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2026 floor votes

H.B. 561: Use of Motorized Vehicles by Minors Amendments

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

About this bill

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026. This bill addresses the use of mini-motorcycles and motorcycles.

  • Amends the definition of "motorcycle" to include a mini-motorcycle
  • Provides that mini-motorcycles are the same as a motorcycle for purposes of traffic laws, registration, insurance, and driver license purposes
  • Creates an offense in certain circumstances for a parent or guardian of a child who violates certain safety provisions related to a bicycle, motorcycle, and other similar devices
  • Provides for the impoundment of a motorcycle involved in certain traffic violations
  • Makes technical changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Ashlee Matthews

Utah House, February 27, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HB 561
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 47 Nays 13 N/V 15
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (45)

31 Republican, 14 Democratic

No (13)

13 Republican

Absent or not voting (13)

13 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.