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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah HB 398 regulates towing dispatch vendors, removes suspended carriers under common ownership, and adjusts dispatch fee rules
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsor: Tom Peterson
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill changes the requirements for products that tow truck dispatch vendors can provide to tow truck motor carriers.
Tow truck motor carriers, s, and local government entities must adjust their dispatch operations, fee structures, and compliance protocols to align with new statewide standards and restrictions on .
- HB 398 was introduced in the 2026 General Session of the Utah Legislature under the sponsorship of Representative Thomas W. Peterson. context
- State regulation of tow truck motor carriers and dispatch rotations in Utah falls under Title 72 of the Utah Code. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
tow truck motor carriers
Tow truck motor carriers face new operational standards, restrictions on common ownership when a related carrier is removed from a rotation, and revised fee pass-through rules.
towing dispatch vendors
Towing dispatch vendors are subject to new statutory definitions, technology capability requirements, and a prohibition against operating towing or storage services.
political subdivisions and state agencies
Political subdivisions and state agencies that establish towing rotations must update their fee structures, establish formal appeals policies, and enforce common ownership removal rules.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a towing dispatch vendor under HB 398?
Can a towing dispatch vendor also operate a towing or storage business?
What happens to other towing companies under the same ownership if one is removed from a rotation?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
25 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- Feb 27, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0398S02
- Feb 27, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0398S02
Show 19 earlier actions
- Feb 26, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Not Considered
- Feb 25, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0398S02
- Feb 25, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0398S02
- Feb 25, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Not Considered
- Feb 4, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Feb 4, 2026House Rules CommitteeBill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm
- Feb 3, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0398S01
- Feb 2, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0398S01
- Jan 30, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 30, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0398
- Jan 29, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0398S01
- Jan 29, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0398S01
- Jan 28, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0398
- Jan 28, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 28, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 27, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0398
- Jan 27, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0398
- Jan 27, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 27, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Coordination Clause with S.B. 242
The bill includes explicit coordination language to ensure its amendments to Sections 53-1-106.2 and 72-9-604 supersede competing changes proposed in S.B. 242, Transportation Amendments.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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