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House committee backs bill allowing lifetime registration for commercial trailers
Summary
The House Transportation Committee recommended House Bill 166, which would allow commercial trailer owners to purchase a lifetime registration fee set competitively with Idaho rates; the committee voted 11–1 to forward the bill with a favorable recommendation.
The House Transportation Committee voted to recommend House Bill 166, a measure to permit commercial trailer owners to buy a one‑time, lifetime registration instead of annual registration fees.
Sponsor Representative Chiu said the change is intended to keep trailer registrations — and associated revenue — in Utah rather than encourage owners to register trailers in Idaho. Chiu described anecdotal evidence from work sites showing many trailers carrying Idaho plates and said the bill creates a set lifetime fee that would be lower than Utah’s current annual cost but not as low as Idaho’s $120 lifetime…
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