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H.B. 550: Commuter Rail 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 requires the electrification of a commuter rail system.

  • Defines terms
  • Requires the Department of Transportation to transition commuter rail vehicles to hybrid-electric operation
  • Requires installation of electrification infrastructure for a commuter rail system
  • Establishes a deadline for completion

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: Clean Fuels · Motor Vehicles · Railroads · Transportation · Department of Transportation · Public Transit Districts · Public Transit

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Houseto standing committeeTransportation Committee
  3. · HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesTransportation Committee
  4. · 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. 550, dated February 13, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Enactment of this legislation could increase the Department of Transportation's revenues to the Transit Transportation Investment Fund by up to $800,000 per commuter rail vehicle sold.
  • State expenditures: Enactment of this legislation could increase the Department of Transportation's expenditures by a total of $3,000,000,000 one-time from the General Fund to replace all commuter rail vehicles with hybrid-electric vehicles, broken out as follows: $75,000,000 one-time in FY 2027, $175,000,000 one-time in FY 2028, $450,000,000 one-time in FY 2029, $800,000,000 one-time in FY 2030, $950,000,000 one-time in FY 2031,…
  • Local government: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct, measurable costs for local governments.
  • Individuals and businesses: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct expenditures from tax or fee changes for Utah residents and businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Andrew Stoddard

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.