Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB549: Antidiscrimination Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 19, 2026
This bill amends provisions relating to antisemitism.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
0 Antidiscrimination Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Ken Ivory Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions relating to antisemitism. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines "antisemitism"; - provides that a person is entitled to equal accommodation in all business establishments and places of public accommodation within the state without discrimination on the basis of antisemitism; and - provides that when making a determination related to a penalty enhancement, a trier of fact shall consider whether an action was motivated by antisemitism. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 13-7-2 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 130 13-7-3 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 155 76-3-203.14 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 504 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 13-7-2 is amended to read: 13-7-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) (a) "Antisemitism" means the same as the term the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance defined and adopted on May 26, 2016. (b) "Antisemitism" includes the contemporary examples of antisemitism that the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance identified on May 26, 2016. (1) (2) "Enterprise regulated by the state" means: (a) an institution subject to regulation under Title …
Sponsors
- Ivory, Ken (R, 39) · primary sponsor
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
- : Senate/ to House
- : Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
Subjects: Business, Antidiscrimination, Commerce and Trade
Common questions
- What is HB549?
- HB549 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Antidiscrimination Amendments.
- What does HB549 do?
- This bill amends provisions relating to antisemitism.
- What is the status of HB549?
- Chaptered as of March 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB549?
- Ivory, Ken (R, 39).
- Where is the official record for HB549?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0549.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.