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Committee clears bill to align Utah CDL rules with federal drug-and-alcohol clearinghouse

2145257 · January 23, 2025
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Summary

Senators approved Senate Bill 59 to update Utah commercial driver’s license statutes so the Driver License Division may use the federal drug and alcohol clearinghouse and conform to FMCSA requirements; committee moved the bill to the Senate floor with a favorable recommendation.

Senator Wayne Harper introduced Senate Bill 59 to the committee as a conforming update to Utah law for commercial driver’s license (CDL) disqualification and the use of the federal drug-and-alcohol clearinghouse.

The committee voted unanimously to recommend the bill to the full Senate.

Harper said the bill, requested by Senator Ipsen and presented to this committee, "amends the provisions relating to the disqualification for commercial driver's license" and makes drafting changes (for example, replacing "person" with "individual" in some…

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