Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB280: Damages Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill addresses the recovery of damages in a civil action.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 10, 2026:
0 Damages Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Ronald M. Winterton House Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses the recovery of damages in a civil action. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - addresses the recovery of damages for a medical service or treatment in a civil action; - addresses admissibility of evidence to prove damages for a medical service or treatment in a civil action; and - requires a plaintiff seeking damages for a medical service or treatment to disclose certain information related to payment of the medical service or treatment under certain circumstances. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: ENACTS: 78B-5-621 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 78B-5-621 is enacted to read: 78B-5-621 . Recovery of damages for a medical service or treatment -- Admissibility. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Factoring company" means a person that purchases a health care provider's right to collect payment for a medical service or treatment at a discounted price. (b) "Health care provider" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403 . (c) "Health plan" means: (i) medical care insurance; (ii) health care insurance; (iii) a health benefit plan; (iv) …
Sponsors
- Ronald Winterton (R, 20) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Senate/ filed
- : Senate/ strike enacting clause
- : Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : Senate Comm - Not Considered
- : Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0280
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0280
- : Senate/ to standing committee
- : Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
Subjects: Health Care, Judicial Operations, Civil Litigation
Common questions
- What is SB280?
- SB280 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Damages Amendments.
- What does SB280 do?
- This bill addresses the recovery of damages in a civil action.
- What is the status of SB280?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: Senate/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB280?
- Ronald Winterton (R, 20).
- Where is the official record for SB280?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0280.html
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