UtahUtah will let tribal members add an enrollment note to IDs
Starting January 1, 2027, applicants can request the note by showing accepted proof, and the note cannot reveal their specific tribe.
What it does
Starting January 1, 2027, eligible applicants may ask for a tribal membership note on a Utah driver license or state ID. The note cannot name the tribe or show other personal details from proof documents.
The law sets aside $192,900 for the Driver License Division to update its license format for the tribal membership note.
Argument forTribal members who show accepted proof could choose a state ID or license that notes their enrollment without naming their tribe.
Argument againstPeople who need their specific tribe shown could find the note less useful because it cannot name a tribe or include other personal details from proof documents.
More detail
The Driver License Division must add the note when an applicant requests it and provides accepted proof of tribal enrollment. The option is for applicants for a Utah driver license or state ID who are enrolled members of a federally recognized Indian tribe. Applicants must provide an enhanced tribal card, tribal ID card, tribal certificate of Indian blood, or tribal or Bureau of Indian Affairs affidavit of birth. This provision takes effect January 1, 2027.
The Driver License Division receives one-time funding to update the license format for the note. The funding is for the Driver License Division. The money comes from the Department of Public Safety Restricted Account. The funding covers fiscal year 2026, which runs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The funding provision takes effect July 1, 2026.
Where do you stand?
Choose your position
Tell your reps
Take a position to see your representatives and ways to contact them.
Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 26Governor Spencer Cox SignedBecame Law
- Mar 3House/ to GovernorTo Governor
- Mar 3House/ received enrolled bill from PrintingMinor
- Mar 3House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill Returned to House or SenateMinor
- Feb 24Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- Feb 24Bill Received from House for EnrollingMinor
- Feb 20House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrollingMajor
- Vote recorded House/ concurs with Senate amendment. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20House/ received from SenateMinor
- Feb 20Senate/ to House
- Feb 20Senate/ signed by President/ returned to HouseMajor
- Feb 20Senate/ received from HouseMinor
- Feb 20House/ to Senate
- Feb 20House/ concurs with Senate amendmentMajor
- Feb 19House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- Feb 19House/ received from SenateMinor
- Feb 18Senate/ to House with amendments
- Vote recorded Senate/ passed 3rd reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Senate/ passed 3rd readingPassed Senate
- Feb 18Senate/ substituted
- Feb 17LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0052S01
- Feb 13LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0052S01
- Feb 12LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0052S01
- Feb 12LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0052S01
- Feb 4Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table
- Vote recorded Senate/ passed 2nd reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Senate/ 3rd readingMinor
- Feb 4Senate/ passed 2nd readingMinor
- Feb 4Senate/ floor amendment
- Feb 4Senate/ 2nd readingMinor
- Jan 29Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Jan 29Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee]Minor
- Jan 27Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee]Minor
- Jan 27Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee]Minor
- Jan 23Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)Minor
- Jan 22Senate/ received from HouseMinor
- Vote recorded House/ passed 3rd reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22House/ to Senate
- Jan 22House/ passed 3rd readingPassed House
- Jan 22House/ 3rd readingMinor
- Jan 20House/ 2nd readingMinor
- Jan 20House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
- Jan 20House/ 1st reading (Introduced)Minor
- Jan 20House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal AnalystMinor
- Jan 14House/ received bill from Legislative ResearchMinor
- Jan 14LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0052
- Jan 2LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0052
- 2025
- Dec 19LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0052
- Dec 19LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0052
- Dec 19Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 19Bill Numbered but not DistributedIntroduced