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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah allows vehicle registration cancellation with pro rata fee refunds and imposes penalties for operating deregistered vehicles
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsors: Katy Hall and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Vehicle owners in Utah can now electronically cancel vehicle registrations for light vehicles of 14,000 pounds or less and receive refunds on unused registration fees and uniform fees, provided the combined refund exceeds $40. Operating a vehicle with a canceled registration is classified as an infraction subject to an additional $100 fine and disqualifies the owner from standard citation grace periods. The Motor Vehicle Division must report on refund data to the Transportation Interim Committee in 2027 and 2028 before that reporting requirement expires on January 1, 2029.
Vehicle owners who take vehicles off the road can recover unused registration fees and uniform property taxes, while those caught driving deregistered vehicles face an extra $100 penalty and lose citation dismissal protections.
Who It Would Affect
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Vehicle owners in Utah
Vehicle owners gain the ability to cancel registrations and receive pro rata refunds, but face additional fines if they operate deregistered vehicles.
Motor Vehicle Division
The division must process electronic cancellations, calculate pro rata refunds with administrative withholding, and submit compliance reports to the legislature.
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Procedural history
38 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ 3nd Reading Calendar to Rules
- Feb 19, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table
Show 32 earlier actions
- Feb 19, 2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
- Feb 19, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd reading
- Feb 19, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Feb 18, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Feb 18, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Feb 17, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 10, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Feb 6, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 6, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Feb 6, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 6, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 6, 2026HouseHouse/ uncircled
- Feb 5, 2026HouseHouse/ circled
- Feb 5, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Jan 28, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0056S01
- Jan 27, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0056S01
- Jan 27, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Jan 27, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ substituted
- Jan 26, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 26, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- Jan 26, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0056S01
- Jan 26, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0056S01
- Jan 21, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 8, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0056
- Dec 26, 2025Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0056
- Dec 19, 2025Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0056
- Dec 19, 2025Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0056
- Dec 19, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 19, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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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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