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UtahH.B. 4232026 General SessionHouseWALLET
Hit and Run and DUI Offense Amendments
Sponsored By: Steve Eliason (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Controlled SubstancesPeace OfficersCrimesJudicial OperationsLaw Enforcement and Criminal JusticeBoard of Pardons and ParolePublic SafetyDriver LicenseDriving Under the Influence (DUI)Roads/HighwaysMotor VehiclesTransportationPunishmentSentencing
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Repeat hit-and-run drivers face tougher charges
Beginning July 1, 2026, property-damage hit-and-run is generally a class B misdemeanor. A qualifying conviction within 10 years raises it to class A; specified repeat or serious-offense histories trigger a third-degree felony. Injury-related violations range from class A misdemeanors to felonies based on injury severity and qualifying prior convictions. Death, or serious injury with multiple qualifying prior offenses, triggers a second-degree felony. The law repeals the separate fatal-accident section and routes information, assistance, and notice duties through the injury-or-death section.
Felony hit-and-run brings jail and alternatives
Beginning July 1, 2026, covered third-degree felony convictions require 10 jail days, or five jail days plus 30 consecutive days of monitored home confinement. Covered second-degree convictions require 20 jail days, or 10 jail days plus 60 consecutive days of monitored home confinement. Another second-degree option combines 10 jail days with treatment, when the court finds treatment better prevents repeat offenses and protects public safety. Both tiers require at least $800, probation, and applicable impound, towing, and storage payments or reimbursements. Courts can order substance-use services and, for drivers age 21 or older, a 24-7 sobriety program. Program-based jail suspension requires five days served for a second conviction or 10 for a third or later conviction; failure to finish restores suspended jail time.
Hit-and-run sentences add fines and alternatives
Beginning July 1, 2026, covered class A hit-and-run convictions require at least two jail days or 48 hours of service. Drivers must pay at least $700, plus applicable impound, towing, and storage costs, including reimbursement to people who paid them. Courts can order substance-use screening, treatment or education, and probation. Drivers age 21 or older can be ordered into a 24-7 sobriety program. Courts can suspend jail during program participation, but must impose it if the driver does not finish.
Drivers get shorter ignition interlock restrictions
Beginning July 1, 2026, drivers who elect ignition-interlock-restricted driving after qualifying license revocations face two years of restrictions instead of three. This change applies to the election allowed under Utah's chemical-test-related license revocation rules. It removes one year from that required restriction period.
Reporting accidents can reduce hit-and-run penalties
Beginning July 1, 2026, voluntarily reporting an accident within six hours blocks specified prior-conviction increases in hit-and-run penalties. Drivers must report to the law-enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the accident. This does not remove penalties based on injury, serious injury, or death. Self-reporting at any time is also a sentencing factor favoring leniency, but does not guarantee a shorter sentence.
Hit-and-run probation carries supervision costs
Beginning July 1, 2026, supervised probation ordered under the new accident-offense sentencing rules follows the existing probation-cost rules. The court must set the probation period. People on probation must pay supervision costs unless the court finds they cannot afford them and grants the indigency waiver.
Commercial drivers lose early reinstatement options
Beginning July 1, 2026, early license reinstatement through the DUI or chemical-test-related pathways does not end a commercial driving disqualification. Commercial drivers disqualified under Utah's commercial-license rules must complete the authorized disqualification period. Getting a regular license back early does not restore commercial driving privileges through these pathways.
Alcohol-related license actions start later
Beginning July 1, 2026, requested chemical-test-refusal and covered under-21 alcohol hearings must occur within 45 days after arrest, instead of 29. Drivers still must request a hearing within 10 days after notice; the under-21 deadline is 10 calendar days. Without a hearing request, chemical-test-refusal revocation starts on day 60 after arrest, rather than day 45. Covered under-21 vehicle or motorboat license denials and suspensions also start on day 60 when the Division finds reasonable grounds, the driver misses the hearing, or no hearing is requested. That under-21 timing covers first offenses and later offenses with a prior denial or suspension within 10 years.
Some accident penalties lose old minimums
Beginning July 1, 2026, the injury-or-death hit-and-run section no longer carries its former $750 minimum fine. Separate sentencing rules still require minimum fines for covered convictions, so this does not guarantee savings. The law also removes the specific class C misdemeanor classification for violating notice duties after damaging unattended property. Those notice duties remain in place.
Commercial drivers get later disqualification starts
Beginning July 1, 2026, covered commercial-driver disqualifications start 60 days after arrest instead of 45 days. Requested hearings must occur within 45 days after arrest, rather than 29 days. At these hearings, the Driver License Division or its authorized agent can subpoena necessary peace officers to attend.
Drivers pay higher license reinstatement fees
Beginning July 1, 2026, the administrative reinstatement fee after a qualifying alcohol- or drug-related offense rises from $255 to $262. Drivers pay this $7 increase in addition to other reinstatement fees. Seven dollars of the fee goes to Utah's General Fund.
DUI reporting vendors must update systems
Beginning July 1, 2026, vendors providing electronic DUI reporting systems to law-enforcement agencies must keep those systems aligned with offense-law changes. Each required update must be implemented by the effective date of the statutory change.
Extreme DUI counts in sentencing guidelines
Beginning July 1, 2026, courts must mark qualifying extreme DUI convictions in the judgment of commitment. This applies to class A misdemeanor and felony convictions meeting the extreme DUI definition. The Board of Pardons and Parole must consider that designation when calculating sentencing guidelines. The law does not specify a fixed sentence increase.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Steve Eliason
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Todd Weiler
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/5/2026
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
Yes: 64 • No: 1
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 27 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/4/2026
Senate/ motion to reconsider
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/4/2026
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/4/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 25 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/26/2026
Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 5 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/26/2026
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 5 • No: 0
House vote • 2/20/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 65 • No: 0
House vote • 2/20/2026
House/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/12/2026
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 9 • No: 0
House vote • 2/12/2026
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 9 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/24/2026House/ to Governor
3/12/2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/12/2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/11/2026HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/11/2026Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/6/2026Bill Received from House for Enrolling
3/6/2026House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/5/2026HouseSenate/ to House
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ received from House
3/5/2026SenateHouse/ to Senate
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ concurs with Senate amendment
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/5/2026HouseSenate/ to House with amendments
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ substituted
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ circled
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ motion to reconsider
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ to House with amendments
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/4/2026Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/11/2026
Substitute #5
3/4/2026
Substitute #4
3/2/2026
Substitute #3
2/25/2026
Substitute #2
2/19/2026
Substitute #1
2/11/2026
Introduced
1/29/2026