Privacy law coverage affecting Utah: enforcement actions, legislation, court decisions and compliance deadlines, reported from primary sources.
Utah has a comprehensive consumer privacy statute, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA). This page collects our coverage touching Utah, alongside the federal rules that apply there. For the statute itself rather than the news, see our Utah privacy law page.
Utah's SB 142 of 2025 made app stores, not individual apps, the point where a user's age is checked and a parent's consent is collected. HB 498 of 2026 rewrote it before any duty applied: obligations now begin May 6, 2027, government enforcement is gone, and a harmed minor or parent may sue for the greater of actual damages or $1,000 per violation.
Read more →Utah's SB 149 took effect May 1, 2024, creating an Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy, a regulatory sandbox and a rule that a business using generative AI must admit it when asked. SB 226 of 2025 moved that duty to chapter 77 of Title 13 and narrowed it, HB 452 added mental health chatbot rules, and the office's own chapter is set to be repealed July 1, 2027.
Read more →Utah replaced its 2023 social media laws in 2024 with two bills. SB 194 created the Minor Protection in Social Media Act at chapter 71 of Title 13, requiring age assurance and maximum-privacy defaults for minor accounts, and HB 464 created a private action over minors' excessive use. A federal court enjoined chapter 71 on September 10, 2024, and the Tenth Circuit appeal remains pending.
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