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Senate advances uninsured‑motorist identification database bill on consent
Summary
On Jan. 29, the Utah Senate placed HB 2 (Uninsured Motorist Identification Program) on the consent calendar and directed a unanimous vote of those present to pass the bill, sending it back to the House for enrolling.
The Utah Senate read House Bill 2, described by Sen. Peterson as amendments to the state’s uninsured‑motorist identification program that extend the sunset and adopt technical corrections. Peterson told colleagues the database—created under the prior uninsured motorist act—had proved effective in encouraging uninsured drivers to secure coverage and that the bill moves the program from testing to full operation.
David H. Steele, reporting the Transportation and Public Safety Committee’s favorable recommendation, advised the Senate that the bill be placed on the consent calendar. The Senate adopted the committee report by voice vote. Senator Peterson then moved that HB 2 pass; the presiding officer directed that the vote recorded for those present be unanimous. The bill was signed in open session and referred back to the House for enrolling.
Outcome: HB 2 was approved on the Senate floor under consent‑calendar procedures and referred back to the House for enrollment. The bill text extended the program’s sunset (from 1996 to 1998) and removed language that had already been sunsetted in 1995 so the database could shift from test to operation.
Next steps: The enrolled bill will be returned to the House for final processing.
