# Utah S.B. 196: Wrongful Lien Act Amendments Utah S.B. 196, Wrongful Lien Act Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Don L. Ipson (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-SB196-2026GS - 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. 196 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Wrongful Lien Act Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-26 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Don L. Ipson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Business, Motor Vehicles, Transportation, Repair and Maintenance Services - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (180 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Transfer-fee protections without required county screening: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, a transfer-fee notice that substantially meets filing requirements is valid unless it is a wrongful lien. It is wrongful if, when recorded, foreclosure of a higher-priority mortgage or trust deed had made the fee unenforceable. A missing required earlier notice or a recorded… - Reinvestment fees skip recurring notice filings: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, reinvestment fee covenants are exempt from the private transfer-fee notice filing rules, including three-year renewals. This removes filing duties for parties handling these fees and the required notice updates for affected property owners. Reinvestment fees remain subject to… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Don L. Ipson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: R. Neil Walter (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 68 | 1 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ concurs with House amendment | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | ## Actions (44) - 2026-03-23: Governor Signed - 2026-03-11: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-10: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-10: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2026-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ concurs with House amendment (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-03-02: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-03-02: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-27: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-12: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-12: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-03: Senate Comm - Not Considered - 2026-01-29: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0196.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0196S02.pdf) - Amended 2/13/2026 10:02:633, 2026-02-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0196S01_2026-02-13_10-59-00.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0196S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0196.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/SB0196.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0196S02.pdf) - [Amended 2/13/2026 10:02:633 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0196S01_2026-02-13_10-59-00.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0196S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0196.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) - 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