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H.B. 421: Hit and Run Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: House

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill increases the penalty for leaving the scene of an accident.

  • Defines terms
  • Increases penalties for convictions of leaving the scene of an accident with property damage or injury if the operator has been previously convicted of: the same offense; or driving under the influence
  • Makes technical changes

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Controlled Substances · Crimes · Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice · Driving Under the Influence (DUI) · Motor Vehicles · Transportation · Punishment · Sentencing

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Housefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

From the Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on H.B. 421, dated February 5, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Court Security Account (GFR) Enactment of this bill could result in ongoing General Fund revenue of $73,600 from the assessment of fines and criminal surcharge fees beginning in FY 2027. This could also result in a $700 ongoing revenue increase to Court Security beginning in FY 2027.
  • State expenditures: Enactment of this bill could cost a total of $45,300 from the General Fund in FY 2027, $84,000 in FY 2028, $90,900 in FY 2029, $97,700 in FY 2030, and $104,600 in each year thereafter. The cost breakdown is as follows: 1. Courts - $6,500 ongoing beginning in FY 2027 for case processing; 2.
  • Local government: Enactment of this bill could result in an ongoing fine revenue decrease by an estimated $2,300 beginning in FY 2027. Local government entities could experience the following estimated expenditure impacts beginning in FY 2027: 1. Prosecutors - $25,200 increase; 2. Public Defense - $48,800 increase; 3. County Jails - unknown; 4. Local Justice Court - unknown increase.
  • Individuals and businesses: Individuals cited for violations could pay up to $1,900 per case for an aggregated cost of $72,000 in fines and surcharge fees beginning in FY 2027. To the extent a judge orders participation in a 24-7 sobriety program, enactment of this legislation could cost an enrolled individual $150 for the administration fee and daily testing supplies.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Steve Eliason

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.