---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tow Yard Amendments"
description: "Tow Yard Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 191"
citation: "Utah SB 191 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Commercial Motor Vehicle Regulation", "Department of Transportation", "Division of Motor Vehicles", "Motor Carrier Regulation", "State Tax Commission", "Towing", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ipson, Don L."]
version_count: 9
action_count: 55
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-23T17:05:15+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-23T13:48:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a83480bf-7306-489c-899d-04b393d437e9"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0191.html"
source_hash: "ffc46a4d99766be56a1eecbe95949d9a5ee6ee09583e637691e854cf1c2c52cb"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ut"]
---

# Utah SB 191 (2026) — Tow Yard Amendments

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0191.xml)
2. **Amended 2/12/2026 10:02:918** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0191S01_2026-02-12_10-35-00.pdf)
3. **Amended Excerpts 2/12/2026 10:02:918** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_SB0191S01_2026-02-12_10-35-00.pdf)
4. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0191 To SB0191S01.pdf)
5. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0191S01 To SB0191S02.pdf)
6. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/SB0191S01.Samd.1.pdf)
7. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0191S01.xml)
8. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0191S02.xml)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0191.xml)

## Votes

- House/ passed 3rd reading — **69–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate/ concurs with House amendment — **25–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ipson, Don L. — primary (person)
- Peterson, Thomas W. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-23T17:05:15+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2026-01-23T17:05:15+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2026-01-23T17:05:19+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0191
- **2026-01-23T17:05:19+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0191
- **2026-01-23T17:50:33+00:00** Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-01-23T18:19:06+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-01-27T18:08:45+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Business and Labor Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28T13:13:42+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0191
- **2026-01-29T17:17:44+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0191
- **2026-01-29T17:58:05+00:00** Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-01-29T19:31:37+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0191S01
- **2026-01-29T19:31:37+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0191S01
- **2026-01-29T21:40:59+00:00** Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]
- **2026-01-29T21:41:42+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-29T21:42:54+00:00** Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]
- **2026-01-30T18:36:11+00:00** Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted/ Consent Calendar [Senate Business and Labor Committee]
- **2026-01-30T18:36:12+00:00** Senate/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-02T12:56:44+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0191S01
- **2026-02-03T18:40:02+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0191S01
- **2026-02-04T18:31:42+00:00** Senate/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-04T18:33:54+00:00** Senate/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-04T18:33:55+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-02-04T19:37:06+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-02-04T21:13:24+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-05T19:00:15+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Transportation Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11T22:52:56+00:00** House Comm - Amendment Recommendation [House Transportation Committee] `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-11T22:53:17+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Transportation Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12T17:23:28+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ amended [House Transportation Committee] `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-12T17:23:29+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-18T16:03:44+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0191S02
- **2026-02-18T16:03:44+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0191S02
- **2026-02-18T17:24:42+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-18T17:25:36+00:00** House/ substituted
- **2026-02-18T17:27:26+00:00** House/ circled
- **2026-02-18T17:51:58+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0191S02
- **2026-02-18T19:29:08+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0191S02
- **2026-02-19T17:45:19+00:00** House/ uncircled
- **2026-02-19T17:47:37+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-19T17:47:39+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-02-19T21:29:58+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-02-19T21:29:59+00:00** Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2026-02-20T17:24:04+00:00** Senate/ concurs with House amendment `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-20T17:24:05+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-02-20T19:19:07+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-02-20T19:19:08+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate `passage`
- **2026-02-20T19:19:09+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-02-23T17:12:02+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-02-23T17:12:03+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-02-25T17:00:57+00:00** Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- **2026-02-25T17:00:58+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-05T16:59:46+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-05T16:59:49+00:00** Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-16T15:04:36+00:00** Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-16T15:04:39+00:00** Senate/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-23T13:48:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a83480bf-7306-489c-899d-04b393d437e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).