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Committee adopts first substitute to expand in‑vehicle privacy controls under UCPA
Summary
The committee adopted and favorably recommended first substitute HB 357 to require vehicle manufacturers comply with the Utah Consumer Privacy Act and provide in‑vehicle controls for data access, deletion, and opt‑out; implementation for in‑vehicle systems is delayed to 2030; the committee passed the measure unanimously.
Representative Chevrier told the committee HB 357 amends the Utah Consumer Privacy Act to ensure manufacturers provide consumers the ability to view what vehicle systems collect, opt out of sale or targeted advertising, request deletion, and access their personal vehicle data from within the vehicle interface as well as by app or website in addition to the in‑vehicle option. The first substitute delays in‑vehicle system implementation for newly manufactured vehicles until 2030.
Katie Haas, director of the Division of Consumer Protection, said the bill was drafted to protect consumer privacy while preserving law enforcement access where required by law: "Some categories will be able to be deleted. Some will not be able to be deleted. And if there are requirements under the law for the manufacturers to maintain that information for any reason, then they will be required and people will not be able to delete that information." She added that data necessary for vehicle operation and safety (for example, black‑box crash data) would be excluded from deletion.
Industry representatives (Alliance for Automotive Innovation) thanked the sponsor for stakeholder engagement and said they were prepared to continue working on language. The committee adopted the first substitute and then favorably recommended the bill unanimously.
