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Committee backs bill to allow UTV/ATV operation on low‑speed public roads with local opt‑out and safety conditions
Summary
The Finance committee recommended Senate Bill 728 to let utility terrain vehicles and similar off‑road vehicles operate on public roads posted at 45 mph or less, with daylight‑only operation and safety equipment rules; local governments can opt out and have roads excluded on a state list.
The Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee recommended Senate Bill 728 for passage to the calendar after hearing testimony from the Department of Safety on April 8.
The bill, sponsored in the transportation committee and carried to Finance, would allow certain off‑highway vehicles — defined in the bill as utility terrain vehicles (UTVs), all‑terrain vehicles (ATVs), low‑ and medium‑speed vehicles and similar categories — to operate on public roads whose posted speed limit does not exceed 45 miles per hour. Department of Safety staff told the committee the bill was intended to create uniform statewide rules rather than a patchwork of local exceptions.
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