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Panel advances technical motor‑vehicle code changes; electronic title fee cut eyed to save taxpayers

Utah House Transportation Committee · January 23, 2026
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Summary

Committee members approved a substitute with technical clarifications to motor‑vehicle law, including ending a rarely used 'special interest vehicle' plate, exempting some ATVs from odometer disclosure and reducing an electronic title fee from $6 to $3 — an estimated $810,000 reduction in revenue.

Representative Kay Kristofferson and Commissioner Rebecca Rockwell of the Utah State Tax Commission walked the committee through a first substitute that is mostly technical but contains several policy items.

Commissioner Rockwell said the Tax Commission requested standardizing terminology for vehicle weight, discontinuing…

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