HB 134 Utah House · 2025 General Session

Food Cart Amendments

HB 134 clarifies that food cart vendors may move their carts using an electric assisted bicycle, removing previous ambiguity in Utah law. This change directly affects food cart operators by expanding their mobility options without requiring motorized vehicles. The bill amends Utah Code Section 11-56-102 to explicitly include carts pulled by electric assisted bicycles in the definition of "food cart." The amendment takes effect on May 7, 2025, and does not appropriate new funding.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed Mar 20, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 1 edit · Mar 20, 2025

MINOR

This bill clarifies that food carts in Utah can be pulled by electric assisted bicycles, expanding mobility options for food cart vendors. The change updates the legal definition of a food cart to explicitly include this method of transport, ensuring vendors can operate more flexibly without needing to reclassify their vehicles as motorized.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of what qualifies as a food cart by adding electric assisted bicycles as an acceptable means of pulling the cart, while maintaining that the cart itself remains non-motorized.

DEFINITION

Added language to the food cart definition stating it includes a cart pulled by an electric assisted bicycle as defined in Section 41-6a-102.

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How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Mar 20, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Signed

executive

Feb 28, 2025

Legislature · Passed

House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

legislature

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

lower

Feb 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate/ passed 3rd reading

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate/ committee report favorable

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Senate/ to standing committee

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Introduced

Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

House/ passed 3rd reading

upper

Jan 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

House/ committee report favorable

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Committee

House/ to standing committee

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor