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2026 floor votes

H.B. 481: Transportation Modifications

4 recorded floor votes in the 2026 General Session. The bill's official page has its text, sponsors, committee votes and full history.

About this bill

Signed by the governor on March 24, 2026. This bill amends license plate provisions, repeals the clean vehicle program, amends distribution frequency for class B and class C road funding, and amends provisions related to local corridor preservation fund administration.

  • Amends provisions related to local jurisdiction over real property as pertaining to commuter rail property
  • Repeals the clean vehicle program
  • Defines terms related to license plates
  • Changes the process for the design and issuance of standard license plates
  • Amends the process for redesign of standard license plate options
  • Amends provisions related to the visibility and readability of license plates, including replacement of faded license plates

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Kay J. Christofferson

Utah House, February 19, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. HB 481
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 68 Nays 0 N/V 7
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (65)

53 Republican, 12 Democratic

Absent or not voting (6)

2 Democratic, 4 Republican

Utah House, March 6, 2026

Conference Committee/Final Passage · 5th Sub. HB 481
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 64 Nays 1 N/V 10
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (60)

47 Republican, 13 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (10)

1 Democratic, 9 Republican

Utah Senate, March 6, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 4th Sub. HB 481
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 26 Nays 1 Abs 2
Official record

Yes (26)

20 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

No (1)

1 Democratic

Absent or not voting (2)

2 Republican

Utah Senate, March 6, 2026

Final Passage · 5th Sub. HB 481
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 27 Nays 0 Abs 2
Official record

Yes (27)

20 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (2)

2 Republican

Votes are listed as the Utah Legislature's floor vote records show them. Names are matched to today's roster, so members who have since left the Legislature aren't in the lists; the totals are the record's own. Committee votes and voice votes aren't included.