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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Electronic Information Privacy Act Amendments"
description: "Electronic Information Privacy Act Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 261"
citation: "Utah HB 261 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Electronic Information", "Electronic Privacy", "Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice", "Peace Officers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kyle, Jason B."]
version_count: 9
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-14T20:38:16+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-24T19:48:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f790b4a4-fb16-4b1d-96f8-e0c7cc9ca00f"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0261.html"
source_hash: "55b3dbf148313d2dd86c5245ab282f5040ae2b1530fa48fd36a7b5473b6b9c0d"
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 261 (2026) — Electronic Information Privacy 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/HB0261.xml)
2. **Amended 2/19/2026 14:02:932** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0261S02_2026-02-19_14-04-00.pdf)
3. **Amended Excerpts 2/19/2026 14:02:932** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_HB0261S02_2026-02-19_14-04-00.pdf)
4. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0261 To HB0261S01.pdf)
5. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0261S01 To HB0261S02.pdf)
6. **House Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0261S02.Hamd.1.pdf)
7. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0261S01.xml)
8. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0261S02.xml)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0261.xml)
## Votes
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension — **225** (pass) · upper
- House/ passed 3rd reading — **710** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kyle, Jason B. — primary (person)
- Weiler, Todd — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-14T20:38:16+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2026-01-14T20:38:16+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2026-01-14T20:38:18+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0261
- **2026-01-14T20:38:18+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0261
- **2026-01-18T21:45:44+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0261
- **2026-01-18T21:45:46+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0261
- **2026-01-20T15:30:07+00:00** House/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-01-20T16:28:28+00:00** House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-01-20T22:44:32+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-04T19:21:06+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Judiciary Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05T01:07:57+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0261S01
- **2026-02-05T01:07:57+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0261S01
- **2026-02-06T17:27:42+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0261S01
- **2026-02-06T17:27:43+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0261S01
- **2026-02-11T20:57:53+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0261S02
- **2026-02-11T20:57:53+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0261S02
- **2026-02-11T21:34:33+00:00** House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Judiciary Committee]
- **2026-02-11T21:34:47+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Judiciary Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12T17:16:26+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Judiciary Committee]
- **2026-02-12T17:16:27+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-13T03:34:05+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0261S02
- **2026-02-13T03:34:06+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0261S02
- **2026-02-19T18:47:50+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-19T18:48:54+00:00** House/ floor amendment
- **2026-02-19T18:51:45+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-19T18:51:47+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-02-19T22:49:53+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-02-20T17:15:41+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-23T21:31:06+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25T15:13:45+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25T21:22:17+00:00** Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25T21:22:18+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-05T00:03:05+00:00** Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules [Senate Rules Committee] `reading-2`
- **2026-03-06T03:08:53+00:00** Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-06T18:29:42+00:00** Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-06T18:31:48+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-06T18:31:49+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-06T18:31:50+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-06T22:35:33+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T22:35:34+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-07T06:42:04+00:00** Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- **2026-03-07T06:42:06+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-11T19:37:11+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-11T19:37:13+00:00** House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-12T18:04:01+00:00** House/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-12T18:04:03+00:00** House/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-24T19:48:00+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/f790b4a4-fb16-4b1d-96f8-e0c7cc9ca00f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).