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Committee OKs change to keep Utah businesses from unintended out‑of‑state class actions

2187752 · January 31, 2025
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Summary

Senate Bill 150 clarifies that the 2003 Non‑Public Personal Information Act’s bar on class actions is a substantive remedy; sponsors said the change prevents plaintiffs from using federal procedural rules to pursue class suits against Utah businesses for data‑sale claims.

The committee voted unanimously to favorably recommend Senate Bill 150, which adjusts how Utah’s 2003 Non‑Public Personal Information Act treats class-action remedies.

Senator Cullimore explained the original 2003 act prohibited class actions for certain nonpublic personal information…

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