SB 222 Utah Senate · 2025 General Session

Vehicle Emission Inspection Program Revisions

SB 222 strengthens Utah's vehicle emissions inspection enforcement by targeting owners who use false addresses to avoid inspections. It allows the Motor Vehicle Division to revoke a vehicle's registration if an owner provides a false or improper address to bypass emissions checks, and prohibits registration until any related civil penalties are paid. The bill also permits the State Tax Commission to recover investigation or administrative costs. This directly affects vehicle owners who attempt to evade emissions inspections through address fraud, making it harder to avoid compliance.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Last action Mar 8, 2025

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Introduced → Substitute #1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill strengthens enforcement of Utah's vehicle emissions inspection program by adding new penalties for owners who use false addresses to avoid inspections, allowing the Motor Vehicle Division to revoke registrations for this violation, and prohibiting registration renewal until civil penalties are paid.

Scope change

The bill expands enforcement authority to specifically target address fraud used to evade emissions inspections, while maintaining existing inspection requirements and exemptions.

ENFORCEMENT

Added authority for Motor Vehicle Division to revoke vehicle registration if owner provided false or improper address to avoid emissions inspection

Added prohibition on registering vehicles whose owners have unpaid civil penalties for using false addresses to avoid emissions inspections

Added authority for State Tax Commission to retain portion of civil penalties to cover investigation and administration costs

REQUIREMENT

Updated Section 41-6a-1642(14) to establish $1,000 civil penalty for using false addresses to avoid emissions inspections and procedures for investigation

TECHNICAL

Changed House Sponsor name from 'LONG TITLE' to 'Clinton D. Okerlund' and updated effective date to May 7, 2025

Removed extraneous text and formatting artifacts from original bill text

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Committee

Mar 5, 2025

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Senate/ to standing committee

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Introduced

Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor