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2025 General Session
Weekly Updates
SB 195 was substituted to remove the moratorium on road safety improvements in SLC. Instead, this new version subjects SLC to a burdensome review process for any road design that removes or narrows vehicle lanes on arterial or collector roads within the city. This bill passed the House Transportation Committee 10-2 and now moves to the full house for a vote next week.
On a happier note, HB 290 passed the Senate 16-10. HB 134 also passed the Senate 22-1. Both bills will need a third vote in the Senate before officially passing the legislature and moving to the Governor’s desk.
Two new active transportation bills were introduced this week. HB 554 Bicycle Rack Amendments and HB 565 Traffic Safety Amendments. With only one week left of the legisaltive session, these bills likely won’t receive a hearing this year.
Friday, February 28
Late last week, SB 195 was substituted on the Senate floor to include a harmful provision that creates a 10-month moratorium for road safety improvements on Salt Lake City streets. This bill passed 19-6 in the Senate and will likely be heard in a House committee this week. We are working with our partners to remove the harmful provision. Stay tuned for future actions on SB 195 soon.
HB 290 and HB 134 both passed their Senate committees last week and will be heard on the Senate floor soon.
One new AT bill was introduced last week - HB 523 Rio Grande Plan Amendments. This bill creates an advisory group to explore funding options for the Rio Grande Plan, a citizen-inspired intiative to bury the train tracks along 500 W in SLC and redevelop the Rio Grande Station.
Monday, February 24
Today marks the end of week 3 (out of 7). Unfortunately, Rep Ward’s two zoning reform bills, HB 88 and HB 90, were held in committee, largely due to opposition from the Utah League of Cities and Towns. This means these bills are effectively dead for this session. While disappointing, lawmakers seemed interesting in continuing these conversations and potential supporting similar zoning bills in the future.
On a more positive note, Bike Utah’s priority bill HB 290, which addresses bike lane obstructions and safety hazards, passed unanimously in committee and is now headed to the House floor for a full vote.
SB 212 was introduced this week, causing an uproar in the cycling community because it would have established a 20 mph speed limit for cyclists on all sidewalks, paths, and trails throughout the state. After strong pushback, SB 212 was substituted to remove that provision. The bill now only requires e-bike riders younger than 21 to wear a helmet when riding on the road. It passed unanimously in committee and is heading to the full Senate.
Friday, February 14
With the end of week 4, we are now more than halfway through the session! We added one new bill to our tracker this week, SB 195, which is a large transportation bill including dozens of provisions. Notably, it requires cities to identify transportation impediments and plan to address them by 2027. SB 212 passed unanimously in committee and will soon be voted on by the full Senate.
HB 290, our priority bill about bike lane obstructions, passed the House 61-10 and will likely be sent to a Senate committee hearing next week. HB 134 Food Cart Amendments also passed the House 72-0 and will likely be heard in a Senate Committee next week.
Lastly, stay tuned for two new bills to be released very soon - Bicycle Rack Amendments (Rep. Mauga) and Traffic Safety Amendments (Rep. Fitisemanu).
Friday, February 7
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