Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah SB113: Traffic Code Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 24, 2025
This bill addresses open range livestock collisions on a highway.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text:
0 Traffic Code Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Scott D. Sandall House Sponsor: Scott H. Chew LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses open range livestock collisions on a highway. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - creates a rebuttable presumption in a highway collision between a driver and open range livestock; and - defines terms. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 41-6a-407 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 412 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 41-6a-407 is amended to read: 41-6a-407 . Livestock on highway -- Restrictions -- Collision, action for damages. (1) As used in this section, "open range" means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-24-102 . (1) (2) (a) A person who owns or is in possession or control of any livestock may not willfully or negligently permit any of the livestock to stray or remain unaccompanied on a highway, if both sides of the highway are separated from adjoining property by a fence, wall, hedge, sidewalk, curb, lawn, or building. (b) Subsection (1)(a) (2)(a) does not apply to open range stock livestock drifting onto any highway moving to or from their accustomed ranges. (2) (3) (a) A person may …
Sponsors
- Sandall, Scott D. (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Chew, Scott H. (R, 68)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Senate/ to Governor
- : Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- : Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
Votes
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 26, 2025): 66 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 24, 2025): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 18, 2025): 24 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 14, 2025): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 5, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 5, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Livestock, Agriculture & Food, Transportation, Roads/Highways, Animals
Common questions
- What is SB113?
- SB113 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Traffic Code Amendments.
- What does SB113 do?
- This bill addresses open range livestock collisions on a highway.
- What is the status of SB113?
- Signed into law as of March 24, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 24, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB113?
- Sandall, Scott D. (R, 1), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB113?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/SB0113.html
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