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Utah Senate advances multiple bills on consent calendar, approves DMV fee increase and driver-license fee fix for unhoused youth
Summary
At the Feb. 17 Utah State Senate floor session, senators passed a series of consent-calendar bills and approved measures including a $1.25 DMV registration fee increase (SB91) and a technical fix to waive driver license fees for foster- or unhoused youth (SB103). A motion to lift SB136 from rules failed.
The Utah State Senate on Feb. 17 moved through a packed agenda, passing a series of bills on the consent calendar and approving measures on the third-reading calendar before recessing until 2 p.m.
Senators returned House bills on consent including House Bill 12, which expands a state parks infrastructure grant to allow trail construction and acquisition of adaptive equipment for users with disabilities. Senator Owens said the change "allows construction of a trail facility, improvement of a trail or facility, or acquisition of equipment that improves access for disabled or adaptive users." HB12 passed on voice and roll-call vote and will be returned to the House for the speaker's signature.
The Senate also approved two sunset-related changes. Senator Stratton said House Bill 66 extends the Soil Health Program sunset date from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2036, while House Bill 67 removes the sunset for lead-acid battery disposal requirements so those provisions remain permanent. Both bills passed on roll-call…
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