Data Sharing Amendments

Reorganized chapter references in the Division of Consumer Protection's enforcement authority, removing Chapters 63, 67, 71 and renumbering remaining chapters while adding Chapter 75 (Utah Digital Choice Act).

Added new sections establishing Utah Digital Choice Act provisions related to social media data portability, interoperability, and consumer data rights.

Updated the Division of Consumer Protection's rulemaking authority to include establishing public lists of violators and processes for removal from those lists.

Changed document header format from 'Senate Amendments' to '1st Sub. (Buff) H.B. 418' and updated timestamp information.

Fixed a formatting error in Section 13-75-302 where text was improperly marked with strikethrough symbols and line breaks were incorrectly inserted in the enforcement provision.

Requires social media companies to provide user data in portable, usable formats and implement interoperability interfaces for data sharing between platforms

Mandates use of open protocols for interoperability and prohibits discrimination between social media services when sharing data

Amends consumer privacy rights to add opt-out options for targeted advertising and the sale of personal data

Grants Division of Consumer Protection authority to impose administrative fines up to $2,500 per violation and seek court enforcement with civil penalties up to $5,000 per violation

Establishes new definitions for 'social media company', 'social media service', 'personal data', and 'social graph'

Sets effective date of July 1, 2026 for most provisions, with rulemaking authority effective May 7, 2025

Exempts religious organizations and entities exempt from property taxation from interoperability requirements