# Utah S.B. 42: Consumer Protection Amendments Utah S.B. 42, Consumer Protection Amendments, is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Evan J. Vickers (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-26 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB42-2025GS - 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. 42 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Consumer Protection Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-12-23 - Last action: 2025-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Evan J. Vickers (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Business, Commerce and Trade, Department of Commerce, Consumer Protection - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (142 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More consumers qualify for state recovery: benefit, medium. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah's Division of Consumer Protection can seek repayment of actual losses for affected consumers. Consumers no longer need to meet the former complaint-timing limit to be included. The Division can also sue to recover money or other value suppliers gained illegally; this doe… - Broader protection against unfair consumer sales: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, listed deceptive sales practices violate Utah law without proof the supplier acted knowingly or intentionally. Unconscionable, or extremely unfair, conduct is prohibited before, during, and after a consumer transaction. Courts must consider what the supplier knew or had reaso… - Government can still pursue construction defects: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, contract-based limits on who can sue over construction defects do not block government enforcement under another statute. Government agencies retain that enforcement route even when they lack a direct contract with the builder. This protection does not itself create a consume… - Consumers lose minimum lawsuit recovery: cost, medium. Beginning May 7, 2025, consumers suing individually can recover actual damages and court costs, but lose the former $2,000 minimum. Consumers with proven losses below $2,000 may therefore recover less. The law also repeals a separate section titled "Costs and attorney's fees." The supplied text doe… - Suppliers face fines and payment deadlines: cost, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, suppliers must pay administrative fines within 30 days after agency review, or court review after an appeal. Fines unpaid 60 days after the final Division order increase by 10%, unless waived in an agreed payment plan. Suppliers who violate a covered restraining order or inju… - Consumers get a limited class-action path: mixed, medium. Beginning May 7, 2025, consumers who suffer losses can seek actual damages together, but only with a qualifying prior rule or judgment. Before the transactions, a Division rule must identify the practice as unlawful, or a qualifying judgment must declare it unlawful. That qualifying judgment must b… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Evan J. Vickers (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: A. Cory Maloy (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-05 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 70 | 0 | | | 2025-01-31 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-01-24 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2025-01-23 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2025-01-22 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2025-03-26: Governor Signed - 2025-03-12: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-02-07: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-02-07: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2025-02-06: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2025-02-05: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-05: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-03: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-03: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2025-01-31: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-01-29: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-01-27: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-27: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-01-24: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-01-10: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2025-01-02: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2024-12-23: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/SB0042.pdf) - Introduced, 2024-12-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0042.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/SB0042.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0042.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-SB42-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).