SB0262 • 2026

Law Enforcement Usage of Unmarked Vehicles

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Sen. McCay, Daniel
Last action: 2026-03-06
Official status: Senate/ 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.

Law Enforcement Usage of Unmarked Vehicles

This bill prohibits a law enforcement agency from using an unmarked law enforcement vehicle for certain purposes.

What This Bill Does

This bill prohibits a law enforcement agency from using an unmarked law enforcement vehicle for certain purposes.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-03-06 Senate file for bills not passed
Senate/ filed
2026-03-06 Senate Secretary
Senate/ strike enacting clause
2026-03-05 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0262S03
2026-03-04 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0262S03
2026-03-03 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0262S03
2026-03-03 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0262S03
2026-03-03 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0262S02
2026-03-03 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0262S02
2026-03-03 Senate Secretary
Senate/ failed
2026-03-03 Senate Secretary
Senate/ filed
2026-03-03 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ substituted
2026-03-03 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ uncircled
2026-03-02 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0262S02
2026-03-02 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0262S02
2026-02-27 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd reading
2026-02-27 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ circled
2026-02-25 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0262
2026-02-25 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0262S01
2026-02-23 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0262
2026-02-23 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0262S01
2026-02-20 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-20 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate/ committee report favorable
2026-02-20 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-02-19 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0262S01
2026-02-18 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0262S01
2026-02-18 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0262S01
2026-02-18 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate Comm - Not Considered
2026-02-17 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-02-13 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0262
2026-02-12 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate Comm - Not Considered
2026-02-10 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0262
2026-02-09 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
2026-02-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-02-06 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0262
2026-02-06 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0262
2026-02-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
2026-02-06 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-06 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research

Official Summary Text

This bill prohibits a law enforcement agency from using an unmarked law enforcement vehicle for certain purposes.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

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Law Enforcement Usage of Unmarked Vehicles
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Daniel McCay
House Sponsor:
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill prohibits a law enforcement agency from using an unmarked law enforcement
vehicle for certain purposes.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
defines terms;
prohibits a law enforcement agency from using an unmarked law enforcement vehicle for
certain purposes; and
provides exceptions.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
77-7-28
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
77-7-28
is enacted to read:
7.
Arrests and Citations, By Whom, and How Made
77-7-28
. Restrictions on certain uses of an unmarked law enforcement vehicle.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section
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.
(b)
"Traffic infraction law" means a violation that is classified as an infraction under:
(i)
Title 41, Chapter 6a, Traffic Code; or
(ii)
a local traffic ordinance.
(c)
"Unmarked law enforcement vehicle" means a vehicle that:
(i)
is used for a law enforcement purpose; and
(ii)
does not have writing or markings on both sides of the vehicle that clearly
identify the vehicle as a law enforcement vehicle from at least 25 feet away.
(2)
Except as provided in Subsection
(3)
, a law enforcement agency may not use an
unmarked law enforcement vehicle for a patrol assignment for which a primary purpose
is the enforcement of traffic infraction law.
(3)
A law enforcement agency may use an unmarked law enforcement vehicle for:
(a)
an assignment for an employee of a law enforcement agency that is meant to address
a documented specific traffic issue within a community;
(b)
a public safety operation that is meant to address traffic violations based on:
(i)
crosswalk enforcement;
(ii)
construction zones;
(iii)
DUI enforcement;
(iv)
stopped school buses; or
(v)
school zone speed enforcement; or
(c)
in accordance with Section 41-1a-407.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
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3-3-26 6:49 PM