# Utah S.B. 112: Utah Exemptions Act Modifications

Utah S.B. 112, Utah Exemptions Act Modifications, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Todd Weiler (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB112-2026GS
- As of: 2026-10-14
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Utah S.B. 112
- State: Utah
- Session: 2026 General Session
- Title: Utah Exemptions Act Modifications
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-08
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed
- Sponsor: Todd Weiler (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Judicial Operations, Income Tax, Revenue and Taxation, Tax Credits
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (136 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Households can keep one clothes dryer: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah law protects one clothes dryer from being seized through court-ordered debt collection. If your property faces this collection process, you can claim the dryer exemption. This protection does not erase your debt.
- Taxpayers keep qualifying refunds from creditors: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah law protects qualifying federal tax refund amounts from court-ordered debt collection. You can protect the full refund amount tied to the Earned Income Tax Credit or Child Tax Credit. This includes amounts tied to refundable credits and nonrefundable credits that lower y…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Todd Weiler (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nelson T. Abbott (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-25 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 72 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 27 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 22 | 4 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 2026-03-23: Governor Signed
- 2026-03-13: Senate/ to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- 2026-02-27: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- 2026-02-27: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- 2026-02-25: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Senate/ received from House (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: House/ to Senate (House)
- 2026-02-25: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House)
- 2026-02-25: House/ passed 3rd reading (House)
- 2026-02-25: House/ 3rd reading (House)
- 2026-02-20: House/ 2nd reading (House)
- 2026-02-20: House/ committee report favorable (House)
- 2026-02-19: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- 2026-02-18: House/ to standing committee (House)
- 2026-02-17: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House)
- 2026-02-13: House/ received from Senate (House)
- 2026-02-12: Senate/ to House (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Senate/ substituted (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- 2026-01-28: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- 2026-01-21: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0112.pdf)
- Substitute #2, 2026-02-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0112S02.pdf)
- Substitute #1, 2026-01-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0112S01.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-08: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0112.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/SB0112.pdf)
- [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0112S02.pdf)
- [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0112S01.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0112.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB112-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).
