---
type: "Bill"
title: "Wrongful Lien Act Amendments"
description: "Wrongful Lien Act Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 196"
citation: "Utah SB 196 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business", "Motor Vehicles", "Repair and Maintenance Services", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ipson, Don L."]
version_count: 9
action_count: 57
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-26T17:11:39+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-23T13:49:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d591f2ae-d259-4ac6-a81a-affa4f76886c"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0196.html"
source_hash: "94517106d0dd403cc6cf6dd26b17fd02b37c935cff148ddc5ff402b10e965f37"
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 196 (2026) — Wrongful Lien Act 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/SB0196.xml)
2. **Amended 2/13/2026 10:02:633** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0196S01_2026-02-13_10-59-00.pdf)
3. **Amended Excerpts 2/13/2026 10:02:633** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_SB0196S01_2026-02-13_10-59-00.pdf)
4. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0196 To SB0196S01.pdf)
5. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0196S01 To SB0196S02.pdf)
6. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/SB0196S01.Samd.1.pdf)
7. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0196S01.xml)
8. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0196S02.xml)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0196.xml)

## Votes

- Senate/ concurs with House amendment — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading — **23–0** (pass) · upper
- House/ passed 3rd reading — **68–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ipson, Don L. — primary (person)
- Walter, R. Neil — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-26T17:11:39+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2026-01-26T17:11:39+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2026-01-26T17:11:44+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0196
- **2026-01-26T17:11:44+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0196
- **2026-01-26T18:02:06+00:00** Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-01-26T18:21:19+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-01-28T13:16:17+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0196
- **2026-01-28T18:21:57+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Business and Labor Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-29T17:17:55+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0196
- **2026-01-29T17:58:05+00:00** Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-02-03T18:31:28+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0196S01
- **2026-02-03T18:31:28+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0196S01
- **2026-02-03T22:40:00+00:00** Senate Comm - Not Considered [Senate Business and Labor Committee]
- **2026-02-04T20:04:12+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0196S01
- **2026-02-06T15:39:28+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0196S01
- **2026-02-12T15:06:22+00:00** Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]
- **2026-02-12T15:06:47+00:00** Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee] `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-12T15:07:43+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17T17:38:23+00:00** Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended [Senate Business and Labor Committee] `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-17T17:38:24+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-24T18:24:30+00:00** Senate/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-24T18:26:44+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-25T17:34:42+00:00** Senate/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-25T17:36:56+00:00** Senate/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-25T17:36:57+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-02-25T19:19:11+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-02-25T21:05:07+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-27T18:53:51+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Political Subdivisions Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27T22:13:01+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0196S02
- **2026-02-27T22:13:01+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0196S02
- **2026-02-28T16:56:57+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0196S02
- **2026-03-01T05:50:41+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0196S02
- **2026-03-03T00:02:34+00:00** House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Political Subdivisions Committee]
- **2026-03-03T00:04:24+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Political Subdivisions Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03T16:21:48+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Political Subdivisions Committee]
- **2026-03-03T16:21:49+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-03-04T02:57:36+00:00** House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules [House Rules Committee]
- **2026-03-05T19:31:56+00:00** House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-06T18:46:50+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-03-06T18:49:09+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-03-06T18:49:11+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-06T21:18:50+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T21:18:51+00:00** Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2026-03-06T21:58:31+00:00** Senate/ concurs with House amendment `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-06T21:58:32+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-06T23:01:28+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T23:01:29+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-06T23:01:30+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-07T03:59:01+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-07T03:59:02+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-10T14:31:52+00:00** Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- **2026-03-10T14:31:56+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-10T22:44:48+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-10T22:44:53+00:00** Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-11T17:03:00+00:00** Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-11T17:03:02+00:00** Senate/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-23T13:49:00+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/d591f2ae-d259-4ac6-a81a-affa4f76886c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).