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HB0266 • 2026

Highway Designation Changes

Highway Designation Changes

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Rep. Welton, Doug
Last action
2026-03-06
Official status
House/ filed
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.

Highway Designation Changes

This bill enacts provisions related to the naming of Route 198 in Utah County.

What This Bill Does

  • This bill enacts provisions related to the naming of Route 198 in Utah County.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-06 House file for bills not passed

    House/ filed

  2. 2026-03-06 Clerk of the House

    House/ strike enacting clause

  3. 2026-01-20 House Rules Committee

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  4. 2026-01-20 Clerk of the House

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

  5. 2026-01-20 Clerk of the House

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  6. 2026-01-18 Released

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0266

  7. 2026-01-17 Version Sponsor

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0266

  8. 2026-01-15 Legislative Research and General Counsel

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

  9. 2026-01-15 Legislative Fiscal Analyst

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0266

  10. 2026-01-15 Legislative Fiscal Agency

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0266

  11. 2026-01-15 Legislative Research and General Counsel

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

Official Summary Text

This bill enacts provisions related to the naming of Route 198 in Utah County.

Current Bill Text

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72-4-225
Highway Designation Changes
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Doug Welton
Senate Sponsor: Michael K. McKell
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill enacts provisions related to the naming of Route 198 in Utah County.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
establishes the name of Route 198 from Main Street in Payson to Main Street in
Santaquin as the Sgt. Billy D. Hooser Memorial Highway.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
72-4-225
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section
72-4-225
is enacted to read:
72-4-225. Sgt. Billy D. Hooser Memorial Highway.
(1)
There is established the Sgt. Billy D. Hooser Memorial Highway composed of the
portion of existing Route 198 in Utah County from Main Street in Payson to Main Street
in Santaquin.
(2)
In addition to other official designations, the Department of Transportation shall
designate the portion of the highway identified in Subsection
(1)
as the Sgt. Billy D.
Hooser Memorial Highway on future state highway maps.
(3)
As soon as practicable, the Department of Transportation shall install appropriate signs
along portions of the highway indicating the designation as the Sgt. Billy D. Hooser
Memorial Highway as described in Subsection
(1)
.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
1-15-26 11:44 AM