Bills / H.B. 408
H.B. 408 Data Sharing Amendments
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill would tighten Utah's 2025 Digital Choice Act, which lets users move their data from one online platform to another. It would add timelines, technical standards, consent rules for shared data, and a safe harbor for companies making good-faith efforts during temporary technical problems.
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Official description
- allows users to select portions of their social media data to transfer
- requires social media platforms to share user data in real time when users move to other platforms
- requires consent from users before their comments or interactions can be included when others transfer data
- clarifies when users must give permission for their data to be shared
- protects social media companies from penalties for temporary technical problems if they make good faith efforts to fix them
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Every vote
- 9 yes, 0 no, 1 absentHouse Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee: vote to change the bill · Feb 24, 2026Who voted how
- 7 yes, 2 no, 1 absentHouse Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 24, 2026Who voted how
- 66 yes, 1 no, 8 absentFinal House vote · Mar 2, 2026Who voted how
- 3 yes, 1 no, 2 absentSenate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee: vote to approve it · Mar 3, 2026Who voted how
- 23 yes, 2 no, 4 absentFinal Senate vote · Mar 5, 2026Who voted how
- 70 yes, 1 no, 4 absentHouse vote to accept the other chamber's changes · Mar 5, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 24, 2026 House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (20 turns) →
- Feb 27, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (1 turns) →
- Mar 2, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (6 turns) →
- Mar 3, 2026 Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (24 turns) →
- Mar 5, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (69 turns) →
- Mar 5, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (10 turns) →
- Mar 5, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (11 turns) →
- Mar 5, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (9 turns) →