HB 287 Utah House · 2026 General Session

Immigrant Driving Amendments

HB 287 repeals Utah's driving privilege card program, which allowed undocumented immigrants to obtain limited driving authorization. It prohibits the Driver License Division from issuing these cards after May 6, 2026, and removes provisions for multilingual driver's exams. The bill also requires insurance providers to offer coverage to people without driver's licenses and creates a rebuttable presumption of fault for insurance claims involving "unlawfully present individuals" in accidents. These changes affect undocumented immigrants who currently use privilege cards and alter insurance and driver licensing procedures in Utah. The bill makes related technical updates to Utah Code sections, with most provisions taking effect July 1, 2027.

Issues: ✗ Immigration

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Jan 2026

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Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Last action Mar 7, 2026

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MODERATE

This bill repeals Utah's driving privilege card program and removes the ability to use these cards for identification or age verification. It introduces a rebuttable presumption that unlawfully present aliens are at fault in motor vehicle accidents, requires law enforcement to report such accidents to federal immigration authorities, and allows insurance providers to offer coverage to individuals without a valid driver's license. The legislation also modifies traffic law definitions and point systems while making technical updates to various state codes.

Scope change

The bill significantly narrows the scope of acceptable identification documents by removing the driving privilege card from the list of valid IDs for age verification and government purposes, and it expands the scope of reporting requirements for law enforcement regarding motor vehicle accidents involving unlawfully present individuals.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed the driving privilege card as a valid form of identification for age verification and government purposes.

Added provisions allowing motor vehicle insurance providers to offer coverage to individuals who do not possess a valid driver's license.

ENFORCEMENT

Added a requirement for law enforcement to report motor vehicle accidents involving unlawfully present aliens to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.

REQUIREMENT

Created a rebuttable presumption that unlawfully present aliens are at fault in motor vehicle accidents for insurance claim purposes.

Modified the language regarding the administration of driver's license knowledge exams in languages other than English.

DEFINITION

Modified the definition of 'Identification' to explicitly exclude the driving privilege card for most purposes while retaining it for specific limited uses.

TECHNICAL

Made technical changes to various Utah Code sections related to pawnbrokers, tobacco retailers, and alcoholic beverage licenses.

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Jan 20, 2026

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