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Senate approves horse‑racing bill imposing loser‑pays attorney fees to curb repeated appeals
Summary
First substitute Senate Bill 2 76, which would let the Utah Racing Commission recover attorney fees from unsuccessful appellants and has an immediate effective date to take effect before the April racing season, passed the Senate unanimously and will go to the House.
The Utah Senate passed first substitute Senate Bill 2 76 on day 35, a measure designed to discourage repeated appeals in horse‑racing enforcement proceedings by shifting attorney‑fee risk to unsuccessful appellants.
Sponsor Senator McKell said the Racing Commission had incurred substantial attorney fees from repeated appeals filed by parties who…
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