Prime Sponsor
Rep. Tyler Clancy

Position
M

Status
Senate/ to standing committee (1/23/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸prohibits hidden fees by requiring the clear and conspicuous disclosure of the total price in an offer or an advertisement for a product;
▸directs the Division of Consumer Protection to administer and enforce the chapter; and
▸grants the Division of Consumer Protection the power to impose a fine and seek court relief.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox

Position
M

Status
House/ 1st reading (Introduced), (1/20/2026)

Comments
This bill: 
▸requires specialized cryptocurrency investigation training for designated officers;
▸requires prosecuting agencies to certify at least one employee as a digital asset specialist;
▸requires local law enforcement agencies to report cryptocurrency investigation data to the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (commission);
▸requires the commission to provide annual summary reports to the Legislature;
▸requires licensing and registration for virtual currency kiosk operators;
▸establishes consumer protection requirements for virtual currency kiosks, including transaction limits, fee restrictions, disclosure requirements, and fraud prevention warnings;
▸provides enforcement authority to the commissioner and the attorney general, including administrative penalties, license sanctions, and civil actions for violations of virtual currency kiosk regulations;
▸provides for legislative sunset review of cryptocurrency investigation reporting requirements; and
▸makes technical and conforming changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Stephanie Gricius

Position
M

Status
House/ 2nd reading (1/30/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;
▸imposes a tax on international money transmissions on or after a certain date;
▸exempts an international money transmission from the tax if the customer requesting the transaction presents valid identification;
▸requires the tax to be stated separately on an invoice or receipt;
▸requires licensed money transmitters to remit collected taxes quarterly and report annually to the State Tax Commission;
▸provides for the State Tax Commission's administration of the tax;
▸enacts a nonrefundable income tax credit for individuals who pay the tax;
▸requires the commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions to annually provide a list of each licensed money transmitter to the State Tax Commission; and
▸makes technical change.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Trevor Lee

Position
M

Status
House/ 1st reading (Introduced), (1/20/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸prohibits an entity from receiving a government contract or a state grant if:

• the entity participates in a political campaign;
• the entity devotes more than an insubstantial part of the entity's activities to attempting to influence legislation; or
• the entity's primary objective can only be attained by legislative action or inaction and the entity advocates for that action or inaction;

▸prohibits a current or prospective government contractor or a current or prospective state grant recipient from making a contribution to a political entity or to another person for a political purpose; and
▸provides enforcement of the provisions in this bill.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Anthony E. Loubet

Position
M

Status
House/ to standing committee (1/28/2026)

Comments:
This bill:
▸reorganizes and renumbers the sections of Title 7, Chapter 5, Trust Business;
▸exempts a person acting as a trust director from the definition of trust business;
▸prohibits a person acting as a trust director from engaging in trust business;
▸exempts from the definition of trust business an attorney or certified public accountant that engages in fiduciary services that are incident to the attorney's or certified public accountant's business; 
▸makes technical changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Ken Ivory

Position
M

Status
House/ 2nd reading (1/30/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸requires the state treasurer to complete a precious metals study for two additional years;
▸requires the state treasurer to issue one or more requests for proposals for the creation and operation of a precious metals-backed electronic payment system;
▸establishes requirements for the metals-backed electronic payment system; and
▸requires the state treasurer to annually report to the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee regarding the precious metals-backed electronic payment system.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher

Position
M

Status
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (1/28/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;
▸establishes scope provisions, and eligibility requirements for assignors, assignees, and assignment agreements, including independence standards and fiduciary duties for assignees;
▸establishes the legal effect of an assignment, filing and recording requirements, creditor notification procedures, and mandatory duties of both an assignor and an assignee throughout the administration of the assignment estate;
▸establishes a process for submitting, allowing, disputing, and disallowing a creditor claim;
▸establishes a comprehensive priority scheme for distributions from the assignment estate;
▸grants an assignee defined powers to operate businesses, dispose of assets, pursue and defend claims, avoid certain transfers, and wind up the assignment, subject to fiduciary obligations and judicial oversight;
▸addresses liability standards, assignee removal and replacement, final accounting and discharge, interstate recognition of assignments, and limits on contractual variation to ensure uniform application; and
▸repeals the existing assignment for benefit of creditors code.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Ronald M. Winterton

Position
M

Status
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (2/3/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸permits a state institution of higher education or a local education agency to pass on to a person making an electronic payment the fee charged by a credit card company or a processing agent for processing the electronic payment.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Todd Weiler

Position
M

Status
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (1/29/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸allows an individual subject to collection of an unsecured debt to exempt:

• an unused amount of the homestead exemption in certain circumstances; and
• any federal or state income tax refund attributed to an earned income tax credit or child tax credit; and

▸makes technical and conforming changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Jen Plumb

Position
M

Status
Senate/ to standing committee (1/21/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸addresses the value of a motor vehicle exemption for purposes of collecting an unsecured debt; and
▸allows an individual to exempt from collection of an unsecured debt a motor vehicle equipped or modified to accommodate a disability of the individual or the individual's dependent under certain circumstances.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Brady Brammer

Position
M

Status
Senate Comm - Not Considered (1/29/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;
▸prohibits unfair treatment, by creditors or credit reporting agencies, based on a person's religion or other irrelevant characteristics;
▸provides for administrative and legal enforcement of the provisions described in the preceding paragraph;
▸prohibits unfair treatment by an insurer based on a person's religion or other irrelevant characteristics;
▸provides for enforcement of the provisions described in the preceding paragraph;
▸requires a local education agency to establish a policy granting an excused absence from school for a student to observe a religious holiday or attend religious instruction;
▸requires a state institution of higher education to reasonably accommodate an individual's religious beliefs, faith, or conscience in relation to:

• the state institution's admission process;
• a student's attendance in class;
• the scheduling of an examination or academic requirement; or
• participation in a specific academic requirement; and

▸makes technical and conforming changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Brady Brammer

Position
M

Status
2/3/2026, Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;
▸clarifies that a creditor may not charge a prepayment penalty and removes the existing exception;
▸clarifies that the debtor is not entitled to a third party rebate unless the creditor becomes entitled to a rebate result from the prepayment; and
▸makes technical and conforming changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Matthew H. Gwynn

Position
M

Status
House/ to standing committee (2/2/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;
▸prohibits an employer from requiring an individual to pay for a medical examination;
▸prohibits an employer from using reimbursement to cover the cost of a medical examination;
▸provides a mechanism for enforcement;
▸grants rulemaking authority to the Labor Commission; and
▸makes technical and conforming changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Tyler Clancy

Position
M

Status
House/ to standing committee (1/22/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;
▸prohibits an employer from enforcing a non-compete agreement against an employee under certain conditions;
▸prohibits a person from enforcing a non-compete agreement against an independent contractor;
▸prohibits an employer from enforcing a non-compete agreement if the non-compete agreement restricts an employee's ability to work within 25 miles of a geographic location;
▸requires that an employer presenting an employee with an offer of employment include with the offer of employment a non-compete agreement if the employer intends to enter into a non-compete agreement with the employee;
▸imposes requirements on an employer presenting an employee with a non-compete agreement;
▸requires that an employer give an employee advance notice of a non-compete agreement;
▸makes void a non-compete agreement under certain conditions;
▸provides that a person that fails to comply with provisions that this bill enacts may not enforce a non-compete agreement;
▸authorizes the Labor Commission to investigate and issue a fee for violating provisions relating to non-compete agreements;
▸grants a right of action to an individual against a person that attempts to enforce an unlawful non-compete agreement; and
▸makes technical changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Calvin R. Musselman

Position
M

Status
Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (1/15/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;
▸modifies requirements for providing satisfactory evidence of identity;
▸when an existing notary commission is renewed, or when a new notary commission is obtained:

• implements a requirement for the notary to keep a notary journal; and
• modifies requirements for the content of a notary journal;

▸modifies requirements relating to the retention of a journal or an electronic recording relating to the journal of a remote notary;
▸provides that a notary journal or an electronic recording relating to a notary journal are not records under the Government Records Access and Management Act;
▸describes the circumstances under which a notary journal may be inspected;
▸makes it a crime to, without legal authority, use, forge, or take certain other actions in relation to a notarization, a notary journal, an official seal, or other items relating to notarization;
▸describes the action that a notary is required to take upon discovery of:

• a crime described in this bill; or
• the loss, damage, or destruction of a notary journal or related items;

▸exempts attorneys and law firms from certain requirements relating to a notary journal; and
▸makes technical and conforming changes.

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Chief Sponsor
Rep. Jill Koford

Position
M

Status
House/ received bill from Legislative Research (1/14/2026)

Comments
General Description:
▸This joint resolution of the Utah Legislature proposes to amend the Utah Constitution relating to the Legislature's authority to exempt a portion of the fair market value of residential property from property tax.
Highlighted Provisions:
This resolution proposes to amend the Utah Constitution to:
▸authorize the Legislature to exempt up to 60% of the fair market value of residential property from property tax.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Jill Koford

Position
M

Status<br>House/ 1st reading (Introduced), (1/20/2026)

Comments:
This bill:
▸contingent on passage of a proposed constitutional amendment, increases the percentage of the fair market value of primarily residential property that is exempt from property tax.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Daniel McCay

Position
M

Status
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (1/29/2026)

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. Daniel McCay

Position
M

Status
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (1/29/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;
▸limits the amount of surplus funds that may accumulate in a city or county general fund;
▸limits the residential property tax exemption to one primary residence per household;
▸establishes a rebuttable presumption that property owned by a business entity does not qualify for the residential exemption;
▸requires residential property owners to apply to the county to receive a residential exemption if the property was ineligible for the residential exemption in the prior year, an ownership interest in the property changes, or the county has reason to believe the property no longer qualifies for the residential exemption;
▸prohibits taxing entities from depositing property tax revenue into a reserve fund for capital improvement projects after a certain date;
▸limits the total amount of additional property tax revenue a taxing entity may obtain through truth-in-taxation, with certain exceptions;
▸excludes certain valuation increases resulting from physical improvements to property from the calculation of locally assessed new growth;
▸excludes increases to the value of tangible personal property from the calculation of project area new growth;
▸subtracts interest earned on investments from a taxing entity's certified tax rate calculation; and
▸makes technical changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Lincoln Fillmore

Position
M

Status
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (1/29/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;
▸provides for a reduction of the income tax rate when the actual state revenue exceeds the forecast revenue;
▸provides a formula and process for calculating a reduction of the income tax rate;
▸requires the State Tax Commission to publish the income tax rate annually;
▸changes the mineral production tax withholding rate; and
▸makes technical and conforming changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Scott D. Sandall

Position
M

Status
Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (2/5/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;
▸provides for distribution of property tax revenue collected from a property that has a cumulative electricity demand of 100 megawatts or greater within five years (large load customer) to taxing entities across the state;
▸prohibits a taxing entity from awarding property tax increment to a project area that has a large load customer within the project area;
▸provides the circumstances under which a large load customer shall notify the county auditor and county treasurer of the large load customer's address; and
▸makes technical and conforming changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Nelson T. Abbott

Position
M

Status
House/ 2nd reading (1/29/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;
▸enacts the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act;
▸establishes the scope of the provisions this bill enacts;
▸provides that a non-testamentary estate planning document or an electronic signature may not be denied legal effect because the non-testamentary estate planning document or electronic signature is in electronic form;
▸provides that a non-testamentary estate planning document or an electronic signature is attributable to a person if the non-testamentary estate planning document or the electronic signature was the act of the person;
▸provides notarization and acknowledgment requirements for a non-testamentary estate planning document or an electronic signature on an electronic non-testamentary estate planning document;
▸provides witnessing and attestation requirements for an electronic non-testamentary estate planning document;
▸establishes retention requirements for an electronic non-testamentary estate planning document;
▸provides the manner in which an individual may certify a paper copy of an electronic non-testamentary estate planning document;
▸provides that an electronic non-testamentary estate planning document or an electronic signature on an electronic non-testamentary estate planning document may not be excluded from a proceeding solely because the electronic non-testamentary estate planning document or an electronic signature is in electronic form; and
▸provides the manner in which the provisions this bill enacts relate to existing law.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Doug Fiefia

Position
M

Status
House/ circled (2/5/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;
▸requires developers of certain artificial intelligence models to create, implement, and publish public safety and child protection plans;
▸requires developers to publish summaries of risk assessments for certain artificial intelligence models;
▸prohibits developers from making materially false or misleading statements about covered risks;
▸requires developers to report certain safety incidents to the Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy (office);
▸requires the office to provide annual assessments and legislative recommendations regarding regulation of certain artificial intelligence models;
▸establishes civil penalties for violations;
▸provides whistleblower protections for employees who report safety concerns of certain artificial intelligence models;
▸establishes remedies for employees who suffer adverse action for whistleblower activities;
▸creates the AI Transparency Enforcement Restricted Account to fund enforcement activities; and
▸provides a severability clause.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Anthony E. Loubet

Position
S

Status
House/ received bill from Legislative Research (2/4/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;
▸amends the scope of Title 70A, Chapter 2, Uniform Commercial Code - Sales, and Title 70A, Chapter 2a, Uniform Commercial Code - Leases;
▸replaces certain references to "writing" with "record" in Title 70A, Uniform Commercial Code;
▸amends provisions relating to a funds transfer;
▸amends provisions relating to hybrid transactions;
▸enacts provisions relating to the control of a controllable electronic record;
▸provides for the discharge of an account debtor's obligation on a controllable account or controllable payment intangible;
▸establishes the governing law for a controllable electronic record;
▸provides where a branch of a bank is considered to be located for a choice of law provision;
▸amends provisions relating to control of an electronic document of title;
▸provides what does not qualify as a financial asset;
▸amends provisions relating to a purchaser's control of a security entitlement;
▸amends provisions relating to the control of a deposit account;
▸amends provisions relating to the control of an electronic copy of a record evidencing chattel paper;
▸provides the circumstances under which a secured party has control of a controllable electronic record;
▸provides a limitation on when a security interest does not attach;
▸amends the duties of a secured party with control of collateral;
▸enacts provisions governing perfection and priority of security interests in chattel paper, controllable accounts, controllable electronic records, and controllable payment intangibles;
▸amends provisions relating to perfection by control;
▸enacts provisions governing perfection by possession and control of chattel paper;
▸amends the contents of a notification of disposition of collateral;
▸enacts transitional provisions for the Uniform Commercial Code Amendments (2022); and
▸makes technical changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Rep. Calvin Roberts

Position
M

Status
House/ 1st reading (Introduced), (2/4/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;
▸creates the State Housing Infrastructure Partnership Fund (fund) for purposes of funding local infrastructure projects;
▸requires the State Tax Commission to deposit a certain amount of sales and use tax revenue into the fund for one fiscal year;
▸creates the State Housing Infrastructure Partnership Board (board);
▸describes the duties and membership of the board;
▸authorizes the board to:

• make loans from the fund for public infrastructure projects that facilitate new housing;
• make a loan from the fund to the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority for prison infrastructure projects; and
• makes rules to administer the fund;

▸repeals the Affordable Housing Infrastructure Grant Board and transfers duties for awarding affordable housing infrastructure grants to the board;
▸requires the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity to provide staff support to the board;
▸provides for annual reporting from the board to the Legislature;
▸increases the maximum amount of bonds authorized for certain affordable housing-related transportation projects;
▸provides for a state agency's sale of surplus real property to qualifying entities at a pre-appraised value and with deferred payment; and
▸makes technical and conforming changes.

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Prime Sponsor
Sen. Todd Weiler

Position
M

Status
Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (2/3/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;
▸renumbers Title 13, Chapter 2, Division of Consumer Protection;
▸renumbers Title 13, Chapter 21, Credit Services Organizations Act;
▸renumbers Title 13, Chapter 22, Charitable Solicitations Act;
▸renumbers and renames Title 13, Chapter 23, Health Spa Services Protection Act;
▸renumbers Title 13, Chapter 26, Telephone Fraud Prevention Act;
▸adds Title 13, Chapter 77, Generative Artificial Intelligence - Consumer Disclosures and Enforcement, to the list of chapters the Division of Consumer Protection (division) enforces;
▸amends the division's investigatory authority to investigate conduct related to statutes that the division administers and enforces;
▸amends filing requirements a person makes with the division;
▸amends provisions relating to an entity's surety bond and certificate of deposit;
▸provides the circumstances under which the division may recover costs from a surety bond or a certificate of deposit;
▸provides that a person correct information contained in a filing the person makes with the division if the information becomes incorrect or incomplete;
▸provides that certain persons may not represent that the division or the state endorses or approves the person;
▸clarifies that the issuance of certain documents does not constitute an approval or endorsement by the division or the state;
▸provides the circumstances under which the division may deny, suspend, or revoke certain documents;
▸requires that a person that registers with the division maintain a registered agent in this state;
▸provides requirements for the information a person shall maintain for a registered agent in this state;
▸amends provisions relating to the division's enforcement powers and penalties the division may impose;
▸provides the actions a court may take when the division brings an enforcement action;
▸provides the circumstances under which a court may order disgorgement of money;
▸amends charitable solicitation financial report requirements;
▸changes references in Title 13, Chapter 23, Health Spa Service Protection Act from "health spa" to "fitness center";
▸provides registration and renewal requirements for certain entities and individuals;
▸provides the length of a term for certain registrations;
▸amends provisions relating to criminal background checks for an entity applying for registration with the division;
▸ provides that a seller or a seller's solicitor provide a consumer certain disclosures;
▸provides the circumstances under which the attorney general shall give legal advice to and act as counsel for the division;
▸updates terminology to refer to the division;
▸removes redundant provisions from provisions the division enforces;
▸amends provisions relating to an annual report a person is required to file with the division; and
▸makes technical and conforming changes.

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