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2026 floor votes

S.B. 292: Autonomous Systems Amendments

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 23, 2026. This bill amends and enacts provisions related to product liability for automated driving systems.

  • Amends and enacts definitions related to automated driving systems and product liability
  • Imposes a statutory limit on awards of noneconomic loss in product liability cases related to automated driving systems
  • Amends provisions related to product defects and liability related to automated driving systems and reasonably alternative technologies available at the time of manufacture
  • Creates an affirmative defense against product liability if certain state-of-the-art technology standards are met
  • Limits liability of certain automated driving system manufacturers and developers to certain types of claims
  • Requires a sunset review of provisions related to liability of automated driving systems and vehicles

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Kirk A. Cullimore

Utah Senate, February 27, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 1st Sub. SB 292
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 24 Nays 3 Abs 2
Official record

Yes (24)

20 Republican, 1 Forward, 3 Democratic

No (3)

1 Republican, 2 Democratic

Absent or not voting (2)

1 Democratic, 1 Republican

Utah Senate, March 2, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. SB 292
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 21 Nays 5 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (21)

18 Republican, 3 Democratic

No (5)

1 Forward, 1 Republican, 3 Democratic

Absent or not voting (3)

3 Republican

Utah House, March 6, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. SB 292
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 55 Nays 15 N/V 5
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (52)

52 Republican

No (14)

12 Democratic, 2 Republican

Absent or not voting (5)

2 Democratic, 3 Republican

Utah Senate, March 6, 2026

Concurrence, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. SB 292
Result as recorded: Ayes 24 Nays 2 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (24)

19 Republican, 1 Forward, 4 Democratic

No (2)

1 Republican, 1 Democratic

Absent or not voting (3)

2 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.