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Committee adopts substitute and unanimously advances transparency changes for litigation funders (HB 280)
Utah House Business, Labor and Commerce Committee · February 18, 2026
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Summary
Lawmakers adopted a substitute to expand registration and transparency to commercial third‑party litigation funders after stakeholder negotiations. The committee unanimously adopted the substitute and recommended HB 280 favorably.
Representative Dunnigan and stakeholders described HB 280 as an update to Utah’s litigation financing law to require registration and reporting for commercial litigation funders in addition to consumer funders. The sponsors said the measure improves transparency without unduly restricting access to financing used to…
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