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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah modifies personal identifying information required for judgment liens against individual real property debtors
Last action · March 23, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Matt MacPherson and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
Utah HB 82 modifies the specific personal identifying information a judgment creditor must provide for individual debtors when filing a against real property, taking effect July 1, 2026. The law replaces full Social Security numbers and exact birth dates with the last four digits of the Social Security number and the month and year of birth.
Changes privacy requirements and filing standards for creditors placing property liens on individual debtors by limiting sensitive personal data exposure.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Judgment creditors
Judgment creditors must update the specific debtor information items they compile and submit when filing judgment liens against individual real property owners.
Judgment debtors
Individual judgment debtors have fewer full sensitive personal data points exposed in public real property and registry of judgment filings.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
44 actions- Mar 23, 2026Lieutenant Governor's office for filingEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 12, 2026HouseHouse/ to Governor
- Mar 12, 2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- Mar 11, 2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 11, 2026Clerk of the HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- Feb 23, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
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- Feb 23, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingBill Received from House for Enrolling
- Feb 19, 2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- Feb 19, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Feb 19, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Feb 19, 2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
- Feb 19, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 19, 2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
- Feb 19, 2026SenateSenate/ circled
- Feb 19, 2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
- Feb 18, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd reading
- Feb 18, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Feb 12, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Feb 12, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Feb 11, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 5, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Feb 4, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 3, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Feb 3, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 3, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 3, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Jan 26, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Jan 26, 2026HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
- Jan 23, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 21, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Jan 21, 2026House Rules CommitteeBill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 20, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 18, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0082S01
- Jan 17, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0082S01
- Jan 16, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0082
- Jan 16, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0082
- Jan 15, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0082S01
- Jan 15, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0082S01
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Dec 23, 2025Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0082
- Dec 23, 2025Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0082
- Dec 23, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 23, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance35How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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