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UtahH.B. 3242025 General SessionHouseWALLET
Special Group License Plate Amendments
Sponsored By: Val L. Peterson (Republican)
Signed by Governor
BusinessCorporationsBusiness EntitiesEducationHigher EducationState Tax CommissionRevenue and TaxationLicense PlatesMotor VehiclesTransportationAthleticsDivision of Motor Vehicles
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Analyzed Economic Effects
9 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 6 mixed.
Collector vehicles gain broader vintage status
Beginning July 1, 2025, collector vehicles and motorcycles at least 30 years old can qualify as vintage without special or original-issue plates. They must be mainly collector items for shows, clubs, tours, parades, or occasional transportation—not daily travel. The definition also includes qualifying street rods and vintage travel trailers. Street rods include vehicles from 1948 or earlier and later look-alikes with qualifying modifications or non-original body materials. Vintage trailers must be at least 30 years old, mainly collector items used for events or occasional recreation, not daily transportation. Owners getting historical support plates for vintage vehicles do not have to make the voluntary contribution.
Historical plate donors get allocation notices
Beginning July 1, 2025, the voluntary historical support plate contribution is $25. Of that amount, $2 goes to the Utah State Historical Society and $23 to the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005. The division must post this allocation on its website by July 1, 2025. It must also include the notice in registration-expiration emails from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
Plate charities face stricter spending rules
Beginning July 1, 2025, nonprofit plate sponsors must spend program funds only on the charitable purpose in their application. Utah team sponsors choosing charity must fund the stated purpose of a qualifying 501(c)(3) charity. Neither group may use those funds for salaries, benefits, administrative costs, or fundraising. The State Auditor may audit charitable plate spending for compliance. Organizations that provide, encourage, or pay abortion costs are excluded from the program's private nonprofit sponsor definition.
Classic plates carry one-time $25 contribution
Utah must design a classic support plate with a white background, black letters and numbers, and the word “Utah.” Beginning July 1, 2025, applicants pay a one-time $25 contribution for each qualifying classic support plate obtained. The money goes to Utah's General Fund.
Drivers gain limited two-plate option
Most vehicles keep the one-plate default. On request, the division may issue front and rear plates for vehicles outside Utah Code Section 41-1a-301. This option lasts until inventory runs out, no later than December 31, 2025. The division must distribute plates from a central location by July 1, 2025. Plates may transfer with a vehicle sale only when the seller includes them and the buyer is eligible. Personalized and special group plates cannot pass to ineligible owners. Renewals and new plates can be processed anytime before registration expires. Plates must be highly reflective, except historical support plates may be partly reflective; the division may issue registration proof instead of plates. Plate materials must be publicly bid, and procurement violations remain infractions.
Low-use plates face retirement with relief
Utah reviews sponsored plate counts yearly and discontinues types below 500 registered vehicles for three consecutive calendar years. Discontinuance starts January 1 after the third low year; state agency recognition plates are exempt. Current owners can keep and renew discontinued plates without the required contribution, but cannot transfer them to new owners. Sponsors can request combined counts for two or more plate types whose required contributions go to the same entity or fund. The division may approve this consolidation to help meet the threshold. By November 1 each year, the Tax Commission must report plate revenue, recipients, amounts, and circulation counts to lawmakers.
More sponsored plates with contribution rules
Beginning July 1, 2025, Utah's sponsored plate program covers colleges, nonprofits, corporate brands, major league teams, and state support or recognition. Utah-based major league teams can request plates and direct voluntary contributions to charity or Utah's Transportation Fund. Voluntary contributions tied to corporate-brand plates go to the Transportation Fund. Sponsored plates can carry required annual contributions, using a division-set minimum or a higher amount chosen by the sponsor. Disability, vintage vehicle, and farm truck plate categories listed in the law remain exempt from required contributions.
College plates can fund student payments
Beginning July 1, 2025, sponsoring colleges may set the contribution required to get their plates. These provisions set no dollar amount or limit. Colleges may use plate funds for academic scholarships or student-athlete payments for use of their name, image, or likeness. No student is guaranteed a scholarship or payment.
Plate funds shift toward heritage funding
For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Utah transfers $3.5 million from the plate fund to the General Fund. That money must come from historical support plate funds. For the same budget year, the law separately provides a one-time $3.5 million General Fund appropriation to the Heritage and Arts Foundation Fund. These are state funding moves, not direct household payments.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Val L. Peterson
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Lincoln Fillmore
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/6/2025
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
Yes: 70 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/6/2025
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 28 • No: 1
Senate vote • 3/6/2025
Senate/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/6/2025
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/6/2025
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/6/2025
Senate/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/6/2025
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/5/2025
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/3/2025
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 6 • No: 0
House vote • 2/27/2025
House/ floor amendment
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/27/2025
House/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/27/2025
House/ floor amendment
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/27/2025
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 66 • No: 3
House vote • 2/27/2025
House/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/25/2025
House/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/18/2025
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 11 • No: 0
House vote • 2/18/2025
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 10 • No: 0
House vote • 2/18/2025
House Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Yes: 10 • No: 0
House vote • 2/14/2025
House Comm - Held
Yes: 12 • No: 0
House vote • 2/14/2025
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 11 • No: 0
House vote • Unknown
House/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Senate/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Senate/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • Unknown
House/ floor amendment
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • Unknown
House/ floor amendment
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • Unknown
House/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • Unknown
House/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/25/2025House/ to Governor
3/13/2025HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/13/2025HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/12/2025HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/12/2025Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/7/2025Bill Received from House for Enrolling
3/7/2025House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
3/7/2025HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/7/2025HouseSenate/ to House
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ received from House
3/7/2025SenateHouse/ to Senate
3/6/2025HouseHouse/ concurs with Senate amendment
3/6/2025HouseHouse/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
3/6/2025HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/6/2025HouseSenate/ to House with amendments
3/6/2025SenateSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/6/2025SenateSenate/ substituted
3/6/2025SenateSenate/ uncircled
3/6/2025SenateSenate/ circled
3/6/2025SenateSenate/ substituted
3/6/2025SenateSenate/ uncircled
3/6/2025SenateSenate/ circled
3/5/2025SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/5/2025Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/12/2025
Substitute #6
3/6/2025
Substitute #5
3/5/2025
Amended 2/27/2025 12:02:735
2/27/2025
Substitute #4
2/27/2025
Amended 2/19/2025 10:02:53
2/19/2025
Substitute #2
2/17/2025
Substitute #3
2/17/2025
Substitute #1
2/13/2025
Introduced
1/24/2025