# Utah H.B. 280: Third Party Litigation Funding Amendments Utah H.B. 280, Third Party Litigation Funding Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by James A. Dunnigan (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-18 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB280-2026GS - 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. 280 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Third Party Litigation Funding Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-19 - Last action: 2026-03-18, Governor Signed - Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Business, Financial Institutions, Attorneys, Judicial Administration, Judicial Operations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (121 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger protections against lawsuit funding abuses: benefit, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, a funder or its successor cannot enforce an agreement tied to the funder's willful violation of this law. Consumer funders cannot influence settlements, interfere with lawyers' judgment, or seek to waive consumer rights, including jury trials. They also cannot fund court cost… - Clearer lawsuit funding costs for consumers: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, providers must give consumers complete, plain-language agreements before signing. Agreements must show the funded amount, itemized one-time charges, and repayment totals at six-month intervals, including the total payable. Multiple agreements with the same company must show t… - More time to cancel lawsuit funding: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, consumers have 10 business days after signing to cancel lawsuit funding, up from five. Cancellation carries no penalty or further obligation when consumers return all disbursed money using a method listed in the agreement. Providers also cannot charge a separate fee or penalt… - Commercial lawsuit clients keep case control: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, commercial lawsuit funders cannot direct a funded party or lawyer or claim a contractual right to control them. The party and lawyer keep control over handling, settling, and resolving the claim. Funders cannot receive, access, or use sealed or court-protected case informatio… - Lawsuit funders face foreign party limits: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, consumer and commercial lawsuit funders cannot make covered agreements directly or indirectly with designated foreign parties of concern. The ban covers foreign entities, countries, and people identified under the law's referenced federal or state lists. This limits which par… - Lawsuit funders face registration and reporting: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, consumer funders and providers regularly offering commercial lawsuit funding must register with Utah's Division of Consumer Protection. They must renew yearly, pay applicable fees, and submit required information; the Division sets transition rules. By April 1, registered pro… - Broader lawsuit funding access with conditions: mixed, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, consumer lawsuit funding covers Utah residents, people domiciled there, plaintiffs with Utah claims, and Utah wrongful-death estates. The revised definition drops the former $500,000 funding maximum. Consumers must sign a statement confirming they reviewed disclosures with th… - Lawsuit funders gain settlement payment priority: mixed, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, a party can assign a funder the right to receive a stated amount from future claim proceeds. The funder's lien takes priority over other liens, except lawyers' liens and Medicare or other statutory liens tied to that claim. This allows claim proceeds to back funding but affec… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brady Brammer (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 67 | 1 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 13 | 0 | | ## Actions (37) - 2026-03-18: 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 - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-26: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-24: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ circled (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-18: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-18: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-01-28: House/ lifted from standing committee (House) - 2026-01-27: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-22: 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) - 2026-01-19: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0280.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2026-02-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0280S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-18: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0280S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0280S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-19: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0280.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0280.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0280S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0280S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0280S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0280.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [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-HB280-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).