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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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S.B. 171: State Commercial Driver License Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: Senate

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 allows an individual authorized to work in the United States, but not domiciled in Utah, to obtain a restricted driver license to operate a commercial vehicle within the state.

  • Creates requirements for issuance of a "K" commercial driver license restriction to an individual not domiciled in the state but otherwise qualified for a commercial driver license
  • 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: Labor and Employment · Commercial Driver License (CDL) · Immigration · Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures · Transportation · Commercial Motor Vehicle Regulation · New Rulemaking Authority

How it moved

  1. · Senate1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Senateto standing committeeTransportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee
  3. · SenateSenate Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesTransportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee
  4. · Senatefiledfile 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

The Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on S.B. 171 found no material cost or revenue effect for the state, local governments or businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Stephanie Pitcher

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.