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House passes amended bill raising auto liability minimums to $25K/$65K (aggregate $80K)
Summary
After hours of debate and multiple amendments, the Utah House passed Senate Bill 149 as amended, increasing minimum motor vehicle liability limits to $25,000 per person, $65,000 for two or more people and restoring $15,000 property-damage minimum (aggregate $80,000); the measure passed 44–28 and goes to the Senate.
The Utah House of Representatives on March 5 passed Senate Bill 149 as amended, raising the state's minimum motor vehicle liability limits and sending the bill back to the Senate. The final measure, approved 44–28, sets minimums at $25,000 per person, $65,000 for two or more people injured in a single accident and preserves $15,000 for property damage, producing a combined aggregate floor of $80,000.
Sponsor Representative Urquhart said the bill responds to cases where existing minimums are inadequate to cover medical bills and hospital liens. "What this simply does is it helps people who are injured in an accident have money that might compensate them for the accident," he said during floor debate.…
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