2025 bills / S.B. 160

S.B. 160 Product Liability Amendments (2025)

Did not passWritten by Sen. Keven J. Stratton

  1. Introduced
  2. Senate committee (stopped here)
  3. Senate vote
  4. House committee
  5. House vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

This bill changes Utah product liability lawsuits so that a person suing over a defective product does not have to prove that a safer alternative design was available. It only changes what a claimant must show under the defect statute.

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Official description
  • provides that a claimant is not required to demonstrate the availability of a safer alternative design to prevail in a civil action under the defect or defective condition statute
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