UT SB0151

Authorizes legislative appropriations into the Motor Vehicle Safety Impact Restricted Account, which funds Highway Patrol trooper hiring, overtime, and safety equipment

Expands permissible uses of the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 to include operating state highways and enforcing motor vehicle and traffic laws on highways that were constructed, reconstructed, or renovated using fund money

Appropriates $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 to hire new Highway Patrol troopers: $2,000,000 from the Transportation Investment Fund and $3,000,000 from the Motor Vehicle Safety Impact Restricted Account

Transfers $3,000,000 from the General Fund to the Motor Vehicle Safety Impact Restricted Account for fiscal year 2027

Takes effect July 1, 2026