Utah Senate Passes Privacy Bill But Passage in House Uncertain

The Utah Senate has unanimously passed data privacy legislation, but whether the measure is enacted depends on whether the state House of Representatives acts on the bill before the legislature adjourns March 4.

Senate Bill 227, approved 28-0 on Feb. 25, gives consumers the right to know what data is collected about them and ask that it be deleted.

The bill doesn’t have a private right of action, meaning customers wouldn’t be able to sue for alleged violations. Instead, were it to become law, it would be enforceable by the Utah attorney general.

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