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House passes bill to allow street-legal ATVs on some roads after safety and insurance debate
Summary
After extensive floor debate over public-safety, insurance-market and local-control implications, the House passed first substitute House Bill 4 25 (street-legal ATV amendments) on a recorded vote. The measure allows local designation of roads and includes implementation timing to give insurers time to respond.
The Utah House passed a bill to permit street-legal all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) on certain public roads after a lengthy and sometimes heated debate about safety and insurance implications.
Representative Noel, sponsor of the bill, said amendments carve out first-class counties in one version, and that local governments would be able to designate roads open to ATV use. Opponents raised several concerns: Representative McGee read constituent emails warning about safety…
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