# Utah H.B. 260: Unauthorized Practice of Law Amendments Utah H.B. 260, Unauthorized Practice of Law Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Anthony E. Loubet (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB260-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 260 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Unauthorized Practice of Law Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Anthony E. Loubet (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Attorneys, Judicial Administration, Crimes, Judicial Operations, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Statute of Limitations, Civil Litigation - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (182 yes, 7 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Courts and Utah Bar protect legal clients: benefit, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, courts must award parties fees and costs caused by unauthorized legal practice in their proceedings. Courts can act on request or their own, strike filings, stop further practice before them, or refer cases to the Bar or prosecutors. The Bar’s Board can sue and, if it wins, s… - Unauthorized legal providers face bans and penalties: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, unlicensed, suspended, disbarred, or court-barred persons cannot practice law in Utah or claim they are qualified. Legal and court-rule exceptions remain, including representing yourself in your own case, but not a claim assigned to you. The law preserves the Utah Supreme Cou… - Harmed clients gain remedies with filing deadlines: mixed, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, clients harmed by unauthorized legal practice can sue the person responsible. Winning clients must receive reasonable attorney fees and costs; courts may award damages, refunds, or orders stopping the conduct. Clients have three years from discovering the unauthorized practic… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Anthony E. Loubet (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brady Brammer (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 25 | 2 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 71 | 1 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 62 | 4 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (40) - 2026-03-23: Governor Signed - 2026-03-16: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-16: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-11: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-11: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-11: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-25: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-23: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-29: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-01-29: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-01-28: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-28: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-01-27: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-21: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-14: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0260.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-25: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0260S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-28: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0260S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0260.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0260.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0260S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0260S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0260.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS) - [Utah bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah/bills) - [Utah state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB260-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).