Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB68: Disability Litigation Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 23, 2026
This bill addresses website access litigation brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
0 Disability Litigation Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Brady Brammer House Sponsor: Nelson T. Abbott LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses website access litigation brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - provides a sunset date for statutory provisions related to abusive website access litigation; - defines terms; - creates a civil action for a court to determine whether a lawsuit alleging a website access violation under the Americans with Disabilities Act is abusive; and - allows a court to award attorney fees and costs, punitive damages, and sanctions if the lawsuit is abusive. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 63I-1-278 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 26 ENACTS: 78B-3-1301 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 78B-3-1302 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 63I-1-278 is amended to read: 63I-1-278 . Repeal dates: Title 78A and Title 78B. (1) Subsection 78A-7-106(7) , regarding the transfer of a criminal action involving a domestic violence offense from the justice court to the district court, is repealed July 1, 2029. (2) Section 78B-3-421 , Arbitration agreements, is repealed July 1, 2029. (3) Title 78B, Chapter 3, Part 13, Abusive Website …
Sponsors
- Brady Brammer (R, 21) · primary sponsor
- Nelson Abbott (R, 57)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Senate/ to Governor
- : Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- : Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
Votes
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 26, 2026): 58 yea, 15 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 25, 2026): 8 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 17, 2026): 20 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 13, 2026): 19 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 27, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Judicial Operations, Disabilities, Civil Litigation, Sunsets and Repealers, Legislative Operations
Common questions
- What is SB68?
- SB68 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Disability Litigation Amendments.
- What does SB68 do?
- This bill addresses website access litigation brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- What is the status of SB68?
- Signed into law as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB68?
- Brady Brammer (R, 21), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB68?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0068.html
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