Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB143: Utah Exemptions Act Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill amends the Utah Exemptions Act.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 15, 2026:
0 Utah Exemptions Act Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jen Plumb House Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends the Utah Exemptions Act. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - addresses the value of a motor vehicle exemption for purposes of collecting an unsecured debt; and - allows an individual to exempt from collection of an unsecured debt a motor vehicle equipped or modified to accommodate a disability of the individual or the individual's dependent under certain circumstances. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 78B-5-506 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 212 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 78B-5-506 is amended to read: 78B-5-506 . Value of exempt property -- Exemption of implements, professional books, tools, and motor vehicles. (1) An individual is entitled to exemption of the following property up to an aggregate value of items in each subsection of $1,000: (a) sofas, chairs, and related furnishings reasonably necessary for one household; (b) dining and kitchen tables and chairs reasonably necessary for one household; (c) animals, books, and musical instruments, if reasonably held for the personal use of the individual or the individual's dependents; and (d) heirlooms or other items of particular sentimental value to …
Sponsors
- Plumb, Jen (D, 9) · primary sponsor
- Loubet, Anthony E. (R, 27)
Latest actions
- : Senate/ filed
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules
- : House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
- : House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules
- : House/ 2nd reading
- : House/ committee report favorable
- : House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Votes
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 2, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 25, 2026): 20 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 24, 2026): 22 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 12, 2026): 5 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: Judicial Operations, Transportation, Motor Vehicles, Disabilities, Civil Litigation, Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is SB143?
- SB143 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Utah Exemptions Act Amendments.
- What does SB143 do?
- This bill amends the Utah Exemptions Act.
- What is the status of SB143?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: Senate/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB143?
- Plumb, Jen (D, 9), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB143?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0143.html
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