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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah creates temporary accessible parking placards for expectant mothers starting July 1, 2026
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsor: Trevor Lee
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What This Bill Proposed
Utah establishes a temporary allowing expectant mothers to park in s, available for a $15 application fee beginning July 1, 2026. Applicants must submit a physician's certification confirming the pregnancy. Unauthorized parking in designated accessible spaces remains a class C misdemeanor.
Expectant mothers gain legal access to reserved s across public and private property for up to one year, funded by a $15 fee deposited into the License Plate Restricted Account.
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.
Expectant mothers
Eligible individuals may apply for a temporary placard to park in accessible spaces for a $15 fee upon physician certification.
Division of Motor Vehicles
The division is required to design, create, and issue the new placard and deposit application fees into the specified account.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
20 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- Jan 28, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Held
- Jan 27, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
Show 14 earlier actions
- Jan 27, 2026House Rules CommitteeBill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm
- Jan 22, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0173S01
- Jan 21, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0173S01
- Jan 20, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0173S01
- Jan 20, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0173S01
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 20, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 17, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0173
- Jan 17, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0173
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 7, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0173
- Jan 7, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0173
- Jan 7, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 7, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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