Legislative Tracking 2025

Prime Sponsor
Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox

Position
M

Status
House/ 2nd reading (2/4/2025)

Comments

This bill:
▸amends the enhancement for offenses committed in concert with three or more persons or in relation to a criminal street gang;

▸amends certain theft, retail theft, and prostitution sentencing enhancements to include prior convictions in other state, federal, or military courts;

▸clarifies that in sentencing for an offense related to retail theft, the value of the stolen item is determined by the item's retail value;

▸amends the offense of sexual extortion;

▸adds offenses that may be charged as part of a pattern of unlawful activity;

▸increases the fine for an individual who is convicted of the offense of patronizing a prostitute;

▸increases penalties for an individual who:

•acts to bring a minor into a criminal street gang in certain circumstances; and

•acts to intimidate a minor into remaining in a criminal street gang in certain circumstances;

▸includes coordination clauses to coordinate changes between this bill, H.B. 21, Criminal Code Recodification and Cross References, and H.B. 22, Prostitution Offense Amendments; and

▸makes technical and conforming changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Ken Ivory

Position
M

Status
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (2/4/2025)

Comments
This bill:
▸allows the state treasurer to deduct administrative costs for investing in precious metals from earnings generated by the investments in certain funds; and

▸makes technical changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Michael J. Petersen

Position
A

Status
 House/ held (2/10/2025)

Comments:
This bill:
▸removes a provision that exempts a corporation from reporting a campaign expenditure if a reporting entity that receives the expenditure is required to report receipt of the expenditure.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Paul A. Cutler

Position
M

Status
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (2/7/2025)

Comments
This bill: 
▸amends the criminal offense of defrauding of creditors to increase the penalty for the offense based on the value of the fraud; and

▸makes technical and conforming changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion

Position
S

Status
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (2/7/2025)

Comments:
This bill: 
▸defines terms;

▸provides the Division of Real Estate authority to issue a citation to a person transacting residential mortgage loans that violates trigger lead standards; 

▸provides conditions where the use of information derived from a consumer report to solicit a consumer is prohibited; and

▸makes technical and conforming changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. R. Neil Walter

Position
M

Status
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (2/5/2025)

Comments
This bill: 
 ▸ excludes governing documents or a reinvestment fee covenant from the definition of a deed.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Tyler Clancy

Position
O

Status
House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (1/21/2025)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;

▸prohibits an institutional investor from purchasing a single-family home in this state; and

▸provides that an institutional investor that does purchase a single-family home in this state must alienate that home within one year of purchasing the home.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion

Position
O

Status
House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (1/21/2025)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;

▸requires a purchaser to sign an affidavit of intent to occupy when buying a single-family

home within the first 30 days the single-family home is on the market, unless the seller incurs an exigent circumstance;

▸requires that a purchaser record an affidavit of intent to occupy with a county recorder; and

▸prohibits the bulk sale of foreclosed single-family homes.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher

Position
M

Status
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (2/7/2025)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;

▸authorizes the state treasurer to invest certain public funds in qualifying digital assets;

▸establishes requirements for the custody and management of digital assets;

▸creates regulatory requirements for stablecoin investments; and

▸authorizes the state treasurer to engage in staking and lending of digital assets under specified conditions.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. A. Cory Maloy

Position
M

Status
House Comm - Not Considered (2/5/2025)

Comments
This bill:
▸ defines terms;

▸ enacts provisions related to earned wage access services, including provider registration and renewal;

▸provides conditions for an earned wage access service provider to be exempt from state lender, money transmission, or debt collection requirements;

▸directs the Division of Consumer Protection to administer and enforce the Earned Wage Access Services Act; and

▸makes technical and conforming changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Stephanie Gricius

Position
A

Status
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (2/10/2025)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;

▸requires customers requesting an international money transmission from a licensed money transmitter to pay a fee on the transaction unless the customer presents valid identification;

▸requires money transmitters to remit fee revenue to the Department of Financial Institutions on a quarterly basis and post a notice regarding the fee;

▸provides for the deposit and use of fee revenue;

▸authorizes the Commissioner of Financial Institutions to make rules to administer the fee and impose penalties on a money transmitter for failing to comply with the fee requirements;

▸enacts a nonrefundable income tax credit for individuals who pay the international money transmission fee equal to the aggregate amount of fees paid during the taxable year; and

▸makes technical changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Ken Ivory

Position
M

Status
House/ 2nd reading (2/6/2025)

Comments
This bill:
▸extends and adds a sunset date to the state treasurer's precious metals study requirement;

▸requires the state treasurer to develop and issue a request for proposals for a precious metals-backed electronic payment system;

▸establishes requirements for the request for proposals;

▸requires the state treasurer to evaluate proposals; and

▸requires annual reporting to the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Thomas W. Peterson

Position
M

Status
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (2/4/2025)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;

▸enacts a nonrefundable income tax credit for individuals who make charitable contributions to nonprofit organizations engaged in affordable housing;

▸requires a claimant to obtain certification from each organization to which a charitable contribution is made; and

▸provides for apportionment of the tax credit for nonresidents and part-year residents.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher

Position
M

Status
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (2/10/2025)

Comments
This bill:
▸codifies the types of modifications that may be made to a mortgage loan that will not materially prejudice interest holders; and

▸contains safe harbor provisions for mortgage modifications that do not materially prejudice the holders of a junior interest.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Ken Ivory

Position
M

Status
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (2/10/2025)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;

▸prohibits a franchisor from requiring a franchisee to open on a religious holiday or day of worship when doing so conflicts with the franchisee's sincerely held religious belief;

▸provides exceptions under which a franchisor may require a franchisee to open when doing so may conflict with the franchisee's sincerely held religious belief;

▸provides a remedy for a franchisee if the franchisor violates the prohibition without an exception; and

▸provides a civil penalty for a franchisor that violates the prohibition without an exception.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Stephanie Pitcher

Position
M

Status
House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (2/7/2025)

Comments
This bill:
▸establishes prohibitions on what information an consumer reporting agency may provide;

▸provides exceptions to the prohibitions on what information an consumer reporting agency may provide; and

▸makes technical changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Daniel McCay

Position
M

Status
Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (1/21/2025)

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

▸amends the individual income tax rate.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Todd Weiler

Position
M

Status
House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (2/10/2025)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;

▸requires app store providers to:

•verify user ages;

•obtain parental consent for minor accounts;

•notify users and parents of significant changes;

•share age and consent data with developers; and

•protect age verification data;

▸prohibits app store providers from:

•enforcing contracts against minors without parental consent; and

•misrepresenting parental content disclosures;

▸requires developers to:

• verify age and consent status through app stores; and

•notify app stores of significant changes;

▸prohibits developers from:

•enforcing contracts against minors without verified parental consent; and

•misrepresenting parental content disclosures;

▸designates violations of certain provisions as deceptive trade practices;

▸requires the Division of Consumer Protection to establish standards for age verification methods;

▸creates a private right of action for parents of harmed minors;

▸provides a safe harbor for compliant developers; and

▸includes a severability clause.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Michael K. McKell

Position
M

Status
Senate/ to standing committee (2/5/2025)

Comments
This bill:
▸grants rulemaking authority to the State Tax Commission to establish the sales to include in the sales factor fraction for financial institutions; and

▸provides that sales from Utah investment and trading activities of financial institutions are not sourced to Utah.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore

Position
M

Status
Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (2/7/2025)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;

▸requires certain disclosures when generative artificial intelligence is used in consumer transactions and regulated services;

▸establishes liability for violations of consumer protection laws involving artificial intelligence;

▸provides a safe harbor for certain disclosures;

▸grants rulemaking and enforcement authority to the Division of Consumer Protection; and

▸establishes penalties for violations

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