Legislative Tracking 2026

2026 Legislative Bill Tracking 

The 2026 General Session of the Utah State Legislature runs from January 20 to March 6.

Below is the list of bills we are tracking. Be sure to check back often for updates!

Financial Bills

H.B. 29 
Unfair and Deceptive Pricing Amendments

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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H.B. 72 (S2)
Criminal Use of Cryptocurrency Amendments

Prime Sponsor
Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox

Position
S

Status
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (2/26/2026)

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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H.B. 141 (S1)
International Money Transmission Amendments

Prime Sponsor
Rep. Stephanie Gricius

Position
M

Status
Senate/ to standing committee (2/17/2026)

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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H.B. 175
Public Funds and Political Activities Amendments

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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H.B. 176 (S3)
Trust Business Modifications

Prime Sponsor
Rep. Anthony E. Loubet

Position
M

Status
Senate/ received from House (2/27/2026)

Comments:
This bill:
▸defines terms;
▸reorganizes and renumbers the sections of Title 7, Chapter 5, Trust Business;
▸exempts certain persons from the definition of trust business; and
▸makes technical changes.

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H.B. 195 (S1) 
Precious Metals Amendments

Prime Sponsor
Rep. Ken Ivory

Position
M

Status
Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed (2/17/2026)

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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H.B. 382 
Uniform Assignment for Benefit of Creditors Amendments

Prime Sponsor
Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher

Position
M

Status
Senate/ to House (2/27/2026)

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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S.B. 17 
Credit Card Processing Fees Amendments

Prime Sponsor
Sen. Ronald M. Winterton

Position
M

Status
House/ to Senate (2/5/2026)

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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S.B. 112 (S2) 
Utah Exemptions Act Modifications

Prime Sponsor
Sen. Todd Weiler

Position
M

Status
House/ to Senate (2/27/2026)

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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S.B. 230 
Consumer Credit Amendments

Prime Sponsor
Sen. Brady Brammer

Position
S

Status
House/ to standing committee (2/25/2026)

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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S.B. 298 (S2) 
Programmable Money Amendments

Prime Sponsor
Sen. Keven J. Stratton

Position
M

Status
Senate/ passed 2nd reading (2/26/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;
▸excludes programmable money from the standard definition of money;
▸prohibits a person from requiring the use of programmable money for a transaction unless the person also offers a free, non-digital alternative;
▸outlaws an issuer denying a transaction based on discriminatory criteria, including a person's political opinions, religious beliefs, medical history, or lawful ownership of a firearm;
▸prevents an issuer from using environmental, social, or governance standards and diversity programming compliance as a basis for failing or restricting a transaction;
▸requires an issuer to provide a detailed written statement of the specific reason for a denied transaction or terminated service within 30 days of an affected party's request;
▸establishes that violations are class A misdemeanors punishable by a fine of up to $10,000;
▸grants an aggrieved party the right to seek punitive damages or the revocation of an issuer's business authorization; and
▸does not prohibit the purchase or sale of cryptocurrency or other assets by public or private parties.

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Employment Bills

H.B. 130 
Employment Medical Examination Expense Amendments

Prime Sponsor
Rep. Matthew H. Gwynn

Position
M

Status
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared (2/27/2026)

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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H.B. 203 (S1)
Non-Compete Amendments

Prime Sponsor
Rep. Tyler Clancy

Position
M

Status
House Rules Committee (2/10/2026)

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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S.B. 139 (S2)
Notary Amendments

Prime Sponsor
Sen. Calvin R. Musselman

Position
M

Status
House/ 2nd reading (2/26/2026)

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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Tax Bills

S.B. 60
Income Tax Rate Amendments

Prime Sponsor
Sen. Daniel McCay

Position
M

Status
House/ 1st reading (Introduced), (2/10/2026)

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

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S.B. 97 (S2) 
Tax Revenue Amendments

Prime Sponsor
Sen. Daniel McCay

Position
M

Status
Senate/ substituted (2/27/2026)

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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S.B. 116 (S1)
Income Tax Rate Modifications

Prime Sponsor
Sen. Lincoln Fillmore

Position
M

Status
Senate/ circled (2/10/2026)

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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S.B. 231
Energy User Property Tax Amendments

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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Technical Bills

H.B. 181
Uniform Estate Planning Amendments

Prime Sponsor
Rep. Nelson T. Abbott

Position
M

Status
House/ enrolled bill to Printing  (2/25/2026)

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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H.B. 319 (S2)
Electronic Records Amendments

Prime Sponsor
Rep. Paul A. Cutler

Position
M

Status
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (2/25/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;
▸authorizes counties to accept digitally authenticated records as an alternative to traditionally notarized documents;
▸establishes requirements for digital authentication standards;
▸requires review and approval from the State Archives before county implementation;
▸provides that digitally authenticated records have the same legal effect as notarized documents when requirements are met;
▸requires the state archivist to establish retention and preservation standards for digital records;
▸grants rulemaking authority to the state archivist in consultation with the Division of Technology Services;
▸requires approval processes for counties before accepting digitally authenticated records; and
▸makes technical and conforming changes.

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H.B. 438 
Artificial Intelligence Amendments

Prime Sponsor
Rep. Doug Fiefia

Position
M

Status
Senate/ to standing committee (2/24/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;
▸requires operators of companion chatbots to comply with the Utah Consumer Privacy Act;
▸establishes disclosure and data protection requirements for operators;
▸establishes additional safety requirements for operators serving minor users;
▸authorizes rulemaking for age assurance and safe harbor standards;
▸requires annual reporting by operators to the Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy;
▸grants enforcement authority to the Division of Consumer Protection;
▸provides for administrative fines and civil penalties;
▸establishes safe harbor provisions for operators; and
▸provides a severability clause.

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H.B. 474 (S1)
Uniform Commercial Code Modifications

Prime Sponsor
Rep. Anthony E. Loubet

Position
S

Status
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (2/27/2026)

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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H.B. 492 (S3)
Transportation, Infrastructure, and Housing Amendments

Prime Sponsor
Rep. Calvin Roberts

Position
M

Status
Senate/ to standing committee (2/26/2026)

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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H.B. 543
Uniform Commercial Code Amendments

Prime Sponsor
Rep. Jason B. Kyle

Position
M

Status
House/ 2nd reading (2/26/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸amends the statutory provisions that guide which jurisdiction's law applies to actions involving a securities intermediary;
▸removes exceptions related to priority of creditors over entitlement holders in security interests;
▸amends rules relating to the perfection and priority of a security interest; and
▸makes technical and conforming changes.

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H.B. 571 
Immigrant Amendments

Prime Sponsor
Rep. Trevor Lee

Position
M

Status
House/ 1st reading (Introduced), (2/17/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;
▸prohibits a Utah depository institution from accepting certain forms of identification;
▸requires the Department of Financial Institutions to make rules to ensure compliance with and enforcement of the identification prohibition for a Utah depository institution;
▸for a licensee under the Money Transmitter Act:

•prohibits a licensee from initiating an international money transmission unless the
licensee has verified that the sender is not an unauthorized alien;
•requires certain record keeping; and
•imposes penalties for a violation;

▸requires the Department of Financial Institutions to conduct random quarterly audits of licensees under the Money Transmitter Act to ensure compliance;
▸prohibits a person from hiring or employing an unauthorized alien, and provides penalties for a violation, including fines and business license suspension or revocation;
▸creates a right of action against a person who hired, employed, or recruited an unauthorized alien and the actions of the unauthorized alien caused an injury or death;
▸upon request from a federal immigration agency, requires a sheriff, or sheriff's designee who operates a county jail, to provide:

•a list of all prisoners who are held at the county jail; and
•information regarding each prisoner's immigration status;

▸exempts an adult unauthorized alien from the definition of "employee" for purposes of the Workers' Compensation Act;
▸requires an employer who knowingly hires or employs an unauthorized alien to be personally liable for all medical and treatment costs resulting from an injury sustained by the unauthorized alien during the unauthorized alien's employment, and imposes fines
and other penalties;
▸requires the Division of Industrial Accidents to investigate and enforce violations involving an unauthorized alien injured during employment;
▸requires an employer to verify an employee's employment eligibility through the federal status verification system before submitting a claim for workers' compensation for the employee, and if the employer fails to do so, the employer is:

•ineligible to receive indemnity or medical coverage from the employer's workers' compensation insurance provider for the employee's injuries; and
•personally liable for all costs, expenses, and benefits that would have been covered;

▸for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, requires the Driver License Division to:

•require that all licensing procedures, testing, and instruction be in English; and
•prohibit the use of an interpreter or other alternative language accommodations;

▸prohibits the risk manager from adjusting, settling, or paying a claim relating to an adult unauthorized alien;
▸requires an agency or political subdivision to verify the lawful presence of an adult who applies for:

•a license or certification issued under Title 13, Commerce and Trade, Title 31A, Insurance Code, Title 58, Occupations and Professions, or Title 61, Securities Division - Real Estate Division; or
•assistance as a first-time home buyer under the First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program;

▸restricts the definition of "first-time homebuyer" to an individual who is lawfully present in the United States for purposes of the First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program;
▸provides that a state or local governmental agency may not limit the authority of certain agencies from assisting the federal government in certain aspects of federal immigration enforcement, including:

•complying with an immigration detainer;
•providing inmate and prisoner immigration status, release dates, and other information;
•providing access to inmates and prisoners for an interview;
•executing a judicial warrant; or
•participating in a federal immigration operation with a federal immigration authority;

▸requires a state or local governmental agency to use the agency's best efforts to support the enforcement of federal immigration law;
▸prohibits a state or local governmental agency from restricting a law enforcement officer from executing, or assisting with the execution of, a lawful judicial warrant;
▸prevents, with certain exceptions, a state or local governmental agency from prohibiting a law enforcement agency from taking certain actions with regard to information concerning an individual's immigration status, including:

•sending, receiving, and exchanging the information;
•recording and maintaining the information;
•using the information to comply with an immigration detainer;
•using the information to confirm a detained individual's identity; or
•providing certain prisoner information;

▸if a state or local governmental agency violates certain immigration-related requirements, provides that:

•the attorney general may investigate and file suit to seek declaratory or injunctive relief;
•for an officer subject to impeachment, the violation may result in impeachment; and
•for an officer subject to removal from office by judicial proceeding, the violation may result in removal from office;

▸requires a law enforcement agency and magistrate or court to follow certain procedures regarding an immigration detainer;
▸provides that if a state or local governmental agency adopts an ordinance, regulation, rule, or other policy of refusing to comply with, or directing officials, employees, or others to refuse to comply with, an immigration detainer:

•the attorney general shall initiate an action to enforce compliance; and
•a court, upon making certain findings, shall enjoin the application of the ordinance, rule, or other policy, and assess a civil fine;

▸creates a new felony criminal offense for the unlawful employment of multiple unauthorized aliens; and
▸makes technical and conforming changes.

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S.B. 38 (S2)
Consumer Protection Modifications

Prime Sponsor
Sen. Todd Weiler

Position
M

Status
House/ to Senate (2/27/2026)

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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S.B. 277 
Utah Homes Investment Program Amendments

Prime Sponsor
Sen. Keven J. Stratton

Position
M

Status
House/ to standing committee (2/26/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸following the end of the Utah Homes Investment Program (program), directs the state treasurer to complete a study that analyzes the economic effect of the program;
▸allows the state treasurer to contract with a third party to complete the study;
▸removes the limitation on the rate at which a qualified depository may offer loan financing to a developer or city of the first or second class; and
▸makes technical and conforming changes.

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S.B. 293 
Consumer Pricing Data Amendments

Prime Sponsor
Sen. Heidi Balderree

Position
M

Status
Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (2/19/2026)

Comments
This bill:
▸defines terms;
▸enacts Title 13, Chapter 82, Consumer Pricing Act;
▸provides that the Division of Consumer Protection (division) shall administer and enforce Title 13, Chapter 82, Consumer Pricing Act;
▸subject to certain exceptions, provides that a supplier may not use a consumer's data to set the price of a good or a service;
▸provides that a supplier may use a consumer's data to operate a loyalty program or offer discounts to the customer;
▸provides that if a supplier uses an automatic pricing system, the supplier shall retain the data the automatic pricing system uses to set prices for at least three years;
▸provides the enforcement mechanisms the division may use; and
▸makes technical changes.

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