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Senate amends vehicle-inspection schedule after dispute over safety and revenue
Summary
Lawmakers amended HB 298, changing the proposed vehicle-safety inspection schedule after a floor amendment and roll-call vote. Sponsors said shifting inspection frequency frees resources to add highway-patrol enforcement; opponents argued inspections remain an important safety mechanism.
The Senate on March 6 debated and amended House Bill 298, which would revise Utah’s periodic motor vehicle safety-inspection schedule. The bill as introduced required safety inspections in years 4, 8, 10, 12 and annually thereafter for older vehicles; sponsors said the schedule change would modernize the program and free funds for Department of Public Safety enforcement.
Senator Bramble, sponsor, described the legislative negotiation…
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