# Utah S.B. 174: Transit and Transportation Governance Amendments Utah S.B. 174, Transit and Transportation Governance Amendments, is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Wayne A. Harper (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-27 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB174-2025GS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah S.B. 174 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Transit and Transportation Governance Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-27 - Last action: 2025-03-27, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Transportation, Department of Transportation, Public Transit Districts, Public Transit - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (129 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Transit boards take safety coordination role: mixed, low. Large transit district boards must engage their safety and security teams at least annually to coordinate with local cities and counties. Beginning May 7, 2025, local advisory councils no longer have that specified annual safety-coordination duty. Councils advise boards on routes, service plans, ne… - Transit boards oversee directors and budgets: mixed, low. Large transit district boards hire, supervise, set pay for, and evaluate executive directors; boards no longer must hire every chief-level officer. Boards must consult local advisory councils before approving annual budgets, including bonds and other financial instruments. Beginning May 7, 2025, di… - Transit contract and audit reviews change: mixed, low. The large transit district board-approval threshold for contracts or expenses rises from $200,000 to $250,000. Change orders need approval when they bring a contract to at least $250,000 or themselves total at least $250,000. Approval also applies when changes increase a contract or expense worth a… - Transit districts must plan and test costs: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, large transit district directors must prepare strategic plans at least every four years. Plans need board approval, must align with relevant transportation plans, and must cover projects over 5, 10, and 20 years. Directors must consult boards, local advisory councils, regiona… - Transit fares face added local review: mixed, low. Large transit district boards must consult their local advisory councils when setting fares. Boards must also review and approve all reduced-fare contracts and evaluate existing deals. Reviews cover how deals were negotiated, why fares were reduced, and cost shifts affecting district operations. Th… - Utah expands oversight of transit projects: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah's transportation deputy director oversees fixed-guideway capital projects within large transit district boundaries. This covers projects without state funding and includes enforcing related federal grant duties. The transportation executive director may delegate certain… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Kay J. Christofferson (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-27 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 67 | 0 | | | 2025-02-24 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 1 | | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | | | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-02-10 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-01-31 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | | | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2025-03-27: Governor Signed - 2025-03-13: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-03: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-03: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2025-02-27: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-27: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-27: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2025-02-27: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-27: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-24: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-24: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2025-02-24: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-21: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-02-13: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-02-12: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-12: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ floor amendment (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/SB0174.pdf) - Amended 2/11/2025 14:02:334, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_SB0174_2025-02-11_14-19-30.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0174.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/SB0174.pdf) - [Amended 2/11/2025 14:02:334 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_SB0174_2025-02-11_14-19-30.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0174.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-SB174-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).