Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB418: Data Sharing Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 27, 2025
This bill enacts provisions related to social media data portability and interoperability.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Data Sharing Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Doug Fiefia Senate Sponsor: Michael K. McKell LONG TITLE General Description: This bill enacts provisions related to social media data portability and interoperability. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - establishes legislative findings about social media data control and competition; - amends consumer data rights related to social media data; - requires social media companies to implement data interoperability interfaces; - establishes requirements for data sharing between social media services; - grants rulemaking and enforcement authority to the Division of Consumer Protection; - provides for civil penalties; and - includes a severability provision. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 13-2-1 , (Effective 07/01/26) as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 132 13-61-201 , (Effective 07/01/26) as enacted by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 462 ENACTS: 13-75-101 , (Effective 07/01/26) Utah Code Annotated 1953 13-75-102 , (Effective 07/01/26) Utah Code Annotated 1953 13-75-201 , (Effective 07/01/26) Utah Code Annotated 1953 13-75-202 , (Effective 07/01/26) Utah Code Annotated 1953 13-75-301 , (Effective 05/07/25) Utah Code Annotated 1953 13-75-302 , (Effective 07/01/26) Utah Code Annotated 1953 13-75-401 , (Effective 07/01/26) Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of …
Sponsors
- Fiefia, Doug (R, 48) · primary sponsor
- Michael McKell (R, 25)
- Paul Cutler (R, 18)
- Defay, Ariel (R, 15)
- Jordan Teuscher (R, 44)
- Jason Thompson (R, 3)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 5, 2025): 20 yea, 5 nay, passed
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment (March 5, 2025): 73 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 28, 2025): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 21, 2025): 64 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 13, 2025): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 13, 2025): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Utilities and Technology, Social Media, Courts, Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, Consumer Protection, Data and Cyber Security
Common questions
- What is HB418?
- HB418 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Data Sharing Amendments.
- What does HB418 do?
- This bill enacts provisions related to social media data portability and interoperability.
- What is the status of HB418?
- Signed into law as of March 27, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB418?
- Fiefia, Doug (R, 48), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB418?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0418.html
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