Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB112: Utah Exemptions Act Modifications
Status: Signed into law, March 23, 2026
This bill amends the Utah Exemptions Act.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
0 Utah Exemptions Act Modifications 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Todd Weiler House Sponsor: Nelson T. Abbott LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends the Utah Exemptions Act. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - allows an individual subject to collection of an unsecured debt to exempt any federal income tax refund attributed to an earned income tax credit or child tax credit; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 78B-5-505 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 11 78B-5-507 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 425 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 78B-5-505 is amended to read: 78B-5-505 . Property exempt from execution. (1) (a) An individual is entitled to exemption of the following property: (i) (a) a burial plot for the individual and the individual's family; (ii) (b) health aids reasonably necessary to enable the individual or a dependent to work or sustain health; (iii) (c) benefits that the individual or the individual's dependent have received or are entitled to receive from any source because of: (A) (i) disability; (B) (ii) illness; or (C) (iii) unemployment; (iv) (d) benefits paid or payable for medical, …
Sponsors
- Todd Weiler (R, 8) · 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 25, 2026): 72 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 19, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 11, 2026): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 10, 2026): 22 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (January 28, 2026): 3 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 28, 2026): 3 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Judicial Operations, Real Property, Income Tax, Tax Credits, Revenue and Taxation
Common questions
- What is SB112?
- SB112 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Utah Exemptions Act Modifications.
- What does SB112 do?
- This bill amends the Utah Exemptions Act.
- What is the status of SB112?
- Signed into law as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB112?
- Todd Weiler (R, 8), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB112?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0112.html
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