# Utah H.B. 261: Electronic Information Privacy Act Amendments Utah H.B. 261, Electronic Information Privacy Act Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Jason B. Kyle (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-24 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB261-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 261 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Electronic Information Privacy Act Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-03-24, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Jason B. Kyle (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Electronic Privacy, Electronic Information, Peace Officers, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (119 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Police face safeguards against unlawful data access: benefit, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah police cannot use or hire third parties to bypass the law’s electronic privacy rules. They must follow the law or use an expressly allowed exception. Owners whose devices or information are searched under a warrant must receive the warrant and a written notice identifyin… - Stronger warrant rules protect your electronic data: benefit, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah police generally need a probable-cause warrant to get covered electronic data and subscriber records. This covers device locations, stored data, communications, and customer details such as credit card and bank account numbers. Listed exceptions include informed consent,… - Legal protection for cooperating service providers: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, covered communications and remote computing providers receive protection from civil liability for good-faith assistance under this law. The protection covers information, facilities, and other help they provide. It also covers their officers, employees, agents, and other list… - Police retain routes to shared electronic data: cost, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah police can receive data another jurisdiction legally obtained for its own investigation within its authority. Written joint-task-force or investigative-partnership agreements also allow access and must define the partnership’s scope and purpose. When Utah police ask anot… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jason B. Kyle (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Todd Weiler (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 22 | 5 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 71 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (34) - 2026-03-24: Governor Signed - 2026-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-23: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-19: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ floor amendment (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-11: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-11: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-04: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-14: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0261.pdf) - Amended 2/19/2026 14:02:932, 2026-02-19: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0261S02_2026-02-19_14-04-00.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0261S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0261S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0261.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/HB0261.pdf) - [Amended 2/19/2026 14:02:932 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0261S02_2026-02-19_14-04-00.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0261S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0261S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0261.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-HB261-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).