---
type: "Bill"
title: "Utah App Store Accountability Act Amendments"
description: "Utah App Store Accountability Act Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 498"
citation: "Utah HB 498 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business", "Commerce and Trade", "Consumer Protection", "Data and Cyber Security", "Electronic Information", "Electronic Privacy", "Public Utilities and Technology", "Social Media", "Technology"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dunnigan, James A."]
version_count: 6
action_count: 58
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-05T15:35:55+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-18T16:27:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6063ad0-92a6-45c9-a7c9-6047ca4f157c"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0498.html"
source_hash: "0a883dffa873c2c3c097e5c460ff4c2283c5e5ac9a300130b1abceb4ea3fef2c"
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 HB 498 (2026) — Utah App Store Accountability Act Amendments

## 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/HB0498.xml)
2. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0498 To HB0498S01.pdf)
3. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0498S01 To HB0498S02.pdf)
4. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0498S01.xml)
5. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0498S02.xml)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0498.xml)

## Votes

- House/ concurs with Senate amendment — **63–6** (pass) · lower
- House/ passed 3rd reading — **60–5** (pass) · lower
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dunnigan, James A. — primary (person)
- Weiler, Todd — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-05T15:35:55+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2026-02-05T15:35:55+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2026-02-05T15:35:57+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0498
- **2026-02-05T15:35:57+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0498
- **2026-02-05T17:06:09+00:00** House/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-02-05T18:21:51+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-06T19:20:17+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0498
- **2026-02-11T17:11:51+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0498
- **2026-02-11T18:10:51+00:00** House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-02-12T18:40:35+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17T17:13:34+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0498S01
- **2026-02-17T17:13:34+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0498S01
- **2026-02-17T19:16:03+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0498S01
- **2026-02-17T19:44:24+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0498S01
- **2026-02-18T23:16:26+00:00** House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]
- **2026-02-18T23:17:26+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-19T17:25:28+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]
- **2026-02-19T17:25:29+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-24T18:44:21+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-24T18:44:44+00:00** House/ circled
- **2026-02-24T21:32:34+00:00** House/ uncircled
- **2026-02-24T21:36:14+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-24T21:36:16+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-02-24T23:13:00+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-02-25T17:13:30+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-26T21:30:34+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27T03:16:37+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0498S02
- **2026-02-27T03:16:37+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0498S02
- **2026-02-27T20:58:05+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0498S02
- **2026-02-27T21:17:05+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0498S02
- **2026-02-27T23:37:45+00:00** Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee]
- **2026-02-27T23:40:15+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-02T17:36:26+00:00** Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee]
- **2026-03-02T17:36:27+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-04T23:30:06+00:00** Senate/ returned to Rules [Senate Rules Committee]
- **2026-03-05T22:29:59+00:00** Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-05T22:30:00+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-06T01:17:22+00:00** Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-06T01:17:36+00:00** Senate/ circled
- **2026-03-06T01:22:06+00:00** Senate/ uncircled
- **2026-03-06T01:24:04+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-06T01:24:05+00:00** Senate/ to House with amendments
- **2026-03-06T03:28:50+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T03:28:51+00:00** House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2026-03-06T16:55:40+00:00** House/ concurs with Senate amendment `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-06T16:55:41+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-06T20:57:00+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T20:57:01+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-06T20:57:02+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-06T22:35:34+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T22:35:35+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-07T07:25:47+00:00** Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- **2026-03-07T07:25:47+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-12T19:09:26+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-12T19:09:29+00:00** House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-16T22:14:54+00:00** House/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-16T22:14:56+00:00** House/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-18T16:27:00+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/b6063ad0-92a6-45c9-a7c9-6047ca4f157c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).