# Utah S.B. 169: Governmental Immunity Act Amendments Utah S.B. 169, Governmental Immunity Act Amendments, is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Todd Weiler (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB169-2025GS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah S.B. 169 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Governmental Immunity Act Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-24 - Last action: 2025-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Todd Weiler (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Governmental Immunity, Government Operations (State Issues) - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 16 (140 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Clearer contacts for claims against government: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Utah government entities subject to suit must keep accurate public contact statements. They file these with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. Statements list business names, designated contacts, and physical addresses for sending claims and court papers. Enti… - Claimants must prove identity search efforts: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, some claimants face a proof requirement when governments challenge claim delivery or service of court papers. It applies when a claimant counters the challenge by pointing to the government's use of a different business name. The claimant must prove that reasonable efforts c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Todd Weiler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Anthony E. Loubet (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-06 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 71 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2025-02-10 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-07 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 24 | 0 | | | 2025-01-29 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-01-29 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (38) - 2025-03-25: Governor Signed - 2025-03-17: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-07: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-07: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2025-03-07: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2025-03-06: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-03-06: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-28: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-28: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2025-02-27: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-19: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-02-11: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-02-11: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/SB0169.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2025-02-09: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0169S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0169S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0169.pdf) ## Related bills - S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments (signed) - H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments (signed) - H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments (signed) - H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements (signed) - S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments (vetoed) - S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/SB0169.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0169S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0169S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0169.pdf) ## Related - [S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB199-2025GS) - [H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB562-2025GS) - [H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB493-2025GS) - [H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB482-2025GS) - [S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB197-2025GS) - [S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB3-2025GS) - [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-SB169-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).