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Kamas hears overview of Government Data Privacy Act; council urged to appoint officers and complete program report
Summary
Mountainland Association of Governments staff presented requirements of Utah’s Government Data Privacy Act (GDPA), including a privacy program report due Dec. 31, 2025, appointment of a chief administrative officer and records officer(s), and annual staff training.
KAMAS — A Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG) representative told the Kamas City Council that Utah’s Government Data Privacy Act requires every government agency to adopt and begin implementing a privacy program, beginning with a privacy program report due by Dec. 31, 2025.
Spencer, MAG’s local administrative adviser assisting Kamas, summarized the law and immediate steps the city must take. “This law, the GDPA, was passed in 2024, and it really was to standardize how government handles personal data,” Spencer said. He said the law (cited in the meeting as Utah Code 63A-19) applies to cities, towns, school districts and special districts and sets staged implementation deadlines: the privacy program report…
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