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SB26-152 • 2026

Changes Automated Vehicle Identification System Usage

The act makes changes to the use of automated vehicle identification systems (AVIS), including: Modifying the public notice requirements that the state, a county, a city and county, a municipality, or

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Sponsor
Sen. M. Ball, Sen. B. Pelton, Rep. C. Barron, Rep. J. Willford, Sen. J. Bridges, Sen. J. Coleman, Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. N. Hinrichsen, Rep. M. Duran
Last action
2026-06-02
Official status
Governor Signed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Changes Automated Vehicle Identification System Usage

The act makes changes to the use of automated vehicle identification systems (AVIS), including: Modifying the public notice requirements that the state, a county, a city and county, a municipality, or an agency responsible for placing a new AVIS must provide before utilizing the new AVIS; Making the registered owner of a motor vehicle responsible for all civil penalties associated with violations committed with the vehicle unless the vehicle was sold, leased, or stolen; Creating a procedure through which the registered owner of a motor vehicle may prove that the vehicle was sold, leased, or stolen at the time when a violation was detected by an AVIS and, thereby, under certain circumstances, relieving the registered owner from having to pay the civil penalty associated with the notice of violation; Requiring that, if a variable speed limit is in effect or a speed limit is otherwise temporarily lowered due to hazardous weather or other traffic conditions, the state, a county, a city and county, or a municipality may issue only a notice of violation and civil penalty for a speeding violation that exceeds the regular maximum posted speed limit for that location; Changing the penalty structure for different levels of speeding violations detected by an AVIS; Establishing that the compensation the state, a county, a city and county, or a municipality pays to a manufacturer or vendor of an AVIS must, in addition to other conditions, be a flat monthly fee or a flat hourly rate and not include any incentives, bonuses, or escalators related to the number of citations issued or the amount of revenue generated; and Beginning January 1, 2035, increasing the civil penalties associated with notices of violations issued for violations captured by an AVIS.

What This Bill Does

  • The act makes changes to the use of automated vehicle identification systems (AVIS), including: Modifying the public notice requirements that the state, a county, a city and county, a municipality, or an agency responsible for placing a new AVIS must provide before utilizing the new AVIS; Making the registered owner of a motor vehicle responsible for all civil penalties associated with violations committed with the vehicle unless the vehicle was sold, leased, or stolen; Creating a procedure through which the registered owner of a motor vehicle may prove that the vehicle was sold, leased, or stolen at the time when a violation was detected by an AVIS and, thereby, under certain circumstances, relieving the registered owner from having to pay the civil penalty associated with the notice of violation; Requiring that, if a variable speed limit is in effect or a speed limit is otherwise temporarily lowered due to hazardous weather or other traffic conditions, the state, a county, a city and county, or a municipality may issue only a notice of violation and civil penalty for a speeding violation that exceeds the regular maximum posted speed limit for that location; Changing the penalty structure for different levels of speeding violations detected by an AVIS; Establishing that the compensation the state, a county, a city and county, or a municipality pays to a manufacturer or vendor of an AVIS must, in addition to other conditions, be a flat monthly fee or a flat hourly rate and not include any incentives, bonuses, or escalators related to the number of citations issued or the amount of revenue generated; and Beginning January 1, 2035, increasing the civil penalties associated with notices of violations issued for violations captured by an AVIS.
  • (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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Amendments

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L.016

HOU Transportation, Housing & Local Government

Passed [*]

Plain English: SB152_L.016 HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government.

  • SB152_L.016 HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government.
  • SB26-152 be amended as follows: 1 Amend reengrossed bill, page 15, line 18, strike "AND RELATED".
  • 2 Page 15, line 19, strike "SERVICES".
  • 3 Page 16, line 3, strike "OR INDIRECTLY".
L.017

HOU Transportation, Housing & Local Government

Passed [*]

Plain English: SB152_L.017 HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government.

  • SB152_L.017 HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government.
  • SB26-152 be amended as follows: 1 Amend reengrossed bill, page 3, line 11, after "(4.6)(b)," insert 2 "(4.6)(d)(I),".
  • 3 Page 15, after line 11 insert: 4 "(d) (I) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION IN THIS 5 SECTION, the state, a county, a city and county, a school district, or a 6 municipality that has installed an automated vehicle identification system 7 on a school bus to detect a motor vehicle overtaking a stopped school bus 8 shall not use any portion of a fine collected through the use of such 9 system as the basis for payment to the manufacturer or vendor of the 10 automated vehicle identification system equipment.
  • The compensation 11 paid by the state, county, city and county, school district, or municipality 12 for such equipment must be based upon the value of any equipment or 13 services provided and must not be based exclusively upon the number of 14 traffic citations issued or the revenue generated by the automated vehicle 15 identification system equipment.".
L.018

HOU Transportation, Housing & Local Government

Passed [*]

Plain English: SB152_L.018 HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government.

  • SB152_L.018 HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government.
  • SB26-152 be amended as follows: 1 Amend reengrossed bill, page 7, line 3, after "SOLD" insert "OR LEASED".
  • 2 Page 7, line 6, strike "SOLD" and substitute "SOLD, LEASED,".
  • ** *** ** *** ** LLS: Renee Leone x2695
L.001

SEN Transportation & Energy

Passed [*]

Plain English: SB152_L.001 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation & Energy.

  • SB152_L.001 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation & Energy.
  • SB26-152 be amended as follows: 1 Amend printed bill, page 5, strike line 23 and substitute "VEHICLE HAD 2 BEEN SOLD PRIOR TO".
  • 3 Page 5, line 24, strike "AT".
  • 4 Page 5, line 25, strike "SYSTEM;" and substitute "SYSTEM BY PROVIDING 5 A BILL OF SALE OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION TO SHOW THAT THE MOTOR 6 VEHICLE WAS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED BEFORE THE DATE AND TIME OF THE 7 VIOLATION; 8 (B) THE REGISTERED OWNER ESTABLISHES THAT THE MOTOR 9 VEHICLE HAD BEEN STOLEN PRIOR TO THE TIME OF THE VIOLATION 10 DETECTED BY THE AUTOMATED VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM BY 11 PROVIDING A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT TO SHOW THAT THE OWNER'S 12 LICENSE PLATE OR MOTOR VEHICLE WAS STOLEN BEFORE THE DATE AND 13 TIME OF THE VIOLATION;".
L.002

SEN Transportation & Energy

Passed [*]

Plain English: SB152_L.002 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation & Energy.

  • SB152_L.002 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation & Energy.
  • SB26-152 be amended as follows: 1 Amend printed bill, page 6, strike lines 26 and 27.
  • 2 Page 7, strike lines 1 and 2.
  • 3 Page 7, line 3, strike "(V)" and substitute "(III)".
L.003

SEN Transportation & Energy

Passed [*]

Plain English: SB152_L.003 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation & Energy.

  • SB152_L.003 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation & Energy.
  • SB26-152 be amended as follows: 1 Amend printed bill, page 9, line 24, strike "HIGHWAY".
  • 2 Page 10, line 10, strike "violation." and substitute "violation UNLESS THE 3 VIOLATION OCCURS WITHIN A SCHOOL ZONE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4 42-4-615, OR WITHIN A MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, OR CONSTRUCTION ZONE 5 DESIGNATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 42-4-614, IN WHICH CASE THE 6 MAXIMUM PENALTY THAT THE STATE, COUNTY, CITY AND COUNTY, OR 7 MUNICIPALITY MAY IMPOSE FOR SUCH VIOLATION, INCLUDING ANY 8 SURCHARGE, IS FORTY DOLLARS.".
  • 9 Page 11, line 3, strike "HIGHWAY".
L.005

SEN Transportation & Energy

Passed [*]

Plain English: SB152_L.005 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation & Energy.

  • SB152_L.005 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation & Energy.
  • SB26-152 be amended as follows: 1 Amend printed bill, page 2, after line 1 insert: 2 "SECTION 1.
  • Legislative declaration.
  • (1) The general 3 assembly finds and declares that: 4 (a) Automated vehicle identification systems, referred to in 5 section as "AVIS", are used for the limited purpose of enforcing specific 6 traffic violations, including speeding and red-light violations, and are 7 subject to statutory requirements, governing notice, signage, and due 8 process; 9 (b) Conversely, automated license plate reader systems, referred 10 to in this section as "ALPR systems", are distinct technologies from AVIS 11 and are used primarily for law enforcement and investigative purposes, 12 including to locate stolen vehicles or support criminal investigations; 13 (c) The provisions of this act apply only to AVIS and civil traffic 14 enforcement; 15 (d) This act does not regulate, limit, or otherwise affect the use of 16 ALPR systems and nothing in this act is intended to expand, restrict, or 17 modify existing law governing ALPR systems; and 18 (e) Given the differences between AVIS as a traffic enforcement 19 tool and ALPR systems as a broader surveillance technology, it is 20 important to maintain a simple distinction between the systems and make 21 clear that the provisions in this act are limited accordingly.".
L.007

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: SB152_L.007 Amendment No.

  • SB152_L.007 Amendment No.
  • ___________ SB26-152 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT Second Reading BY SENATOR Pelton B.
  • 1 Amend printed bill, page 2, line 4, after "add" insert "(1.1)(a)(III) and".
  • 2 Page 2, before line 9 insert: 3 "(1.1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise 4 requires: 5 (a) (III) "AUTOMATED VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM" DOES 6 NOT INCLUDE AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS.".
L.009

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: SB152_L.009 Amendment No.

  • SB152_L.009 Amendment No.
  • ___________ SB26-152 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT Second Reading BY SENATOR Pelton B.
  • 1 Amend printed bill, page 2, line 3, before "(2)(e)" insert "(2)(d)(II)(B)".
  • 2 Page 3, after line 11 insert: 3 "(d) (II) Except as provided in subsection (2)(d)(I) of this section, 4 an automated vehicle identification system designed to detect 5 disobedience to a traffic control signal or another violation of this article 6 4 or a local traffic ordinance shall not be used unless the state, county, 7 city and county, or municipality using such system conspicuously posts 8 a sign notifying the public that an automated vehicle identification system 9 is in use immediately ahead.
L.010

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: SB152_L.010 Amendment No.

  • SB152_L.010 Amendment No.
  • ___________ SB26-152 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT Second Reading BY SENATOR Pelton B.
  • 1 Amend printed bill, page 15, line 11, before "shall" insert "AND RELATED 2 SERVICES".
  • 3 Page 15, line 15, after "(b)" insert "(I)".
L.019

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: SB152_L.019 Amendment No.

  • SB152_L.019 Amendment No.
  • ___________ SB26-152 HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT Second Reading BY REPRESENTATIVE Willford 1 Amend reengrossed bill, page 7, line 17, after "SYSTEM;" add "OR".
  • 2 Page 7, line 21, strike "SYSTEM; OR".
  • and substitute "SYSTEM." 3 Page 7, strike lines 22 through 24.
L.020

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: SB152_L.020 Amendment No.

  • SB152_L.020 Amendment No.
  • ___________ SB26-152 HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT Second Reading BY REPRESENTATIVE Willford 1 Amend reengrossed bill, page 4, line 26, strike "and" and substitute "and".
  • 2 Page 4, strike line 27 and substitute: 3 "(B) THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AUTOMATED VEHICLE 4 IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM SHALL POST A SIGN ANNOUNCING THE UPCOMING 5 USE OF AN AUTOMATED VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AT EACH 6 LOCATION WHERE AN AUTOMATED VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM WILL 7 BE INSTALLED AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS BEFORE THE AUTOMATED VEHICLE 8 IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM IS UTILIZED, AND THE SIGN MUST USE LETTERING 9 THAT IS AT LEAST FOUR INCHES HIGH FOR UPPERCASE LETTERS AND THREE 10 INCHES HIGH FOR LOWERCASE LETTERS; AND 11 (B) (C) For the first thirty days after the system is installed or 12 deployed, only warnings may be issued for violations of a county or 13 municipal traffic regulation or traffic violation under state law detected 14 by the system.
  • SUCH WARNINGS MUST BE ISSUED AND DELIVERED IN 15 WRITING.
L.023

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: SB152_L.023 Amendment No.

  • SB152_L.023 Amendment No.
  • ___________ SB26-152 HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT Second Reading BY REPRESENTATIVE Willford 1 Amend reengrossed bill, page 3, line 10, strike "(2)(d)(II)(B)" and 2 substitute "(2)(d)(II)(B),".
  • 3 Page 3, line 11, strike "(1.1)(a)(III)" and substitute "(1.1)(a)(III), 4 (1.1)(a.5),".
  • 5 Page 3, after line 20 insert: 6 "(a.5) (I) "MOBILE AUTOMATED VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM" 7 MEANS AN AUTOMATED VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM DESIGNED TO 8 DETECT TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AND THAT: 9 (A) IS CAPABLE OF BEING RELOCATED BETWEEN ENFORCEMENT 10 LOCATIONS; 11 (B) MAY BE INSTALLED WITHIN OR MOUNTED TO A MOTOR 12 VEHICLE, INCLUDING A VAN, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE, OR SIMILAR VEHICLE 13 PLATFORM; 14 (C) DOES NOT INCLUDE A DEVICE OR SYSTEM INSTALLED IN OR 15 MOUNTED TO A TRAILER; AND 16 (D) IS GENERALLY USED TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY TO ADDRESS 17 TEMPORARY ENFORCEMENT IN HIGH-RISK TRAFFIC AREAS OR SHIFTING 18 TRAFFIC PATTERNS.
L.012

Third Reading

Passed

Plain English: SB152_L.012 Amendment No.

  • SB152_L.012 Amendment No.
  • ___________ SB26-152 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT Third Reading BY SENATOR Pelton B.
  • 1 Amend engrossed bill, page 5, line 15, strike "TWO AND".
  • ** *** ** *** ** LLS: Renee Leone x2695

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-02 Governor

    Governor Signed

  2. 2026-05-27 Governor

    Sent to the Governor

  3. 2026-05-26 House

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

  4. 2026-05-26 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  5. 2026-05-13 Senate

    Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

  6. 2026-05-12 House

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  7. 2026-05-11 House

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

  8. 2026-05-08 House

    House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

  9. 2026-05-05 House

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government

  10. 2026-05-05 Senate

    Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor

  11. 2026-05-04 Senate

    Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

  12. 2026-04-29 Senate

    Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  13. 2026-03-31 Senate

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy

Official Summary Text

The act makes changes to the use of automated vehicle identification systems (AVIS), including:
Modifying the public notice requirements that the state, a county, a city and county, a municipality, or an agency responsible for placing a new AVIS must provide before utilizing the new AVIS;
Making the registered owner of a motor vehicle responsible for all civil penalties associated with violations committed with the vehicle unless the vehicle was sold, leased, or stolen;
Creating a procedure through which the registered owner of a motor vehicle may prove that the vehicle was sold, leased, or stolen at the time when a violation was detected by an AVIS and, thereby, under certain circumstances, relieving the registered owner from having to pay the civil penalty associated with the notice of violation;
Requiring that, if a variable speed limit is in effect or a speed limit is otherwise temporarily lowered due to hazardous weather or other traffic conditions, the state, a county, a city and county, or a municipality may issue only a notice of violation and civil penalty for a speeding violation that exceeds the regular maximum posted speed limit for that location;
Changing the penalty structure for different levels of speeding violations detected by an AVIS;
Establishing that the compensation the state, a county, a city and county, or a municipality pays to a manufacturer or vendor of an AVIS must, in addition to other conditions, be a flat monthly fee or a flat hourly rate and not include any incentives, bonuses, or escalators related to the number of citations issued or the amount of revenue generated; and
Beginning January 1, 2035, increasing the civil penalties associated with notices of violations issued for violations captured by an AVIS.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)