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State Government / Utah / Legislation / SB 157

SB 157Session 2026SenatePassed a vote

New Motorboat Distributor Act

Official source overview

This bill enacts the New Motorboat Distributor Act.

Published by Utah State Legislature for S.B. 157 S2. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 7, 2026

Senate/ filed

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 19, 2026
Latest passage
Feb 24, 2026
Key provisionsTopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

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What the bill would do

These points come from the Utah Legislature’s published bill overview.

  • defines terms;
  • grants the executive director of the Department of Commerce authority to administer and enforce the chapter and conduct adjudicative proceedings, issue cease-and-desist orders, and impose administrative fines of up to $1,000 per day for violations;
  • prohibits certain coercive, unfair, or inequitable business practices by motorboat distributors;
  • establishes standards governing the sale, transfer, and succession of motorboat dealerships;
  • restricts termination, nonrenewal, relocation, or establishment of a motorboat dealership without good cause, notice, and opportunity for administrative review;
  • establishes evidentiary standards for determining good cause;
  • requires a distributor to provide written warranty, recall, and service policies and to reimburse a dealership;
  • requires a distributor to compensate a dealership for incidental labor, administrative tasks, and on-water testing related to warranty and recall repairs;
  • requires a distributor, upon termination or discontinuance, to repurchase certain inventory, parts, tools, equipment, signs, and related property;
  • provides a private right of action for a violation of the chapter;
  • governs changes in distribution plans;
  • recognizes and limits sub-distributee agreements; and
  • repeals the Motorboat Agreements Act.
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Topics and classification

Civixly topics

TransportationBusiness & Economy

Source subjects

BoatingBusinessCommerce and TradeFranchisesTransportation

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorWilson, Chris H.
cosponsorEliason, Steve

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

View full action timeline36 actions⌄
  1. Mar 7, 2026

    Senate/ filed

    FilingSenate
  2. Mar 7, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  3. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  4. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ strike enacting clause

    House
  5. Feb 24, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  6. Feb 24, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  7. Feb 24, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  8. Feb 24, 2026

    Senate/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageHouse
  9. Feb 24, 2026

    Senate/ 3rd reading

    Senate
  10. Feb 24, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0157S02

    Utah State Legislature
  11. Feb 24, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0157S02

    Utah State Legislature
  12. Feb 23, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd reading

    Reading 2Senate
  13. Feb 23, 2026

    Senate/ substituted

    Senate
  14. Feb 23, 2026

    Senate/ uncircled

    Senate
  15. Feb 20, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0157S02

    Utah State Legislature
  16. Feb 20, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0157S02

    Utah State Legislature
  17. Feb 20, 2026

    Senate/ circled

    Senate
  18. Feb 20, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd reading

    Senate
  19. Feb 4, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  20. Feb 4, 2026

    Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

    Senate
  21. Feb 4, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0157S01

    Utah State Legislature
  22. Feb 4, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0157S01

    Utah State Legislature
  23. Feb 3, 2026

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  24. Feb 3, 2026

    Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

    SubstitutionSenate
  25. Feb 2, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0157S01

    Utah State Legislature
  26. Feb 2, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0157S01

    Utah State Legislature
  27. Jan 26, 2026

    Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptSenate
  28. Jan 23, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0157

    Utah State Legislature
  29. Jan 22, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0157

    Utah State Legislature
  30. Jan 21, 2026

    Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  31. Jan 20, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  32. Jan 20, 2026

    Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptSenate
  33. Jan 19, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0157

    Utah State Legislature
  34. Jan 19, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0157

    Utah State Legislature
  35. Jan 19, 2026

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  36. Jan 19, 2026

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

    Utah State Legislature

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Bill overview text and highlighted provisions are published by the Utah State Legislature and are not rewritten by Civixly.

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Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.