United States of America: Utah Legislature adopted Artificial Intelligence Modifications Bill (HB 276) including consumer protection authority governance

On 5 March 2026, the Utah Legislature adopted the Artificial Intelligence Modifications Bill (HB 276), after the House concurred with the Senate amendment. The adopted Bill retains the assignment of the Division of Consumer Protection to administer and enforce Part 2, Content Provenance Standards and Requirements of the Digital Content Provenance Standards Act. The Division of Consumer Protection director's power to impose administrative fines of up to USD 2'500 per violation, the court's power to impose fines of up to USD 2'500 per violation and civil penalties of up to USD 5'000 per violation of an administrative or court order, and the deposit of all fines and civil penalties into the Consumer Protection Education and Training Fund are all unchanged. Relative to the introduced version, the provision requiring the attorney general to give legal advice to the Division of Consumer Protection and act as its counsel is removed. The adopted Bill also amends Section 13-2-1 to add the Digital Content Provenance Standards Act to the list of chapters administered and enforced by the Division of Consumer Protection. The Bill takes effect on 1 January 2027.