Identity Protection Modifications
Summary
Utah Governor signed SB0256 amending state identity protection statutes. The bill, sponsored by Senators Cullimore and Teuscher, passed both chambers during the 2026 General Session. The legislation modifies requirements for entities handling personal identity information, likely expanding protections or compliance obligations for covered businesses and government agencies.
What changed
The Utah Legislature passed SB0256 modifying the state's identity protection framework, signed into law by the Governor on March 26, 2026. The bill underwent committee review in both the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee and the House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee before final passage. Key modifications include changes to definitions, compliance requirements, or protective measures related to personal identity information.
Entities subject to these modifications should review their current identity protection policies and procedures for compliance with the updated statutory requirements. The bill's fiscal note was released in February 2026, indicating legislative awareness of potential implementation costs. Organizations should monitor the official Utah code publication for the effective statutory language to determine specific compliance obligations.
What to do next
- Review current identity protection policies against updated statutory requirements
- Assess organizational compliance with new identity protection modifications
- Update data handling procedures as needed to align with amended provisions
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Utah / SB0256 Signed by Governor SB0256 Senate Bill Signed by Governor 2026-03-26
Identity Protection Modifications
Bill Details
State Utah
Session 2026 General Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0256.html
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Sponsors
Kirk Cullimore (Sen - R) Jordan Teuscher (Rep - R)
Action History
2026-03-26 Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing 2026-03-13 Senate/ to Governor in Executive Branch - Governor 2026-03-13 S Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing in Senate Secretary 2026-03-11 S Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing in Senate Secretary 2026-03-11 S Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate in Senate Secretary 2026-03-06 Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared in Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling 2026-03-06 Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling in Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling 2026-03-06 Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling in Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling 2026-03-06 S Senate/ received from House in Senate President 2026-03-05 S House/ to Senate in Senate President 2026-03-05 S House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate in Senate President 2026-03-05 H House/ passed 3rd reading in House Speaker 2026-03-05 H House/ 3rd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills 2026-03-02 H House/ 2nd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills 2026-03-02 H House/ committee report favorable in House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee 2026-02-27 H House Comm - Favorable Recommendation in House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee 2026-02-26 H House/ to standing committee in House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee 2026-02-26 H House/ 1st reading (Introduced) in House Rules Committee 2026-02-25 H House/ received from Senate in Clerk of the House 2026-02-25 H Senate/ to House in Clerk of the House 2026-02-25 H Senate/ passed 3rd reading in Clerk of the House 2026-02-25 S Senate/ uncircled in Senate 3rd Reading Calendar 2026-02-25 S Senate/ circled in Senate 3rd Reading Calendar 2026-02-25 S Senate/ 3rd reading in Senate 3rd Reading Calendar 2026-02-25 LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0256S01 in Released 2026-02-25 LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0256S01 in Version Sponsor 2026-02-24 S Senate/ passed 2nd reading in Senate 3rd Reading Calendar 2026-02-24 S Senate/ substituted in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar 2026-02-24 S Senate/ uncircled in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar 2026-02-24 LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0256S01 in Legislative Fiscal Agency 2026-02-24 LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0256S01 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst 2026-02-23 S Senate/ circled in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar 2026-02-23 S Senate/ 2nd reading in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar 2026-02-10 S Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar 2026-02-10 S Senate/ committee report favorable in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee 2026-02-09 S Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee 2026-02-09 S Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee 2026-02-08 LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0256 in Released 2026-02-08 LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0256 in Version Sponsor 2026-02-06 S Senate/ to standing committee in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee 2026-02-05 S Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) in Senate Rules Committee 2026-02-05 S Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate 2026-02-05 LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0256 in Legislative Fiscal Agency 2026-02-05 LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0256 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst 2026-02-05 Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel 2026-02-05 Bill Numbered but not Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
Votes
2026-02-09 Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation Yea: 7 Nay: 0 2026-02-24 Senate/ passed 2nd reading Yea: 25 Nay: 0 2026-02-25 Senate/ passed 3rd reading Yea: 26 Nay: 0 2026-02-27 House Comm - Favorable Recommendation Yea: 6 Nay: 1 2026-03-05 House/ passed 3rd reading Yea: 73 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-05 S Rules 2026-02-06 S Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice 2026-02-26 H Rules 2026-02-26 H Economic Development and Workforce Services
Amendments
2026-03-03 House Amendment 1 Adopted
Bill Text Versions
2026-02-05 Introduced 2026-02-24 Substitute 2026-03-11 Enrolled
Subjects
Electronic Privacy Technology Publications and Broadcasting Internet Protocols Public Utilities and Technology Artificial Intelligence Data and Cyber Security Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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