# Utah H.B. 491: State Highway Designation Amendments Utah H.B. 491, State Highway Designation Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by David Shallenberger (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB491-2026GS - 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. 491 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: State Highway Designation Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-04 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: David Shallenberger (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Counties, Open and Public Meetings, Legislative Operations, Legislative Committees and Task Forces, Legislative Organization, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Roads/Highways, Transportation, Department of Transportation - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (191 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah limits special highway signs: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, special-designation signs on Utah state highways must meet state transportation standards and specifications. No more than two signs may be installed, one for each direction of travel. State General Fund appropriations or private donations and gifts pay for making, installing… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David Shallenberger (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brady Brammer (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 65 | 3 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 25 | 1 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 65 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2026-03-19: Governor Signed - 2026-03-16: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-16: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-11: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-11: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-11: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ circled (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ comm rpt/ amended (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-03-03: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-03-02: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-27: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-27: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-27: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ comm rpt/ amended (House) - 2026-02-25: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-25: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-23: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-23: Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm - 2026-02-04: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-04: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-02-04: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0491.pdf) - Amended 3/3/2026 18:03:842, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0491S01_2026-03-03_18-46-34.pdf) - Amended 2/25/2026 13:02:510, 2026-02-25: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0491S01_2026-02-25_13-02-00.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0491S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0491.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0491.pdf) - [Amended 3/3/2026 18:03:842 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0491S01_2026-03-03_18-46-34.pdf) - [Amended 2/25/2026 13:02:510 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0491S01_2026-02-25_13-02-00.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0491S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0491.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS) - 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