Utah Inoperable Vehicle Bill
Wednesday, January 30, 2008


SEMA model legislation (H.B. 147) has been introduced in the Utah State Legislature by Representative Neal Hendrickson (nhendrickson@utah.gov) that would exempt certain owners or occupants of land in a municipality from ordinances or land use regulations that prevent automobile collectors from pursuing their hobby.  Junked, wrecked or inoperable vehicles, including parts cars, stored on private property would only need to be maintained out of ordinary public view.

We Urge You to Contact All Members of the House Rules Committee (List Attached Below) Immediately to Request Their Support for H.B. 147

  • H.B. 147 defines automobile collector as a person who collects and restores collectible vehicles whether as a hobby or a profession.

  • H.B. 147 provides safeguards for hobbyists to work on collector vehicles on private property.

  • H.B. 147 establishes reasonable provisions that vehicles be located out of ordinary public view by means of fencing, trees, shrubbery, barriers, etc.

  • H.B. 147 demonstrates a real effort by legislators and hobbyists to enact reasonable and fair compromise legislation.

Please contact members of the Utah House Rules Committee immediately by phone or e-mail to request their support of H.B. 147. 

Please e-mail a copy of your letter to stevem@sema.org.  Thank you for your assistance.


House Rules Committee

Representative Jackie Biskupski
Phone: 801/538-1029
Email: jbiskupski@utah.gov

Representative James Dunnigan
Phone: 801/538-1280
Email: jdunnigan@utah.gov

Representative Kevin Garn
Phone: 801/776-0232
Email: kgarn@utah.gov

Representative Neal Hendrickson
Phone: 801/969-8920
Email: nhendrickson@utah.gov

Representative Gregory Hughes
Phone: 801/548-2922
Email: greghughes@utah.gov

Representative Michael Morley
Phone: 801/636-0296
Email: mikemorley@utah.gov

Representative Stephen Urquhart
Phone: 801/656-4424
Email: surquhart@utah.com

Representative Mark Walker
Phone: 801/541-0273
Email: mwalker@utah.gov

If you are experiencing any difficulty in contacting your legislators, please contact Rory Carroll, Hagerty Plus Legislative Resource Director, at Advocacy@hagerty.com or 888-310-8020.

Please e-mail a copy of your letters to us at Advocacy@hagerty.com or fax: 231-932-6887.

Thank you for your commitment to the future of the collector vehicle hobby.

Sincerely,

McKeel Hagerty