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Utah House bans coerced subcutaneous RFID implants, sends measure to Senate
Summary
The House approved Second Substitute House Bill 224 prohibiting coercion or requirement of subcutaneous RFID implantation, passing 68-0, and transmitted the bill to the Senate for consideration.
The Utah House of Representatives on March 1 approved Second Substitute House Bill 224, a one-page measure that bars compelling or coercing an individual to undergo subcutaneous implantation of an RFID chip. Representative Wayne Harper, sponsor, told colleagues the bill "goes through and says that an individual cannot be compelled coerced or required to undergo a subcutaneous implantation of RFID chip."
Harper said the bill’s intent is narrow and protective of individual autonomy: "That's what it does," he said, urging members to vote. There was no floor debate after the sponsor's explanation and the House voted to pass the bill unanimously, 68 yes, 0 no. The bill will be transmitted to the Senate for consideration.
The measure, presented on third reading, does not create criminal penalties in the floor remarks but focuses on a prohibition against requiring implants; supporters characterized it as a straightforward privacy-protection step. The House clerk closed the vote and the bill was recorded as passed and ready for transmittal to the Senate.
