--- type: "Bill" title: "Identity Protection Modifications" description: "Identity Protection Modifications" jurisdiction: "us/states/ut" legislature: "Utah Legislature" session: "2026" identifier: "SB 256" citation: "Utah SB 256 (2026)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Artificial Intelligence", "Data and Cyber Security", "Electronic Privacy", "Internet Protocols", "Public Utilities and Technology", "Publications and Broadcasting", "Technology"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Cullimore, Kirk A."] version_count: 5 action_count: 46 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2026-02-05T16:18:14+00:00" last_action: "2026-03-26T19:49:30+00:00" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e4147e8-b297-43f5-b371-e9a65f104522" source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0256.html" source_hash: "5aa81ce7987a4a75bfddb56d3f76c8b9a77d5dd61dea5fc58078f8617326d3df" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ut"] --- # Utah SB 256 (2026) — Identity Protection Modifications ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0256.xml) 2. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0256 To SB0256S01.pdf) 3. **House Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/SB0256S01.Hamd.1.pdf) 4. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0256S01.xml) 5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0256.xml) ## Votes - Senate/ passed 3rd reading — **26–0** (pass) · upper - House/ passed 3rd reading — **73–0** (pass) · lower - Senate/ passed 2nd reading — **25–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Cullimore, Kirk A. — primary (person) - Teuscher, Jordan D. — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2026-02-05T16:18:14+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed - **2026-02-05T16:18:14+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed - **2026-02-05T16:18:15+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0256 - **2026-02-05T16:18:15+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0256 - **2026-02-05T17:11:47+00:00** Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt` - **2026-02-05T18:13:27+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) - **2026-02-06T21:16:15+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee] `referral-committee` - **2026-02-09T04:03:45+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0256 - **2026-02-09T04:03:47+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0256 - **2026-02-09T17:03:59+00:00** Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt` - **2026-02-10T00:54:26+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee] `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-02-10T21:34:27+00:00** Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee] `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-02-10T21:34:28+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar - **2026-02-24T00:38:54+00:00** Senate/ 2nd reading - **2026-02-24T00:39:09+00:00** Senate/ circled - **2026-02-24T20:48:44+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0256S01 - **2026-02-24T20:48:44+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0256S01 - **2026-02-24T21:48:28+00:00** Senate/ uncircled - **2026-02-24T21:49:19+00:00** Senate/ substituted - **2026-02-24T21:54:18+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd reading `reading-2` - **2026-02-25T16:35:35+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0256S01 - **2026-02-25T16:35:36+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0256S01 - **2026-02-25T18:15:55+00:00** Senate/ 3rd reading - **2026-02-25T18:16:14+00:00** Senate/ circled - **2026-02-25T18:56:41+00:00** Senate/ uncircled - **2026-02-25T18:59:58+00:00** Senate/ passed 3rd reading `passage` - **2026-02-25T18:59:59+00:00** Senate/ to House - **2026-02-25T23:42:40+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt` - **2026-02-26T17:13:34+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced) - **2026-02-26T23:00:26+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee] `referral-committee` - **2026-02-28T00:13:46+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee] `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-03-02T17:25:33+00:00** House/ committee report favorable [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee] `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-03-02T17:25:34+00:00** House/ 2nd reading - **2026-03-06T02:21:58+00:00** House/ 3rd reading - **2026-03-06T02:28:36+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage` - **2026-03-06T02:28:37+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate `passage` - **2026-03-06T02:28:38+00:00** House/ to Senate - **2026-03-06T15:10:02+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt` - **2026-03-06T15:10:03+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling `passage` - **2026-03-06T23:47:24+00:00** Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - **2026-03-06T23:47:27+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - **2026-03-11T21:09:27+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled` - **2026-03-11T21:09:31+00:00** Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing - **2026-03-13T16:54:14+00:00** Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt` - **2026-03-13T16:54:16+00:00** Senate/ to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2026-03-26T19:49:30+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e4147e8-b297-43f5-b371-e9a65f104522`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).