standing committee
2/21/2025SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2/19/2025SenateSenate/ received from House
2/19/2025SenateHouse/ to Senate
2/19/2025HouseHouse/ held
2/14/2025HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading
2/14/2025HouseHouse/ uncircled
2/14/2025House
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/7/2025
Substitute #1
2/3/2025
Introduced
1/20/2025