Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB542: Multi-factor Authentication Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill repeals a section related to government cybersecurity.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
0 Multi-factor Authentication Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jon Hawkins Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill repeals a section related to government cybersecurity. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - repeals a section related to government cybersecurity. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: REPEALS: 63A-16-214 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 484 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Repealer. Zero trust architectures -- Implementation -- Requirements -- Reporting. Section 2. Effective Date. This bill takes effect on May 6, 2026 . 2-11-26 8:46 AM
Sponsors
- Hawkins, Jon (R, 55) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0542
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0542
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : House/ received bill from Legislative Research
- : LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0542
- : LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0542
- : Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Technology, Public Utilities and Technology, Department of Government Operations, Government Records, Internet Protocols, Sunsets and Repealers, Division of Technology Services
Common questions
- What is HB542?
- HB542 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Multi-factor Authentication Amendments.
- What does HB542 do?
- This bill repeals a section related to government cybersecurity.
- What is the status of HB542?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB542?
- Hawkins, Jon (R, 55).
- Where is the official record for HB542?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0542.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.