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State Government / Utah / Legislation / SB 73

SB 73Session 2026SenateBecame law

Online Age Verification Amendments

Official source overview

This bill enacts provisions related to online providers of content harmful to minors.

Published by Utah State Legislature for S.B. 73 S3. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 19, 2026

Governor Signed

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 5, 2026
Latest passage
Mar 5, 2026
Key provisionsTopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

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What the bill would do

These points come from the Utah Legislature’s published bill overview.

  • defines terms;
  • provides legislative findings;
  • imposes an excise tax on certain entities that provide content harmful to minors;
  • provides for administration and collection of the excise tax by the State Tax Commission based on referrals from the Division of Consumer Protection;
  • creates the Minor Mental Health Restricted Account within the General Fund;
  • directs tax revenues to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Division of Consumer Protection to be used for mental health programs and enforcement of age verification requirements;
  • provides for liability for publishers and distributors of material harmful to minors who fail to perform age verification;
  • grants the Division of Consumer Protection authority to investigate and enforce age verification requirements;
  • provides administrative fines and civil penalties for violations of age verification requirements;
  • creates the Minor Online Safety Restricted Account (account) within the General Fund and provides for deposits from tax revenue and from fines and civil penalties;
  • directs money in the account to the Division of Consumer Protection to be used for enforcement of age verification requirements and online safety for minors;
  • provides rulemaking authority to the Division of Consumer Protection to establish standards for substantial portion determinations and age verification methods;
  • provides safe harbor for approved age verification methods;
  • provides a severability clause; and
  • makes technical and conforming changes.
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Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Budget & TaxesHealthBusiness & EconomyFamily & Social ServicesTechnology & Communications

Source subjects

Administrative Rulemaking and ProceduresBusinessChild WelfareCommerce and TradeConsumer ProtectionElectronic TransactionsHealth and Human ServicesMental HealthNew Rulemaking AuthorityPublic Utilities and TechnologyRevenue and TaxationState Tax CommissionTechnology

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorMusselman, Calvin R.
cosponsorEliason, Steve

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

View full action timeline54 actions⌄
  1. Mar 19, 2026

    Governor Signed

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Mar 13, 2026

    Senate/ to Governor

    Executive ReceiptOffice of the Governor
  3. Mar 13, 2026

    Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing

    ReceiptSenate
  4. Mar 12, 2026

    Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing

    Senate
  5. Mar 12, 2026

    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

    EnrolledSenate
  6. Mar 6, 2026

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

    Utah State Legislature
  7. Mar 6, 2026

    Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling

    ReceiptUtah State Legislature
  8. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling

    PassageSenate
  9. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  10. Mar 4, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  11. Mar 4, 2026

    House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate

    PassageSenate
  12. Mar 4, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageHouse
  13. Mar 4, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  14. Mar 4, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  15. Mar 4, 2026

    House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar

    House
  16. Feb 26, 2026

    House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact [House Rules Committee]

    House
  17. Feb 26, 2026

    House/ committee report favorable [House Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  18. Feb 26, 2026

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  19. Feb 24, 2026

    House/ to standing committee [House Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  20. Feb 23, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  21. Feb 23, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  22. Feb 23, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  23. Feb 23, 2026

    Senate/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageHouse
  24. Feb 23, 2026

    Senate/ 3rd reading

    Senate
  25. Feb 23, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0073S02

    Utah State Legislature
  26. Feb 23, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0073S03

    Utah State Legislature
  27. Feb 20, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd reading

    Reading 2Senate
  28. Feb 20, 2026

    Senate/ substituted

    Senate
  29. Feb 20, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd reading

    Senate
  30. Feb 19, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0073S03

    Utah State Legislature
  31. Feb 19, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0073S02

    Utah State Legislature
  32. Feb 18, 2026

    Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptSenate
  33. Feb 18, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0073S01

    Utah State Legislature
  34. Feb 17, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0073S03

    Utah State Legislature
  35. Feb 17, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0073S03

    Utah State Legislature
  36. Feb 17, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0073S02

    Utah State Legislature
  37. Feb 17, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0073S02

    Utah State Legislature
  38. Feb 6, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  39. Feb 6, 2026

    Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Amendment PassageSenate
  40. Feb 6, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0073S01

    Utah State Legislature
  41. Feb 5, 2026

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  42. Feb 5, 2026

    Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  43. Feb 5, 2026

    Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    SubstitutionSenate
  44. Feb 3, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0073S01

    Utah State Legislature
  45. Feb 3, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0073S01

    Utah State Legislature
  46. Jan 20, 2026

    Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  47. Jan 20, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  48. Jan 19, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0073

    Utah State Legislature
  49. Jan 19, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0073

    Utah State Legislature
  50. Jan 7, 2026

    Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptSenate
  51. Jan 5, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0073

    Utah State Legislature
  52. Jan 5, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0073

    Utah State Legislature
  53. Jan 5, 2026

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  54. Jan 5, 2026

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

    Utah State Legislature

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Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.