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Senate amends and advances bill to strengthen sales-representative commission protections
Summary
Senate Bill 126, intended to protect independent manufacturers' representatives from nonpayment and clarify enforcement remedies, was amended on the floor to exclude automobile-sales employees and then advanced to third reading. Sponsors emphasized small-business impacts and the need for clearer remedies for unpaid commissions.
Senators adopted floor amendments and advanced Senate Bill 126, a bill aimed at clarifying and strengthening protections for manufacturers' representatives and their ability to collect commissions.
Sponsor Senator Kilpack introduced Amendment No. 2 (dated 01/29/2007) to narrow and clarify who the bill targets, noting that small manufacturers' representatives and independent contractors in Utah depend on commissions for their…
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