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Utah House pauses privacy bill after lawmakers raise compliance, scope concerns
Summary
Lawmakers circled first substitute HB 40, a bill that would require businesses to notify consumers if they intend to sell nonpublic personal information, after questions about effective date, scope (including Social Security numbers) and potential economic impacts on in‑state firms.
Representative (sponsor) presented first substitute House Bill 40 as a notice requirement that would require a commercial entity to disclose at the time of a transaction if it intends to sell a consumer’s nonpublic personal information for profit. The sponsor said the bill’s effective date would be in May and that retailers and business groups contacted in drafting had been neutral on the measure.
Lawmakers pressed the sponsor on specifics. Representative Dougal asked whether May provided adequate time for businesses to update forms and websites; the sponsor replied it would and that a simple one‑sentence web…
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