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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

S.B. 237: Driver License Division and Motor Vehicle Division Consolidation Amendments

3 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 23, 2026. This bill requires the Department of Public Safety and the State Tax Commission to conduct a joint study regarding the feasibility of consolidating certain motor vehicle-related divisions under a single umbrella agency.

  • Requires the Department of Public Safety and the State Tax Commission to jointly study the feasibility of combining the Motor Vehicle Division, the Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division, and the Driver License Division under a single umbrella agency
  • Requires the study to evaluate potential cost savings, efficiency gains, and improvements to customer experience
  • Requires a written report of findings and recommendations to the Transportation Interim Committee
  • Provides a repeal date

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Wayne A. Harper

Utah Senate, February 20, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · SB 237
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 25 Nays 0 Abs 4
Official record

Yes (25)

18 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (4)

4 Republican

Utah Senate, February 23, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · SB 237
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 28 Nays 0 Abs 1
Official record

Yes (28)

21 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (1)

1 Republican

Utah House, March 5, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · SB 237
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 63 Nays 1 N/V 11
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (61)

48 Republican, 13 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (9)

8 Republican, 1 Democratic

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.