# Utah H.B. 336: Recovery Operations Amendments Utah H.B. 336, Recovery Operations Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Kay J. Christofferson (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB336-2026GS - 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. 336 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Recovery Operations Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Kay J. Christofferson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Motor Vehicle Insurance, Dispute Resolution, Judicial Operations, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Motor Carrier Regulation, Motor Vehicles, Transportation, Department of Transportation, Towing, Commercial Motor Vehicle Regulation, Civil Procedure - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 10 (187 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Qualified operators must handle vehicle recovery calls: benefit, low. 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… - Truck carriers must carry recovery insurance: cost, low. 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 existin… - New recovery billing rules for truck businesses: mixed, low. 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… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kay J. Christofferson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Todd Weiler (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 28 | 1 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 62 | 3 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 65 | 4 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (44) - 2026-03-19: Governor Signed - 2026-03-16: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-16: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-11: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-11: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-11: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ comm rpt/ amended (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-26: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-24: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-20: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ circled (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-11: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-11: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-05: House Comm - Not Considered - 2026-02-02: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-26: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-22: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0336.pdf) - Amended 2/26/2026 12:02:308, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0336S02_2026-02-26_12-33-53.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0336S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0336S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-22: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0336.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/HB0336.pdf) - [Amended 2/26/2026 12:02:308 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0336S02_2026-02-26_12-33-53.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0336S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0336S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0336.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) - 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