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The Department of Public Safety and the State Tax Commission would be required to jointly study whether Utah's Driver License Division, Motor Vehicle Division, and Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division—currently divided between two separate state agencies—should be combined under one umbrella agency. The study would examine potential cost savings, efficiency gains in staffing and data sharing, improvements to customer service such as wait times and accessibility, and any legal or practical obstacles to merging these divisions, and could involve consulting with agency staff, reviewing how other states handle this, gathering stakeholder and customer input, and identifying what changes to state law would be needed. A written report with findings and recommendations, including whether consolidation should move forward and how it might be implemented, would be due to the Legislature's Transportation Interim Committee by November 30, 2026. This study requirement would automatically expire on July 1, 2027, and the bill does not include or require any new funding.