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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah names Route 126 in Weber County as George E. Wahlen Memorial Highway
Last action · March 6, 2026: Senate/ filedSponsors: Cal Musselman and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
The Utah Legislature designates the portion of Route 126 within Weber County as the George E. Wahlen Memorial Highway, effective May 6, 2026.
Changes only the official honorary designation and signage of a specific roadway segment; no funding, property takings, or service changes are enacted.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Transportation
The agency must update future state highway maps and install memorial signs along the designated highway segment.
Motorists traveling on Route 126 in Weber County
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the Senate · in the House.
Procedural history
25 actions- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
- Feb 10, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 9, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
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- Feb 9, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Feb 9, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 2, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on Time Certain Calendar
- Feb 2, 2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
- Feb 2, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd reading
- Feb 2, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Jan 23, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Jan 23, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Jan 22, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 20, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 15, 2026SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 14, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0037
- Jan 7, 2026SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 5, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0037
- Dec 19, 2025Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0037
- Dec 19, 2025Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0037
- Dec 19, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 19, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance10Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 10)
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