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SB0256S01 (Substitute)
Identity Protection Modifications
Introduction
Feb 5
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Feb 9
Senate 2nd Reading
Feb 24
Senate 3rd Reading
Feb 25
House Rules
Feb 26
House Committee
Feb 27
House Floor Vote
Mar 5
Governor Signed
Mar 26
This bill amends provisions related to libel and slander to address artificial intelligence and digitally manipulated content.
This bill:
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
Updating Utah's identity protection and defamation laws to address AI-generated content, this bill clarifies that using artificial intelligence, computer animation, or other digital tools to create false or defamatory content about a person is not a legal defense — the same laws against libel and slander apply regardless of how the content was made. It also gives every person an exclusive legal right to control how their likeness, voice, and image are used, including AI-generated simulations of those things, and extends that right to their heirs for 70 years after death. Before suing over AI-generated defamatory content, a person must first send written notice to whoever published it; if that publisher removes the content within 10 days, the person can only recover their actual documented losses rather than additional damages.
Current version: SB0256S01 (Substitute)
Introduction
Feb 5
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Feb 9
Senate 2nd Reading
Feb 24
Senate 3rd Reading
Feb 25
House Rules
Feb 26
House Committee
Feb 27
House Floor Vote
Mar 5
Governor Signed
Mar 26
IntroductionFeb 5
Senate Rules
Senate CommitteeFeb 9
Senate 2nd ReadingFeb 24
Senate 3rd ReadingFeb 25
House RulesFeb 26
House CommitteeFeb 27
House Floor VoteMar 5
Governor SignedMar 26
This bill amends provisions related to libel and slander to address artificial intelligence and digitally manipulated content.
This bill:
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
Updating Utah's identity protection and defamation laws to address AI-generated content, this bill clarifies that using artificial intelligence, computer animation, or other digital tools to create false or defamatory content about a person is not a legal defense — the same laws against libel and slander apply regardless of how the content was made. It also gives every person an exclusive legal right to control how their likeness, voice, and image are used, including AI-generated simulations of those things, and extends that right to their heirs for 70 years after death. Before suing over AI-generated defamatory content, a person must first send written notice to whoever published it; if that publisher removes the content within 10 days, the person can only recover their actual documented losses rather than additional damages.
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
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 Mar 26, 2026, 9:45 PM
