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Utah Senate advances wide package of bills on third reading, including data‑privacy and corrections measures
Summary
The Utah Senate approved a series of third‑reading bills on the floor, ranging from online data‑security and domestic‑violence procedural extensions to property‑tax and corrections‑related changes; several bills were sent to the House while one school‑safety measure was tabled on a fiscal note.
The Utah Senate spent its floor session considering and approving a slate of bills on third reading and making several substitutions to proposed legislation.
On data privacy, Second Substitute Senate Bill 98, presented by Senator Harper, was described as clarifying notification requirements after data breaches and adjusting the effective date of certain top‑level domain provisions. The Senate passed the measure by roll call, recorded as 29 yeas, 0 nays.
The body also passed measures affecting criminal procedure and public safety. Senator Pitcher explained that Senate Bill 110 extends for three years the process allowing misdemeanor domestic‑violence cases to transfer from justice court to district court while justice court reforms continue; the bill passed and will be transmitted to the House.
Other bills the Senate read for a…
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