H.B. 192 Vehicle Inspection Fee Amendments

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The bill would remove the state's $40 cap on mandatory safety inspection fees, so inspection providers could set their own prices. The sponsor's amendment would require providers to post and disclose their fees, including hourly rates and expected time, before doing the work.

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Every vote

• 9 yes, 0 no, 1 absentHouse Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee: Amendment Recommendation · Jan 27, 2026Who voted how
• 9 yes, 0 no, 1 absentHouse Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee: vote to approve it · Jan 27, 2026Who voted how
• 40 yes, 31 no, 4 absentFinal House vote · Feb 5, 2026Who voted how
• 4 yes, 1 no, 3 absentSenate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 12, 2026Who voted how
• 22 yes, 1 no, 6 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 19, 2026Who voted how
• 24 yes, 0 no, 5 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 20, 2026Who voted how

Hearings and debates

• Jan 22, 2026 House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
• Jan 27, 2026 House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee▶ Watch
  Transcript (57 turns)

  1. Committee chair (presiding)1:27:17speaker not certain

     Alright, next up we have another member of our committee. We'll see if, uh, he provides the same level of, uh, entertainment and excitement. Representative Shallenberger has a bill vehicle inspection fee amendments. You're gonna guess that's not, it's not, not gonna be as, uh, riveting. I'm, I'm waiting for the guy from Monster Garage to show up and speak on this. Uh, did you reach out to him?

  2. Rep. David Shallenberger1:27:54

     I still waiting to hear back. Okay. So, um, speaking to Bill 1 92, uh, this came up from someone down in my district. He owns an auto shop. And if you remember back in the day, every year you used to have to do two things to register your car, especially for the, uh, cars along the Wasatch front, not, uh, down in Sanpete County and San Juan County outside the road. But we had to get admissions inspections and safety inspections. And the safety inspection was simple. Checked the windshield wipers, turning lights, headlights, brake lights, basic stuff, right? And then in 2017 they passed. Let's get rid of the safety inspections. Cops can cite people if the car has issues and they'll go get it fixed. And here we are. But one thing that did not change and was just still left in code, is a mandatory safety inspection fee. Interestingly enough, we removed the mandatory fee for admissions, which we still do, but we kept the one for safety inspections. So, uh, this bill simply is removing the mandatory cap for safety inspections. The only cars that are required to get safety inspection are, uh, salvage titles. And that's to make sure that they're, uh, highway worthy. And so they're coming and they're getting anything from a bumper to bumper inspection, depending on what the damage was. It might've just been, uh, a hailstorm. So this might be some surface damage or it might have been a rebuild engine. And so these, uh, auto shops are saying at this price, I can only send my guy for 15 minutes to do a safety inspection so that car's getting a 15 minute safety inspection for 30 bucks or 40 bucks, or whatever it is gonna be. So they've asked, let's just do a a, this is a free market bill. Let's let the shops, uh, charge a fair market price. And the market will sort of determine where that goes. If it's a 15 minute inspection, I imagine it'll be similar to the $30. If you're gonna get a full bumper to bumper rebuild inspection, it's probably gonna be more 'cause they're gonna spend more time making sure the car is actually street worthy. Um, and just, I got asked this question. One thing that came up when I was talking with this with, uh, Representative Peterson, he said, okay, well how many salvage titles are brought up on any given year? Last year we had 3.3 million cars registered in the state of Utah and 36,000 salvage titles. So 1% of the cars are gonna require a safety inspection. But 99% of the cars, if you go take it in to get a safety inspection, whether you're buying a used car or just wanna get it checked out, um, it wouldn't be mandatory. So free market bill, just asking for a free market that set the price instead of capping these. And the guy that actually requested this did not renew his inspection license this year. 'cause he was not getting, he was, he turned them away because he was losing business by doing safety inspections. So anyway, so that's my presentation. Would love any questions.

  3. Committee chair (presiding)1:31:03

     Thank you. We'll turn it to the, uh, committee for clarifying questions. Uh, Representative Shelley.

  4. Rep. Troy Shelley1:31:10

     Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, I support the bill as long as the pricing is posted and well accessible because most people are going to assume their safety inspection is 15 to $30. However, we don't know what that number is. So if it wants to be 150, I'm okay with 150 as long as people know what they're buying. So as long as it's posted available so people readily see what that charge is, I'm good with it, I guess.

  5. Rep. Troy Shelley1:31:53

     No questions there. So, uh, I, I have what's, I have a question for, uh, our sponsor. If, if the fee is not posted or communicated ahead of time, what's to prevent someone from going in and they expect a $30 or $40 safety inspection, say, Hey, you don't, I don't should expect my car. And then they come out and they get a bill for 75, $80. What's, what's to prevent, uh, that from happening?

  6. Rep. David Shallenberger1:32:24

     Um, I mean it could te technically happen or like a $500 bill, right? Right. Who knows what it would be? Um, norm Thur, not Norm Thurston, is it Representative Thurston Pro? Uh, he said, well, that would be a consumer protections issue. Probably go to them and they would follow up with the person. But that's a fair point. And they should have the, the prices posted. Maybe we include an amendment that, that makes sure that the, whatever the hourly rate is, is gonna be posted before work is done. I think that would be a great addition to the bill if we uh, uh, could do that.

  7. Committee chair (presiding)1:32:59

     Maybe we can think of some quick language for that while we have take public comment, uh, or, or we have Representative Owens has decided he does wanna speak on this.

  8. Rep. Doug Owens1:33:09

     Thank you Mr. Chair. I was gonna ask and I wasn't then I, I I, I support this bill and I, I guess I have a question for the sponsor in the larger context and, and sort of going to these other questions. 'cause we're habituated to think of that as a flat fee. And so there is the notice issue, which I think would be a good one to address. You know, the other question and, and you recounted that the person who suggested it to you had actually quit offering the service. And I think one good point of this bill would be to encourage more businesses to offer the service, right? 'cause they can make money at it. So that makes sense. I guess one thought, the countervailing thought, and I just wondered if you have any observation about this, would be to just have a higher standard fee and one that's susceptible to being modified over time to inflation, where we keep it a known quantity. Uh, you know, just because I can see a reason for a known quantity and a set quantity, but I can also see a need to raise that on a market sensitive basis. So I just wondered if you'd looked into that. But regardless, uh, I'm gonna support that this bill. I just

  9. Rep. David Shallenberger1:34:15speaker not certain

     Okay. Appreciate that. Uh, thinking about that just is gonna force, force us to come back and, and, and look at it again.

  10. Rep. Doug Owens1:34:23

      And, and I would also look at it saying, well really there's two types of inspections that's going on there. The superficial quick one, looking at the headlights, blinkers wipers where you're buying a car or something, you're just like, Hey, just take a quick look at it. They're gonna charge probably whatever that max is anyway. If, if it, if we raise it to $70, that just becomes the standard, I'm guessing, uh, regardless of the time or if they're doing a bumper to bumper looking at the axles, the joints, the drive train, um, again, you're gonna get whatever that time allotment allows, which is $70 worth of man hour. It's so it it's gonna be a quick look. Yeah, it looks good. It's not dripping oil or they're actually going to actually tinker around and make sure that there's a safe vehicle there. So you're getting a degree of you safety inspections depending on what the car needs. Thank you, Mr. Chair. So that, that would be my one argument for just saying let the market dictate it.

  11. Rep. David Shallenberger1:35:21speaker not certain

      I, I mean, I guess the mar the, the only response to that would be, uh, you know, that it, it wouldn't necessarily take an act of the legislature to amend the price if you delegated rulemaking authority that it could be adjusted on an annual basis or something.

  12. Rep. Doug Owens1:35:35speaker not certain

      But I appreciate the thinking on it. Yeah, and I like the change. Thank you. Yeah, Thank you. Okay.

  13. Committee chair (presiding)1:35:46

      We've got a number of comments. I think Chair Hawkins, I think you were next.

  14. Rep. Jon Hawkins1:35:51

      Thank you. Uh, Mr. Vice chair. So I'm, I'm wondering about vehicle inspections for fleet vehicles. So this is just for reg, uh, passenger vehicles. They do require, uh, their own,

  15. Rep. David Shallenberger1:36:05speaker not certain

      they're in their own separate category. This is j So Fleet vehicles are in a different category or a different section of the code that this doesn't touch. Yep. Okay. All Right.

  16. Rep. Leah Hansen1:36:18

      Uh, Representative Hansen. Oh, Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, I, uh, I think it's a great bill. Um, I am in favor of the free market and let the customer decide where they want to go. If it's too expensive, don't go there. Um, and I, I really appreciate rep, uh, representative Shelley's comment about, um, posting the prices in the spirit of no junk fees. I think that that's a good thing. Thank you. Uh, Representative Shelley, can we go back?

  17. Committee chair (presiding)1:36:53speaker not certain

      I guess we're still in questions. Can we go back to this, to, to him again? Yeah, Go ahead. Maybe it's

  18. Rep. Troy Shelley1:37:00

      my other personality coming out. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, so as the discussion goes on, it uh, engages a thought process. I would recommend you not give up on the free market idea. Let the market set this. If I started a business and I wanted to say, you know what, not only are you getting an inspection from me, but I'm guaranteeing my inspection. So if your car is up for sale, you can say it passed this inspection and I'll guarantee it. So if they have failures in any of these parts, you send 'em to me and I'll pay to fix it, and I'm gonna charge you for it. But here's how much it's gonna cost you. I mean, and it is just an idea, but I'm saying when you let the market work, many things come from it. If we, if we regulate a price, you limit, you limit the ability to expand. So I, I think it's a great bill. I want to make sure that the, that the pricing is readily available. Not some back door stuck on the door or something. Um, but I, I would, I would assure you that I think if you let the market set this, you'll see great things happen.

  19. Unknown speaker1:38:19speaker not certain

      To that point, is there, are we able to add that language in here or do we need to go back and

  20. Committee chair (presiding)1:38:24

      Let's take public comment and then we could talk about an amendment.

  21. Committee chair (presiding)1:38:27

      Great. So we'll move now to public comment. Is there anyone here who would like to speak about pricing of safety emission safety inspections? You're looking For lots of hands on this one. They all just walked out. That's disappointing. Alright. Seeing no one, and we have no one online. I assume that called in just for this purpose. No one online. Okay. We'll close public comment and turn it back to, uh, the committee for action.

  22. Committee chair (presiding)1:38:57speaker not certain

      Or if you, if you have a, I had some suggested wording or we could take wording from other, I'm open to some wording

  23. Unknown speaker1:39:06speaker not certain

      from, can I make a comment?

  24. Committee chair (presiding)1:39:12

      Yes. Chair Hawkins.

  25. Rep. Jon Hawkins1:39:13

      So I think, I think the idea that I've come to understand in my head is like, we want the fee to be posted generally, right? I don't care what the fee is. The market will, as, as Representative Shelley and Representative Hansen has said, the market will, will regulate itself. Right? If you're, if you're, yeah. Yeah. And, but I do think it should be posted, um, you know, somewhere in, in the shop or whatever. Because I think if it's just stated, sometimes the attendant will forget to state what the fee is and sure. They might be sued or whatever, and we don't want to create more litigation. So yeah,

  26. Committee chair (presiding)1:40:00speaker not certain

      We have some suggested language. Did, Did AI come with the up with this idea? Uh, no. I'm just kidding. You don't need to answer that even too soon. So let's look at this. Uh, you're closer. Can you read that for us? Chair Hawkins?

  27. Rep. Jon Hawkins1:40:17

      Yeah, it's on line 40. This'll be a new line. 40. Yeah, so a new line 40. Um, a safety inspection station charging a fee as described in subsection four, shall conspicuously post and communicate the fee amount before performing a safety inspection.

  28. Committee chair (presiding)1:40:41

      Any Representative? Shelley,

  29. Rep. Troy Shelley1:40:43

      Can I just add something to that, uh, where the customer is so that it doesn't end up in the shop, but it's actually where the customer is?

  30. Unknown speaker1:40:51speaker not certain

      I I would think that would be included in conspicuously, but, uh, Yeah. As, as long as it's the customer that's able to see it and they don't have to go into the shop or into the back part. That's all

  31. Committee chair (presiding)1:41:03speaker not certain

      Sponsor. I don't know if you can see that. Yeah, It's on the screen. Is it okay how you

  32. Rep. Troy Shelley1:41:07speaker not certain

      Yep, that looks good. I'd be fine with that.

  33. Rep. David Shallenberger1:41:12

      Just emailed it to you. If you could prove it strongly. It's not a verbal and it's not subject to the 15.

  34. Rep. Troy Shelley1:41:18

      Can, Can I make, tell me, I'm, I've got a question about, and this is semantics, but conspicuously post, I'm confused by and communicate. Can we put and or communicate?

  35. Unknown speaker1:41:34speaker not certain

      Yeah, Because if they don't do both, if it's not posted and they don't talk about it, then Well, I just leave it maybe as conspicuously post then 'cause then, then it's just gonna go back. I'm not gonna post it. I'll just say it's 30 bucks an hour or whatever. Yeah. I told 'em if we want 'em to post it, let's just leave it at post it maybe. Yeah. Yep. So maybe we remove and communicate out of that sentence. Stand on your head while You do it. Do you want, or or do you want just it has to be posted Upside down. Let's just can speak easily post whatever the rest of the sentence is. It's not on the screen anymore, so no worries. Error in the first. No worries. Okay. Have a Shall cons post the fee amount before performing a, a safety inspection? Yeah. Oh yeah. I see what you're saying. The error subsection four A. That make sense? Yeah. So we're Gonna, if you want to remove and communicate. Yeah. So let's remove and communicate out of this amendment and, and just say, conspicuously, conspicuously post the fee amount before performing a space, a safety inspection.

  36. Committee chair (presiding)1:42:47

      We need to wait for him to send it back. Okay. So we Should be Making another one. He's going to give us an official, so we have a written amendment rather than trying to do a verbal amendment. Great.

  37. Unknown speaker1:43:17speaker not certain

      What if we were to hear another bill while we wait and then approve that?

  38. Committee chair (presiding)1:43:23

      Um, you would have to move on to the next agenda Item and then come back. Yeah.

  39. Unknown speaker1:43:28speaker not certain

      Which, And, and I'm welcome to add, I'd be happy to add this before it onto the floor also.

  40. Committee chair (presiding)1:43:35speaker not certain

      We've got Riley's attention right now. Okay.

  41. Committee chair (presiding)1:43:47speaker not certain

      So let's take a motion to move it. Okay.

  42. Unknown speaker1:43:50speaker not certain

      We apparently it's here. Hold on. I need, No, I'm okay. Shut me off. Oh, I need to hit, I think

  43. Committee chair (presiding)1:44:15speaker not certain

      Representative Fiefia has a comment. We move to the next Agenda.

  44. Unknown speaker1:44:20speaker not certain

      No, we, we now have the, uh, have it, yeah. We, we have the, uh, Amendment, written. Amendment. Amendment. I believe We're gonna get some clarification here on the rules. Is this, is this what?

  45. Unknown speaker1:44:36speaker not certain

      This is the a And this is the amendment that's shown, uh, here on the screen. A safety inspection station charging a fee described in subject four A shall conspicuously post the fee amount before performing a space, a safety inspection.

  46. Unknown speaker1:44:50speaker not certain

      And my understanding is they could say it could also be a per hour fee, or a Just the fee it needs to be posted. It's Just they needed to communicate that ahead of time. Yes. Yep. Or if you're okay with this.

  47. Rep. Jon Hawkins1:45:02

      Yeah, it looks like I proposed this. Apparently it does, It does look like that. I I will make that, uh, uh, motion to amend.

  48. Unknown speaker1:45:12speaker not certain

      No, you're approving, I'm approving the, so If you approve this and then someone else can make a motion to amend with amendment two or whatever. Yeah. Amend two. I'll move the motion. Or I'll move. So I have approved it. It should now, it should be on the system.

  49. Committee chair (presiding)1:45:25

      Will, you may represent a Chair Hawkins makes a motion to adopt amendment Two. Adopt amendment two. That's on the system in Representative Cutler's name. Any discussion to that motion?

  50. Unknown speaker1:45:37speaker not certain

      Um, this would be an example of why we shouldn't have to revisit this in five years. I'm just kidding. Not you guys. Just the process. Sorry. You have solved this for a long time. Hopefully.

  51. Committee chair (presiding)1:45:53

      Okay. Rep, uh, rep or chair Hawkins has a motion on the table to approve amendment two. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed? That amendment passes unanimously.

  52. Committee chair (presiding)1:46:05

      And now I would look for another motion.

  53. Rep. Jon Hawkins1:46:09

      I move that we favorably recommend HB 1 92 as amended vehicle inspection fee amendments.

  54. Committee chair (presiding)1:46:20

      It's an order. The motion is to favorably recommend HB 1 92 as amended vehicle inspection fee amendments.

  55. Committee chair (presiding)1:46:30

      Any discussion to that motion? Mr.

  56. Unknown speaker1:46:33speaker not certain

      Ponson? I'll waive. Thank you.

  57. Committee chair (presiding)1:46:34

      Waive All those in favor of the motion to favorably recommend say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed? That passes unanimously.

• Feb 5, 2026 House floor debate▶ Watch
  Transcript (34 turns)

  1. Speaker (presiding)28:28

     House Bill 1 92. Vehicle inspection fee amendments by Representative Shallenberger representative. This bill was heard in Economic Development and Workforce Services with a vote of 9 0 1 Representative Shallenberger.

  2. Rep. David Shallenberger28:39

     Thank you Mr. Speaker. This is more of a, just a small cleanup Bill. If you remember, every year we had to get our cars, uh, have a safety inspection done where they check your blinkers, your headlights, your wipers, the different things of your car. Uh, we have a cap fee on there of $40. We got rid of the safety inspection, the mandatory safety inspection, but we did never, we never got rid of the mandatory $40 fee. So now if you take your car in for, uh, inspection, whether you're just checking the headlights taillights or doing a full bumper to bumper, uh, deep inspection, the most they can charge is $40. This simply eliminates the fee and lets, uh, the market rate decide the rate.

  3. Speaker (presiding)29:23

     Thank you Representative Shallenberger discussion to the bill Representative Hansen.

  4. Rep. Hoang Nguyen29:33

     I rise in support of this bill. It's a good bill. Thank you

  5. Speaker (presiding)29:36

     Representative Hansen. Further discussion to the bill Representative Strong.

  6. Rep. Casey Snider29:42

     And will this speaker or the sponsor yield to a question please? Representative Shallenberger, will you yield?

  7. Rep. David Shallenberger29:48

     Yes. Yes. Representative Strong.

  8. Rep. Mark A. Strong29:50

     Okay. So previously, if somebody came in for an inspection, just, Hey, I'm going on a trip, I need my car inspected, would they could only charge $40 for that. Uh, maximum of $40. Right. Okay. So now currently that's gone and they can charge whatever is appropriate for whatever type of inspection you want.

  9. Rep. David Shallenberger30:13

     Uh, yeah, we added language that they need to post the fee and it has to be disclosed in the, the, in the office so you can see what you're getting. If it's an hourly fee, if 15 minutes, you know what you're getting. If it's gonna take two hours, you know what you're gonna be paying.

  10. Rep. Mark A. Strong30:29

      Okay. And one last question if I could, Mr. Speaker, um, they have to post this fee. I mean, if you're getting a safety inspection similar to what we used to have, I'm assuming, you know, they would post that, but I might take my car in and say, Hey, inspect my vehicle for me. Um, meaning, you know, whatever we'd agree upon, does that have to be posted?

  11. Rep. David Shallenberger30:57

      Not if you just agree on whatever you're agreeing on that have done with your car. You can agree on your own terms with the, the auto dealer.

  12. Rep. Mark A. Strong31:05speaker not certain

      Okay. Or the, the auto station. Yeah. Sounds good. Thank you.

  13. Speaker (presiding)31:11speaker not certain

      Wow, thank you Representative. Strong further discussion of the bill. Representative Acton.

  14. Rep. Cheryl K. Acton31:18

      Thank you. Will the sponsor yield to a couple of questions?

  15. Speaker (presiding)31:21

      Representative Shallenberger will yield to a series of questions.

  16. Rep. David Shallenberger31:24

      Yes, yes. Representative Acton.

  17. Rep. Cheryl K. Acton31:26

      So it sounds like they would, you know, every place might be a different amount. Um, so you might need to shop from place to place to figure out where to get a good deal. But is it anticipated that this will cost more for the consumer?

  18. Rep. David Shallenberger31:43

      No. No. And if I can expand on that just a tiny bit, uh, the emission along the Wasatch front, we still have required emissions annually and those are now dictated by county. So up in, uh, Weber County, they have capped that at $40, I think $40 or $45 per emissions inspection down in Utah County. We just let the market decide and they range anywhere from 30 to $45. So actually less down in Utah County where it's just a free market.

  19. Rep. Cheryl K. Acton32:15speaker not certain

      Okay, thank you Mr. Speaker.

  20. Speaker (presiding)32:17

      Thank you Representative Acton. Further discussion to the bill Representative Christofferson.

  21. Rep. Kay J. Christofferson32:24

      Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So, you know, when we have other services performed, we don't have the government telling us, you know, what the price of our brakes are gonna be, what the price of changing tires gonna be. I think, you know, without the safety inspection program, I think it's time to just let the market drive those decisions and those market forces could drive the prices down. Some people might wanna do that and some places it might be high. So it's up to the, up to us as consumers to, to go where we want to go. And if we want to go to, uh, get a lower price, uh, then we'll go to those places and it'll drive the prices at the market rate. And I think this is a great bill, so I support it. Thank you.

  22. Speaker (presiding)33:17

      Thank you Representative Christofferson. Further discussion to the bill representative Tom Peterson.

  23. Rep. Thomas W. Peterson33:23

      Thank you. Mr. Speaker will sponsor yield Representative Shallenberger, will you yield?

  24. Rep. David Shallenberger33:27

      Yes, yes. Representative

  25. Rep. Thomas W. Peterson33:29

      Peterson. Thank you. Uh, I have a question. I've, I'm not sure if we require any safety inspections anymore, and I'm just curious. Uh, last year when we went on a trip, I took my car to a dealership and asked them to do a pre look over pre-trip. They called it a pre-trip inspection. I think it was $150. It wasn't a safety inspection. So I'm just curious if this would affect, uh, that and, and, and do, if it would hurt dealerships to do those pre-trip safety inspections. I have no idea what a pre-trip safety inspection consists of.

  26. Rep. David Shallenberger34:06

      So, good, good question.

  27. Rep. Thomas W. Peterson34:08

      I I guess that's why I have some hesitation with this bill. Is it, I don't, I guess maybe another question is, do we have, do we require safety inspections? In the state of Utah?

  28. Rep. David Shallenberger34:21

      Uh, safety inspections are required in three circumstances. If you're bringing like a four wheeler side by side, trying to get it street worthy, so putting tail lights on it, uh, a shop needs to confirm that it actually is street worthy. If you're building a custom kit car confirming that it's actually road worthy or salvaged titles, uh, getting those back on the road confirming that those would be, uh, highway safe. And I've checked with, uh, the tax commission we have, last year we had 3.5 million cars registered in the state of Utah, and approximately 1%, so around 35,000 of those were salvaged titles. So the only ones that are required out of that, that need a safety inspection. And that also is actually a problem because the salvage titles for $35, you're getting like a 15 minute inspection. And the salvage title might be an engine rebuild, it might be a, uh, a bumper, it might be axles, it might be a lot of stuff. And for 15 minutes, which is what you're gonna get for $35 is it might need more. If you're doing a pre-trip inspection or just checking the headlights or taillights, then that would be significantly shorter and might actually require 15 minutes rather than a deeper dive bumper to bumper inspection. So for 90% of the cars, we don't require anything.

  29. Rep. Thomas W. Peterson35:42

      Thank you Mr. Speaker. I think with that being said, I would like to agree with representative, the good representative from Utah County, and that I think the free market should drive this. And while I appreciate what the sponsors trying to do, I think the further requirements we're putting in are kind of prohibitive. So I'd like to see us just eliminate the section and not add anything. And then for that, I think I'm gonna vote against what we're doing, uh, and hope that maybe we can just get rid of the requirement altogether.

  30. Speaker (presiding)36:13

      Thank you, Representative Peterson, back to your Representative Shallenberger for summation.

  31. Rep. David Shallenberger36:18

      Thank you. And, uh, as Representative Hansen, uh, excitedly pointed out, this is one of the few circumstances we're getting government out of the way, uh, for businesses instead of putting further restrictions on them. And, uh, I'm excited for that also.

  32. Speaker (presiding)36:33

      Thank you Representative Shallenberger voting will now be open on HB one 90 2:00 AM Kohler, would you like to vote? Seeing all present, having voted voting is now closed.

  33. Speaker (presiding)38:00

      HB 1 92 passes this body with 40 yes votes, 31 no votes will be sent to the Senate for its consideration.

  34. Unknown speaker38:06speaker not certain

      Madam meeting Clerk

• Feb 12, 2026 Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee▶ Watch
  Transcript (20 turns)

  1. Committee chair1:06:56

     I'll call house Bill one ninety two. Vehicle inspection fee amendments. Go ahead.

  2. Rep. David Shallenberger1:07:00

     Thank you. Thank you for letting me, uh, come before you today. And house Bill 1 92. This is more of just a cleanup bill. If you remember back five plus years ago, we had to go get our car safety inspection every year. They'd check your blinkers, your headlights, your taillights, and then we stopped doing that. And, uh, just Uintah a different method. But they're still in the books that require a mandatory safety inspection fee of $40. So if you're buying a new car or something like that, you take it in no matter what the inspection is gonna cover. Uh, they can only charge $40. It might be bumper to bumper transmission axles, engine checks, anything. The state only requires $40. So, um, talking to a few of the auto shops that are out there, the car shops, uh, some of them are completely getting rid of their safety inspection licenses because it's a loss leader for them. So they're leaving the market, good people are leaving the market. And so they've asked if we could remove the cap and just let them charge a market fee. And people have to know beforehand what they would pay, just like a regular shop. But, um, if you're, if it's gonna be a small safety inspection, then it's gonna be a small fee. If it's gonna be bumper to bumper, very deep and thorough, it might be an hourly fee. But that's all. It just removes the state mandatory fee and lets them charge a market rate. Thank you. Yeah, That Concludes your presentation. That concludes my presentation.

  3. Unknown speaker1:08:24speaker not certain

     Senator Vickers, I'm for free market, but I'm concerned that there'd be some bad actors that would overcharge for that. Are you, I don't know if, I guess we talk about safety inspection. I guess I can. I don't know. It concerns me. Yeah.

  4. Sen. Evan J. Vickers1:08:51

     May I respond to? Go ahead. Thank you. Uh, chair. Um, I think one market study that's out there now along the Wasatch front, we, uh, our counties still have mandatory admissions checks every year. I don't know, I'm not sure about Washington County, but no, they don't. Along the Wasatch front we do. Um, and in Weber County, they have a cap. They have a mandatory cap that's $40 is what you can, you can't charge more than $40. In Utah County where I'm from, there's no cap. It's just market rate. So it's just whatever it is. So is what's happened is up in Weber, everybody's charging $40 every time down in Utah County, it ranges from $30 up to 40. But it's, it's actually lower than what just the cap is. Um, maybe It's okay. I, Well, yeah. And just, that's just the market rate. There might be an occasional outlier where someone has a bad experience and, uh, that's why we have the, uh, consumer don't go back consumer protection or word spreads or something. But they won't be in business very long, I'd think. But good, good. Can appreciate that.

  5. Committee chair1:09:55

     Thank you. Senator Kwan.

  6. Sen. Karen Kwan1:09:57

     Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, I don't remember why I actually thought that we did away with safety checks. And I don't remember why we Uintah caps. Do you know that history? But we just never removed the caps. The, those caps were there. Even when we were doing the safety inspections, we got rid of the inspections, but didn't do this. The cap stayed. The cap stayed. The cap stayed with the, I thought we got rid of the safety inspection. So I am concerned about whether or not people are going to understand, like, I mean, 'cause I, I don't know that I would understand what is, you know, a, a lower cost safety check and what is a higher, higher cost. I'm concerned that, am I going to get charged for a higher one? You know, am I, are they gonna upsell me? 'cause I don't know. The difference is, is this something that I don't, I mean, that's a concern with any visit to the, any car lot or anything. Right? You go in there and you hope you're getting a good experience. So this would be just, it's the market. Yeah. So I, I mean, I don't have a, If there's a cap, there's a cap, then I know right? But because we're only talking about changing it from a cap to no cap, right?

  7. Rep. David Shallenberger1:11:13

     Right. Yeah. Just the market fee.

  8. Sen. Karen Kwan1:11:15

     And then one person had a concern. There's like, I would like them to actually put the, what their rate is somewhere in the office, so I know what I'm getting into.

  9. Rep. David Shallenberger1:11:23

     Okay. Before they actually do the work and then say, you owe me $40. What's that? 40? Your bill. Yeah, that was the first substitute in there was disclosure.

  10. Sen. Karen Kwan1:11:34

      Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just, I I think it's might be more that confusing than Makes me feel better Than not, but thank you.

  11. Unknown speaker1:11:42speaker not certain

      Can I, One question I had Other, I apologize for that, but do we have any data on how many inspections, voluntary inspections are being done as you've looked at this pricing

  12. Rep. David Shallenberger1:11:57speaker not certain

      Model? I've talked to the state tax commission and they sent me data. They said three and a half million cars were registered last year and roughly 35,000 inspections. So 1% or less. So they Actually record with the tax commission. Well, it's get, because they charge a safety something. I don't know. It gets recorded out. It gets recorded as a safety fee. Yeah.

  13. Unknown speaker1:12:16speaker not certain

      Okay. Got It. Yeah.

  14. Rep. David Shallenberger1:12:18speaker not certain

      And, and there are still a few vehicles that we do require to have a safety Right. Inspection on. So Yeah, I know. You know, anyway. Yeah, but there's not a lot anymore, right?

  15. Unknown speaker1:12:31speaker not certain

      No. Okay. All right.

  16. Committee chair1:12:33

      Uh, that exhausts the questions from the committee. Is there anyone from the public wishing to address this bill? Seeing nothing, hearing nothing, we'll come back to the committee. Senator Winterton,

  17. Sen. Ronald M. Winterton1:12:52

      I'd make the motion that we favorably recommend house bill 1 92.

  18. Committee chair1:12:56

      Okay. Discussion. That motion. Seeing none represented for summation. I'll

  19. Rep. David Shallenberger1:13:02

      Waive. Thank you,

  20. Committee chair1:13:03

      Senator. I'll waive all in favor. Favorably passing out house Bill 1 92 to the floor with a favorable recommendation. Say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Okay. That'll pass four to one. Senator Kwan being the NA vote. Thank you. Thank You. Thank you for your time.

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  1. Sen. Wayne A. Harper1:14:27

     Thank you. A number of years ago, uh, the legislature repealed the, uh, safety and inspection program. However, it kept a requirement for salvage vehicles, street legal ATVs and kit cars to still be safety inspected before going on the road. Um, we left in a fee cap from that's been in there for over 10, probably 12 years. What this bill does remove that inspection fee cap. So someone needs to do that. They can work with the, uh, inspection station and uh, shop around for the best rate.

  2. Senate President (presiding)1:15:03

     Thank you Senator. Looking for discussion? Saying none. I'm gonna go to you for a motion.

  3. Sen. Wayne A. Harper1:15:13speaker not certain

     Thank Good. Move that house. Bill 1 92, be read for a third time. Thank

  4. Senate President (presiding)1:15:17

     You. And the question is, shall house bill 1 92 Be read A third time roll call vote.

  5. Senate clerk1:15:21

     Senator Spry Lewin Brammer Ramer bus Comore. Aye. Escamilla Gilmore. Grover Harper. Aye. Hankins Kinins. Ipson. Aye. Johnson Juab Quan McKay Aye. Mikel Aye. Milner Musselman Owens pitcher Plum Rebe. Aye. Sandal Stevenson Stratton. Yes. Bickers. Aye. Weiler Wilson. Aye. Winterton Lewin Baldy. Aye. Bus President Adams Aye.

  6. Senate President (presiding)1:16:38

     House bill 1 92 Having received 22 yay votes. Zero nay votes. Six being absent. Yeah. Let me recall that House Bill one ninety two. Having received 22 yay votes one nay vote six being absent passes his body. Let me make sure. House bill 1 92. Having received 22 yay votes. One nay vote. Six Being absent shall be read A third time.

  7. Senate President (presiding)1:18:13

     First substitute house bill 1 43 Per substitute house bill 1 43 Special education amendments. Senator Balderree. Senator Balderree.

  8. Sen. Stephanie Balderree1:18:25

     Thank you Mr. President. This bill came directly from special education parents

• Feb 20, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ Watch
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  1. Unknown speaker32:40speaker not certain

     Senator Vickers. Baldy. Lewin Aye. Brammer bus Cullimore. Escamilla. Aye. Fillmore Grover. Harper. Aye. Hankins Ipson Aye. Johnson k Juab McKay. Mikel. Aye. Milner Musselman Owens Aye. Pitcher Plum rebe sandal. Aye. Stevenson, You got a gotta pop up to say that Stickers. Weiler Wilson Winterton.

  2. Unknown speaker33:30speaker not certain

     President Adams. Hold on. Aye.

  3. Sen. J. Stuart Adams (presiding)33:48

     House Bill 1 92, having received 24 a votes. Zero na day votes five being absent passes his body will be signed by the president. Return to the house for the signature of the speaker.

  4. Unknown speaker34:06speaker not certain

     Senator Baldry, President this, Hold on.

  5. Sen. J. Stuart Adams (presiding)34:12

     Go ahead. Senator Balder.

  6. Sen. Chris H. Wilson34:13speaker not certain

     Thank you, Mr. President.