Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee approves HB 381 second substitute to regulate high‑powered e‑devices and clarify safety and insurance issues
Summary
HB 381's second substitute clarifies device definitions, removes tampering language, addresses labeling and insurance concerns, and adds safety provisions for higher-powered devices; the committee adopted the substitute and recommended the bill favorably unanimously after stakeholder engagement.
Representative Cutler presented the second substitute to HB 381 and opened with a video demonstrating a Bountiful police officer chasing what looked like a youth on a fast electric motorcycle to underscore public-safety concerns. He said stakeholder feedback led to multiple changes: removal of tampering language, clarified definitions to capture devices that go faster than allowed limits even if below a watt threshold, limiting labeling requirements to devices that meet the…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
