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House approves substitute to road-tolling bill after hours of debate
Summary
After several hours of questioning and amendments, the Utah House voted 49–21 to pass a substituted version of Senate Bill 71, expanding tools for electronic toll collection while requiring studies and procedural safeguards before implementation.
The Utah House on Feb. 28 advanced a substituted version of Senate Bill 71, a measure that expands the state’s ability to collect tolls electronically and to use photographic and video technology to identify vehicles for billing and enforcement. The House approved the fourth substitute, 49 yea to 21 nay, and returned the measure to the Senate for further consideration.
Representative Schultz, the House sponsor, said the change is meant to modernize toll collection and improve enforcement, including on high-occupancy vehicle lanes. “This bill does not allow for tolling of Little Cottonwood Canyon,” he told colleagues, and…
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