Utah digital reality posture profile
This page summarizes six tracked digital safety topics for Utah, showing where public legislative coverage currently looks more proactive, more reactive, broader, or thinner. It is a structural posture signal based on public disclosures, not a political or legal grade.
Last reviewed May 12, 2026.
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Not legal advice. Laws and enforcement change frequently. Verify current official statutes, regulations, and counsel where needed.
Overall state posture signal
Mixed posture with moderate tracked coverage.
Based on six tracked topics and public disclosures.
Posture meter
Lean and breadth across six tracked topics. Not a quality or political score.
Lean
Mixed posture
Breadth
Moderate tracked coverage
Utah AI Companions law summary
Based on direct statute tracking.
Utah enacted HB 452 (Artificial Intelligence Amendments) in the 2025 General Session, regulating mental-health chatbots using AI: establishing protections for users, prohibiting certain uses of personal information, requiring disclosures to users, granting enforcement authority to the Division of Consumer Protection, and creating rebuttable presumptions for suppliers who comply with policy requirements. UT HB 438 ('Companion Chatbot Safety Act') passed the Utah House 68-1 in the 2026 session, requiring companion chatbot operators to comply with consumer data privacy provisions, restricting advertising by operators, and creating obligations for chatbots directed at minors.
Educational summary only
Not legal advice. Laws and enforcement change frequently. Verify current official statutes, regulations, and counsel where needed.
Why this status
Based on direct statute tracking.
What this means
- Rooted Reality has source URLs on file for this state and topic; the parent-facing posture is pending the next monthly review.
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Official sources
2Utah HB 452 (2025) - Artificial Intelligence Amendments, enrolled bill
Official textCitation: Utah Code Annotated, 13-72 (per HB 452 enrollment)
Observed: 2026-05-12Verification: Official Utah Legislature enrolled-bill PDF of HB 452 (2025 General Session, 'Artificial Intelligence Amendments'), regulating mental-health AI chatbots with user-protection, disclosure, and Division of Consumer Protection enforcement requirements.
Open sourceUtah HB 452 (2025) - bill summary page
Official textCitation: Verification: Official Utah Legislature static page for HB 452 (2025) - Artificial Intelligence Amendments, listing the enrolled bill text and final disposition.
Observed: 2026-05-12Verification: Official Utah Legislature static page for HB 452 (2025) - Artificial Intelligence Amendments, listing the enrolled bill text and final disposition.
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Provenance
Source basis
Official/public links curated
Confidence
Low confidence
Review scope
State law reviewed with related federal context considered
Last reviewed
May 12, 2026
References
Utah HB 452 (2025) - Artificial Intelligence Amendments, enrolled bill
Verification: Official Utah Legislature enrolled-bill PDF of HB 452 (2025 General Session, 'Artificial Intelligence Amendments'), regulating mental-health AI chatbots with user-protection, disclosure, and Division of Consumer Protection enforcement requirements.
Utah HB 452 (2025) - bill summary page
Verification: Official Utah Legislature static page for HB 452 (2025) - Artificial Intelligence Amendments, listing the enrolled bill text and final disposition.
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