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House approves vehicle-emissions measures, amends inspection standards and tightens farm-truck exemption
Summary
The House passed several vehicle-emissions bills (HB 39, HB 41, HB 42) after floor debate over enforcement standards, mechanical vs. visual opacity tests and a 100-yard/3-minute operational standard that was amended to exempt engines "being brought up to the recommended operating temperature." HB 41 and HB 42 passed and were referred to the Senate.
The Utah House debated and approved multiple vehicle-emissions measures intended to strengthen enforceable standards and curb abuses of farm-truck exemptions.
House Bill 41, sponsored in committee by Norm Nelson and co-sponsors, would replace elastic language about "excessive smoke" with objective standards for identifying grossly smoking motor vehicles. Lawmakers questioned enforcement for out-of-state trucks and the proposed penalty structure, which includes a class B misdemeanor for certain…
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