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Senate approves substitute to require notice when ADAS may not be recalibrated after windshield replacement
Summary
Senators substituted and advanced SB78 to require repair shops to give customers a hard or electronic notice about whether advanced driver-assistance systems were recalibrated after windshield replacement and to limit recalibration charges to market-average costs. Sponsor said the measure protects consumers and promotes safer vehicles.
Senate Bill 78, in a second-substitute form, was presented and advanced on the Utah Senate floor to require motor-vehicle repair facilities to notify customers if advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) have not been repaired or recalibrated to the manufacturer's specifications after windshield replacement.
Senator Bramble, the sponsor, described the bill as "consumer friendly," explaining that many new vehicles have collision-avoidance or ADAS technologies that rely on windshield-mounted sensors. He said the bill requires a repair facility to provide a customer "a hard copy or electronic copy of the repair work they've done and whether they have recalibrated or not," and limits the charge for recalibration to no more than the market average.
Senators raised questions about technical knowledge at small shops and liability if technicians cannot determine whether a windshield supports a given ADAS function. Senator Bramble pointed to the bill text (lines referenced on the floor) that ties notification to whether the advanced driver-assistant feature "has not been repaired or recalibrated to the manufacturer's specifications," and said the substitute exempts auction houses or salvage vehicles and clarifies penalties for failure to notify.
The sponsor waived summation and moved SB78 for third reading. The clerk recorded the roll call and the president announced the bill had received 27 "yay" votes, 0 nays and 2 absent, and ordered it read a third time.
The measure now proceeds to third-reading consideration for final floor action.
