This bill amends provisions relating to consumer protection.
This bill:
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Utah's Division of Consumer Protection oversees a wide range of industries — including credit services, charitable organizations, fitness centers (renamed from "health spas"), telephone solicitation, debt-management services, and generative artificial intelligence disclosures — and this bill reorganizes and updates the legal framework governing how that division operates. It renumbers several existing chapters of state law for clarity, clarifies that receiving a registration or filing approval from the division does not mean the state endorses or approves that business, and prohibits registered entities from claiming otherwise. The bill also strengthens the division's enforcement tools by specifying when courts can order businesses to return money to consumers (called disgorgement), updating when the division can deny, suspend, or revoke registrations, requiring registered entities to maintain a local agent in Utah for contact purposes, and setting new registration, renewal, and background-check requirements for certain businesses and individuals overseen by the division. It also updates charitable solicitation financial reporting rules and clarifies when the attorney general provides legal representation to the division.
Current version: SB0038S02 (Substitute)
Introduction
Jan 20
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Skipped
Senate 2nd Reading
Jan 20
Senate 3rd Reading
Jan 21
House Rules
Feb 13
House Committee
Feb 12
House Floor Vote
Feb 26
Senate Concurrence
Feb 27
Governor Signed
Mar 17
IntroductionJan 20
Senate Rules
Senate CommitteeSkipped
Senate 2nd ReadingJan 20
Senate 3rd ReadingJan 21
House RulesFeb 13
House CommitteeFeb 12
House Floor VoteFeb 26
Senate ConcurrenceFeb 27
Governor SignedMar 17
This bill amends provisions relating to consumer protection.
This bill:
AI-generated summary, not yet reviewed by Better Utah staff. Please consult the bill text.
Utah's Division of Consumer Protection oversees a wide range of industries — including credit services, charitable organizations, fitness centers (renamed from "health spas"), telephone solicitation, debt-management services, and generative artificial intelligence disclosures — and this bill reorganizes and updates the legal framework governing how that division operates. It renumbers several existing chapters of state law for clarity, clarifies that receiving a registration or filing approval from the division does not mean the state endorses or approves that business, and prohibits registered entities from claiming otherwise. The bill also strengthens the division's enforcement tools by specifying when courts can order businesses to return money to consumers (called disgorgement), updating when the division can deny, suspend, or revoke registrations, requiring registered entities to maintain a local agent in Utah for contact purposes, and setting new registration, renewal, and background-check requirements for certain businesses and individuals overseen by the division. It also updates charitable solicitation financial reporting rules and clarifies when the attorney general provides legal representation to the division.
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
Governor Signed
Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Senate/ to Governor
Executive Branch - Governor
Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
Senate Secretary
Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
Senate Secretary
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
Senate Secretary
Last updated Aug 29, 2026, 5:26 PM