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Committee advances HB 553 to align dog-bite deadlines and raise arbitration cap to $75,000
Summary
The committee voted 6–1 to favorably recommend HB 553, which would change Utah’s dog-bite statute of limitations from three to four years (aligning with other personal-injury claims) and raise the general arbitration cap from $50,000 to $75,000; insurers warned the cap increase may affect premiums.
Sponsor representatives told the committee HB 553 is a technical fix to prevent dog-bite victims from losing meritorious claims because the current dog-bite provision creates a three-year statute of limitations tied to automatic statutory liability. The proposal would align dog-bite deadlines with the four-year limit that typically applies to negligence and bodily-injury claims.
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