Legislative Tracking 2023

Prime Sponsor
Rep. Brian King

Position
M

Status
House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules (3/1/23)

Comments
This bill: 
▸     defines terms; and
▸     prohibits courts from enforcing agreements to waive or limit liability for punitive damages.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Walt Brooks

Position
M

Status
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared (3/2/23)

Comments
This bill:
▸     defines terms;
▸     makes it unlawful for a place of public accommodation to discriminate against an individual based on the individual's immunity status;
▸     with certain exceptions, prohibits a governmental entity from requiring proof of immunity status;
▸     with certain exceptions, makes it unlawful discrimination for an employer to require proof of immunity status; and
▸     prohibits a governmental entity or employer from requiring an individual to receive a vaccine.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Steve Eliason

Position
M

Status
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (3/2/23)

Comments:

This bill:
▸     provides the circumstances under which a private owner of property used as permanent supportive housing qualifies as a "nonprofit entity" for purposes of the exclusive use property tax exemption.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Nelson Abbott

Position
M

Status
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (1/20/23)

Comments:
This bill:
▸     amends the corporate franchise and income tax rates; and
▸     amends the individual income tax rate.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Cheryl Acton

Position
M

Status
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared (3/2/23)

Comments
This bill: defines terms;
▸     requires the Division of Consumer Protection to establish a system that allows a consumer to report a financial institution's or company's use or creation of a social credit score;
▸     prohibits a governmental entity from using, enforcing, providing data for use in, or otherwise participating in the creation or use of a system that, based on a social credit score, discriminates against, advocates for, or causes adverse or preferential
treatment of a person;
▸     provides rulemaking authority; and
▸     creates reporting requirements.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Marsha Judkins

Position
M

Status
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (3/3/23)

Comments
This bill:
▸     provides that a person may request that a county recorder redact personal information from recorded documents; and
▸     authorizes county recorders to charge a $5 fee for each request to redact personal information from recorded documents.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Marsha Judkins

Position
M

Status
House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (1/31/23)

Comments
This bill: 
▸     varies the amount of wages subject to garnishment based on an individual's annual income as compared to the federal poverty level;
▸     exempts from execution to satisfy a judgment up to $1,000 on deposit in a financial institution;
▸     requires a judgment creditor to send a quarterly statement to a judgment debtor setting forth the payment history of a judgment; and
▸     makes technical and conforming changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Jordan Teuscher

Position
M

Status
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared (3/2/23)

Comments
This bill:
▸     enacts the Decentralized Autonomous Organization Act;
▸     defines terms under the act;
▸     establishes the requirements of a decentralized autonomous organization to be recognized by the state;
▸     establishes the purposes for which a decentralized autonomous organization may be formed; and
▸     establishes the membership requirements and rights of members of decentralized autonomous organizations.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Cheryl Acton

Position
M

Status
Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (2/28/23)

Comments
This bill:
▸     defines terms;
▸     requires a person who offers a contract with an automatic renewal provision to disclose certain information to the consumer regarding the renewal and cancellation of the contract;
▸     requires a person who offers a trial period offer to disclose certain information to the consumer regarding the expiration of the trial period and purchase obligations upon expiration;
▸     authorizes the Division of Consumer Protection (division) to enforce the provisions in this bill;
▸     provides fines and civil penalties for a violation of the provisions in this bill;
▸     requires fines and civil penalties received by the division for a violation of the provisions in this bill to be placed in the Consumer Protection Education and Training Fund;
▸     grants administrative rulemaking authority; and
▸     makes technical and conforming changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Ken Ivory

Position
M

Status
Senate/ to House (3/3/23)

Comments
This bill:
▸     defines terms;
▸     subject to exceptions, prohibits a company from coordinating with another to intentionally destroy certain companies by eliminating the viable options for the companies to obtain a product or service;
▸     allows a person to bring a civil action for injunctive relief or damages for a violation of the prohibition;
▸     requires a court to award attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party in the civil action; and
▸     prohibits a court from reducing damages in the civil action to an amount less than the actual damages.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Jefferson Burton

Position
M

Status
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor (2/16/23)

Comments
This bill:

▸     defines terms;
▸     grants rulemaking authority to the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs;
▸     prohibits interest rates for certain obligations or liabilities in excess of 36% for service members in certain circumstances;
▸     provides to service members certain protections related to an installment contract during certain times of the service member's military service;
▸     allows a service member to petition a court for relief in certain circumstances; and
▸     provides similar protections to dependents of service members.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Ryan Wilcox

Position
M

Status
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (3/3/23)

Comments
This bill: 

▸     allows an individual's lawfully obtained personal information or public data to be used to preview, advertise, or promote the sale of a product, service, or subscription, provided that the use of the personal information or public data does not imply that the individual endorses or approves of the product, service, or subscription.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Kera Birkeland

Position
M

Status
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (3/1/23)

Comments
This bill:
▸     requires consumer credit services organizations to disclose certain information when providing a credit report to a buyer; and
▸     defines terms.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Chris Wilson

Position
M

Status
House/ to Senate (3/3/23)

Comments
This bill:
▸     defines terms;
▸     requires a person who manages or invests funds on behalf of a governmental entity or votes on an ownership share in a governmental entity to consider only certain factors;
▸     creates a rebuttable presumption that a person did not comply with the requirement to consider only certain factors under certain circumstances;
▸     addresses proxy voting requirements within a governmental entity;
▸     requires a governmental entity to compile and publicly provide proxy voting reports; and
▸     makes technical and conforming changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Chris Wilson

Position
M

Status
Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (3/3/23)

Comments
This bill:
▸     defines terms;
▸     subject to exceptions, prohibits a public entity from entering into a contract with a company who engages in certain environmental boycott actions; and
▸     makes technical and conforming changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Scott Sandall

Position
M

Status
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared (3/3/23)

Comments
This bill:

▸     defines terms;
▸     authorizes water conservancy districts to receive grants to provide incentives;
▸     provides conditions on when an owner may receive an incentive;
▸     addresses rulemaking authority;
▸     provides for certain liens upon removal of water efficient landscaping or conditions on incentives; and
▸     makes technical and conforming changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Wayne Harper

Position
M

Status
Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (3/2/23)

Comments

This bill: amends the disclosure requirement for system security breaches;
▸     requires the Division of Technology Services to report certain information regarding consolidation of networks used by governmental entities;
▸     creates the Utah Cyber Center and defines the center's duties;
▸     requires governmental entities in the state to report a breach of system security to the Utah Cyber Center;
▸     amends the duties of the Cybersecurity Commission; and
▸     requires governmental websites to use an authorized top level domain by January 1, 2025.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Kirk Cullimore

Position
M

Status
House/ to Senate (3/3/23)

Comments
This bill:
▸     defines terms;
▸     creates a cause of action for fraudulent transactions that have been committed on a blockchain that has specific technology implemented to allow reversal of transactions;
▸     creates an administrative agency action for fraudulent transactions that have been committed on a blockchain that has specific technology implemented to allow reversal of transactions; and
▸     authorizes the Attorney General's Office to operate a node on a blockchain that allows the Attorney General's Office to reverse a fraudulent transaction on a blockchain.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Curtis Bramble

Position
M

Status

Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules  (3/1/23)

Comments
This bill:
▸     permits a state-chartered bank to sell to another Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured financial institution;
▸     removes the prohibition on a pawn or secondhand business purchasing gift cards.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Todd Weiler

Position
M

Status
House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules (2/28/23)

Comments
This bill:

▸     defines terms;
▸     adds to the type of actions that are considered an unfair claim settlement practice by an insurance adjuster; and
▸     makes technical and conforming changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. J. Stuart Adams

Position
M

Status
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared (3/1/23)

Comments

This bill:
▸     defines terms;
▸     creates the First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program (program) within the Utah Housing Corporation;
▸     provides for the Utah Housing Corporation to use program funds to assist first-time homebuyers in purchasing certain housing;
▸     limits the use of program funds for payment of certain costs associated with the purchase of housing;
▸     provides for a first-time homebuyer's repayment of program funds in certain circumstances;
▸     requires the Utah Housing Corporation to make rules to administer the program;
▸     allows the Utah Housing Corporation to use a certain amount of program funds on administration; and
▸     requires the Utah Housing Corporation to report annually to the Legislature on program disbursements.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Kathleen Riebe

Position
M

Status
Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (2/22/23)

Comments
This bill:

▸     prohibits an employer from discriminating between employees on the basis of sex by paying an employee of one sex a wage rate that is less than the wage rate paid to an employee of a different sex for substantially similar work (wage discrimination);
▸     prohibits an employer from:
              •     seeking wage history or relying on wage history in determining wage rates; and
              •     retaliating against an employee or prospective employee for certain actions, including failing                        to disclose wage history, invoking provisions related to wage discrimination, or assisting in                            the enforcement of provisions prohibiting wage discrimination;
▸     provides a private right of action for aggrieved employees with a one-year statute of limitations;
▸     provides rulemaking authority; and
▸     defines terms.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Daniel McCay

Position
M

Status
House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules (2/28/23)

Comments
 This joint resolution of the Legislature proposes to amend the Utah Constitution to modify provisions relating to property tax and real estate.

This resolution proposes to amend the Utah Constitution to:
▸     require that 45% of the fair market value of residential property be exempt from property tax;
▸     permit the exemption of greater than 45% of the fair market value of residential property to be exempt from property tax; and
▸     prohibit the State, or a political subdivision of the State, from imposing a tax on the transfer of real property.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Chris Wilson

Position
M

Status
House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (2/28/23)

Comments
 This resolution:
▸     highlights how ESG investing harms consumers and investors;
▸     supports the state treasurer, attorney general, state auditor, and state agencies in opposing ESG investing;
▸     identifies the coordinated pressure campaigns from financial institutions and regulatory bodies; and
▸     calls upon Utah to defend consumers and investors from the harms of ESG investing.

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