# Utah H.B. 268: Towing Notice and Ownership Rights Modifications Utah H.B. 268, Towing Notice and Ownership Rights Modifications, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Mark A. Strong (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-18 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB268-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 268 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Towing Notice and Ownership Rights Modifications - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-15 - Last action: 2026-03-18, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Mark A. Strong (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Business, Liens, Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, Transportation, Towing, Commercial Motor Vehicle Regulation, Division of Motor Vehicles, Real Property, New Rulemaking Authority - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (138 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Missing notices protect owners from towing fees: benefit, medium. Tow operators must report private-property tows immediately upon arrival at storage and send certified notices within two business days. Missing required notice makes towing liens unenforceable against protected interested parties. Operators cannot collect towing, storage, or impound fees from prot… - Towing dispute losers face legal costs: mixed, medium. In civil cases about towing-notice rights, courts must award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the winning party. Owners and lienholders who win can recover those costs. Those who lose may have to pay the other side's reasonable legal fees and costs. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mark A. Strong (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Calvin R. Musselman (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 24 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 70 | 0 | | | 2026-01-30 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 12 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-03-18: Governor Signed - 2026-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-03: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-02-25: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-25: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-02-20: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-13: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-10: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-02: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-02: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-01-30: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-27: House Comm - Not Considered - 2026-01-23: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-15: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0268.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-15: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0268.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0268.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0268.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS) - [Utah bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah/bills) - [Utah state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB268-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).