# Utah S.B. 59: Commercial Driver License Revisions Utah S.B. 59, Commercial Driver License Revisions, is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Don L. Ipson (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB59-2025GS - 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. 59 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Commercial Driver License Revisions - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-03 - Last action: 2025-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Don L. Ipson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Federalism, Commercial Driver License (CDL), Department of Public Safety, Driving Under the Influence (DUI), Transportation, Drug and Alcohol Testing, Commercial Motor Vehicle Regulation - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (148 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Commercial drivers face impaired-driving work bans: cost, high. Beginning May 7, 2025, a first impaired-driving conviction bars commercial driving for at least one year. This applies to anyone who holds or must hold a commercial driver license, even when driving a noncommercial vehicle. The ban starts seven days from the date of notice to the driver. Early lice… - Lifetime commercial driving bans change scope: mixed, high. Using a motor vehicle in specified drug felonies or severe human trafficking offenses brings a lifetime commercial driving ban. The drug felonies involve making, distributing, or dispensing a controlled substance. The ban applies after a conviction or administrative action, and the law bars reinsta… - Commercial drivers face checks and corrections: mixed, medium. Utah must check the federal Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse before issuing, renewing, replacing, upgrading, or transferring commercial licenses or instruction permits. Utah must deny those requests when the system reports that the driver is barred from commercial driving. Current holders reported as… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Don L. Ipson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Eliason (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-06 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 73 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-01-28 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2025-01-27 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 29 | 0 | | | 2025-01-23 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2025-03-25: Governor Signed - 2025-03-12: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-12: 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 - 2025-02-10: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-02-10: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2025-02-07: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2025-02-06: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-06: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-04: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-04: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2025-02-03: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-01-31: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-01-29: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-28: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-01-28: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-01-20: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2025-01-03: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/SB0059.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0059.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/SB0059.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0059.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-SB59-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).