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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah Regulates Frontier AI Models, Requires Safety Plans and Whistleblower Protections Under HB 286
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsors: Doug Fiefia and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Utah HB 286 establishes the AI Transparency Act, requiring large frontier artificial intelligence developers to publish public safety and child protection plans, report safety incidents to the state, and protect employee whistleblowers from adverse action starting May 6, 2026.
Large AI developers face civil penalties up to $3,000,000 for statutory violations, while employees gain legal remedies including double back pay for retaliation, and the state creates a restricted account funded by penalties to enforce compliance.
- The Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy was established under prior Utah legislation to oversee and guide artificial intelligence adoption and regulation within the state. context
- Rep. Doug Fiefia serves as the chief sponsor of House Bill 286 during the 2026 General Session of the Utah Legislature. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Large frontier developers
Must publish public safety and child protection plans, report safety incidents within 15 days, and face civil penalties up to $3,000,000 for violations.
Employees of frontier developers
Receive whistleblower protections against adverse employment actions and can sue for damages, reinstatement, and double back pay if retaliated against.
Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy
Empowered to establish reporting rules, receive incident reports, and prepare annual legislative assessments regarding frontier artificial intelligence models.
Minors
Protected by mandatory child protection plans and risk assessments for covered chatbots with over 1,000,000 monthly active users.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · on the House floor.
Procedural history
23 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules
- Feb 5, 2026HouseHouse/ circled
- Feb 5, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Feb 4, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0286S01
Show 17 earlier actions
- Feb 2, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0286S01
- Jan 28, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Jan 28, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ substituted
- Jan 27, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 27, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- Jan 27, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0286S01
- Jan 27, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0286S01
- Jan 26, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Jan 23, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 23, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0286
- Jan 21, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0286
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 20, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 19, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0286
- Jan 19, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0286
- Jan 19, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 19, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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State-Level Frontier AI Regulation
Utah establishes specialized compliance rules, risk assessment publications, and a restricted enforcement account targeted specifically at large artificial intelligence developers.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz80Current news / social attention level
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