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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah Authorizes Driver License Division to Share Records with County Assessors for Property Tax Checks
Last action · March 13, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Troy Shelley and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
Utah enacts legislation allowing the Driver License Division to share specific driver license information with county assessors upon request, effective July 1, 2026. The shared data is strictly limited to verifying whether property owners qualify for the .
Property owners seeking or maintaining residential tax exemptions will have their driver license records cross-referenced by county assessors to confirm eligibility, altering how tax authorities verify primary residency.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
county assessors
County assessors gain the authority to request driver license information from the Driver License Division to verify property tax exemptions.
residential property owners
Property owners' driver license records may be accessed by county assessors to confirm eligibility for primary residential tax exemptions.
Driver License Division
The division is authorized to disclose specific driver license data to county assessors upon request.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
62 actions- Mar 13, 2026Lieutenant Governor's office for filingEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 12, 2026HouseHouse/ to Governor
- Mar 12, 2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- Mar 11, 2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 11, 2026Clerk of the HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- Mar 6, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
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- Mar 6, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingBill Received from House for Enrolling
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Mar 5, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Mar 5, 2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
- Mar 5, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ concurs with Senate amendment
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ to House with amendments
- Mar 4, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Feb 11, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table
- Feb 11, 2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
- Feb 11, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd reading
- Feb 11, 2026SenateSenate/ floor amendment
- Feb 11, 2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
- Feb 11, 2026SenateSenate/ circled
- Feb 11, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- Feb 6, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Feb 6, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Feb 5, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 4, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Feb 3, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 2, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Feb 2, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 2, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 2, 2026HouseHouse/ uncircled
- Jan 27, 2026HouseHouse/ circled
- Jan 27, 2026HouseHouse/ uncircled
- Jan 26, 2026HouseHouse/ circled
- Jan 26, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Jan 22, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0046S02
- Jan 22, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Jan 22, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ substituted
- Jan 22, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0046S02
- Jan 21, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 21, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- Jan 21, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0046S02
- Jan 21, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0046S02
- Jan 21, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0046S01
- Jan 20, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0046S01
- Jan 20, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026House Rules CommitteeBill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 19, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0046S01
- Jan 19, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0046S01
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 7, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0046
- Jan 5, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0046
- Dec 18, 2025Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0046
- Dec 18, 2025Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0046
- Dec 18, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 18, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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Inter-Agency Data Sharing Expansion
The legislation expands the statutory exemptions for sharing driver license data by formally adding county assessors to the list of authorized government recipients.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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