All Roll Calls
Yes: 187 • No: 8
UtahH.B. 3362026 General SessionHouseWALLET
Recovery Operations Amendments
Sponsored By: Kay J. Christofferson (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Motor Vehicle InsuranceDispute ResolutionJudicial OperationsLaw Enforcement and Criminal JusticeMotor Carrier RegulationMotor VehiclesTransportationDepartment of TransportationTowingCommercial Motor Vehicle RegulationCivil Procedure
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3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Qualified operators must handle vehicle recovery calls
Beginning May 5, 2027, the law separates difficult vehicle recovery work from ordinary towing. Recovery means extracting or stabilizing disabled, damaged, or overturned vehicles that cannot move themselves, cannot be reached by standard tow trucks, or need hazardous or complex procedures. Ordinary towing moves accessible vehicles using standard equipment. Carriers on dispatch rotations must disclose their recovery qualifications. Entities managing those rotations must identify whether each call needs towing or recovery and send a carrier qualified for that work.
Truck carriers must carry recovery insurance
Beginning May 5, 2027, motor carriers operating in Utah must carry recovery insurance for each truck's power unit. The required coverage applies only to police-ordered tows without the owner's consent. Liability-only policies need added recovery coverage; full-coverage policies need it when existing recovery coverage is below $40,000. The minimum is $40,000 per recovery operation, and carriers may buy higher limits.
New recovery billing rules for truck businesses
Beginning May 5, 2027, motor carriers must pay recovery costs through their power unit's vehicle insurance. Insurers providing the required added coverage must pay operators directly for reasonable, necessary work within 60 days of receiving a documented bill. Payment is the full bill or the lesser of 75% of the bill and $40,000. Insurers can dispute bills in writing within 60 days, and both sides must try mediation before binding arbitration. Arbitration decides only whether disputed unpaid charges are reasonable and necessary, with court review under Utah's arbitration law. When arbitration starts, insurers must secure the bill amount minus payments already made; proof of that security requires release of the vehicle and cargo to the insurer or its agent. Insurers do not owe charges found unreasonable, and excess security must be returned. Charging above Department of Transportation maximum rates voids the insurer's payment and security requirements.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Kay J. Christofferson
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Todd Weiler
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/6/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 28 • No: 1
House vote • 3/6/2026
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
Yes: 62 • No: 3
Senate vote • 2/26/2026
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 6 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/26/2026
Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Yes: 6 • No: 0
House vote • 2/20/2026
House/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/20/2026
House/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/20/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 65 • No: 4
House vote • 2/19/2026
House/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/11/2026
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 10 • No: 0
House vote • 2/11/2026
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 10 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/19/2026House/ to Governor
3/16/2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/16/2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/12/2026HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/12/2026Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/11/2026Bill Received from House for Enrolling
3/11/2026House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
3/11/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/11/2026HouseSenate/ to House
3/10/2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
3/10/2026SenateSenate/ received from House
3/10/2026SenateHouse/ to Senate
3/6/2026HouseHouse/ concurs with Senate amendment
3/6/2026HouseHouse/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
3/6/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/6/2026HouseSenate/ to House with amendments
3/6/2026SenateSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/6/2026SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/6/2026SenateSenate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
3/6/2026SenateSenate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2/26/2026SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ amended
2/26/2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2/26/2026Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
2/26/2026
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/12/2026
Amended 2/26/2026 12:02:308
2/26/2026
Substitute #2
2/20/2026
Substitute #1
2/11/2026
Introduced
1/22/2026