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143 Amended Excerpts Senate Amendments February 24, 2026 02:27 PM 1.
143 Utah Exemptions Act Amendments GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor:
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Jen Plumb House Sponsor:
regularly uses for daily transportation.
Anthony E.
Loubet 3 LONG TITLE General Description:
This bill amends the Utah Exemptions Act.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ addresses the value of a motor vehicle exemption for purposes of collecting an unsecured debt;
and ▸ allows an individual to exempt from collection of an unsecured debt a motor vehicle equipped or modified to accommodate a disability of the individual or the individual's dependent under certain circumstances.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None Other Special Clauses:
None Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
78B-5-506, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 212 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1.
Section 78B-5-506 is amended to read:
78B-5-506 .
Value of exempt property -- Exemption of implements, professional S books, tools, and motor vehicles.
B (1) An individual is entitled to exemption of the following property up to an aggregate .
value of items in each subsection of $1,000:
4 (a) sofas, chairs, and related furnishings reasonably necessary for one household;
3 (b) dining and kitchen tables and chairs reasonably necessary for one household;
(c) animals, books, and musical instruments, if reasonably held for the personal use of the individual or the individual's dependents;
and S.B.
143 02-24 16:01 (d) heirlooms or other items of particular sentimental value to the individual.
(2) An individual is entitled to an exemption, not exceeding $5,000 in aggregate value, of implements, professional books, or tools of the individual's trade, including motor vehicles to which no other exemption has been applied, and that are actually used by the individual in the individual's principal business, trade, or profession.
(3)(a) As used in this Subsection (3), "motor vehicle" does not include any motor vehicle designed for or used primarily for recreational purposes, such as:
(i) an off-highway vehicle as defined in Section 41-22-2, except a motorcycle the individual regularly uses for daily transportation;
or (ii) a recreational vehicle as defined in Section 13-14-102, except a van the individual regularly uses for daily transportation.
(i) one motor vehicle not exceeding Ŝ→ [ {$15,000} ]$10,000 ←Ŝ in value;
(i) one motor vehicle not exceeding Ŝ→ [$15,000] $10,000 ←Ŝ in value;
(A) the individual or the individual's dependent meets the definition of a person with a disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk, as that term is - 1 - Senate 2nd Reading Amendments
(A) the individual or the individual's dependent meets the definition of a person with a disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk, as that term is defined in 23 C.F.R.
Sec.
1235.2;
and (B) the motor vehicle has been specifically equipped or modified to accommodate the disability of the individual or the individual's dependent.
(4) This section does not affect property exempt under Section 78B-5-505.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on May 6, 2026.
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