US state regulation
Utah
Every state-level regulation PlainRegWatch tracks for Utah - across data privacy, AI, food chemical bans, right to repair and worker protection, with status, effective dates and official sources.
- 55/100
- Strictness score
- 4
- Regulations tracked
- 4
- Enacted into law
- 4/5
- Categories regulated
The verdict
Utah is a moderate regulator - 4 enacted regulations across 4 of 5 tracked policy areas, scoring 55/100 for regulatory strictness, led by AI Regulation.
- 55/100
- strictness score (vs peers)
- 4
- regulations enacted
- 4/5
- policy areas regulated
- AI Regulation
- most-active policy area
Strictness is a 0–100 composite of regulatory breadth and the enacted share; see methodology for how it is derived.
Regulatory Snapshot: Utah
Utah currently tracks 4 regulations in the PlainRegWatch database, of which 4 are enacted and 0 remain pending before the state legislature. The state's composite strictness score sits at 55/100, classifying Utah as a moderate regulator compared to its peers. Regulatory activity spans 4 of 5 policy categories covered by PlainRegWatch, with AI Regulation representing the most active area (1 enacted rule).
The earliest tracked Utah enactment dates to 2009, with the most recent documented enactment in 2025 - a window of 16 years of legislative activity. Across the 50-state fleet, Utah contributes to a national total that PlainRegWatch maintains across categories such as AI Regulation, Data Privacy, Employment & Worker Protection, Food Chemical Bans and more, each with distinct compliance obligations.
Compliance teams monitoring Utah should treat the 4-enacted / 0-pending split as a leading indicator: pending bills in this state often signal the shape of future regulation in neighboring jurisdictions with similar strictness scores. For the authoritative statutory text of any Utah regulation listed below, follow the source link on its detail page, PlainRegWatch links every entry to the official state legislative record.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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Regulations by category in Utah
What this means for Utah
Utah's regulatory activity is concentrated in ai regulation - the area to watch for compliance.
- AI Regulation is Utah's most-regulated area (1 enacted rule). Compare states
- Utah regulates across 4 of 5 tracked policy areas, with 0 bills still pending.
- See how Utah ranks against other states on regulatory strictness and volume. View rankings
Figures reflect regulations currently tracked from official Utah legislative records; coverage expands as new laws are enacted.
Source: State regulatory filings (IAPP / MultiState aggregation) Utah state-rule registry · 2025 State regulatory data aggregated from official state filings; status (enacted/pending/proposed) reflects latest legislative tracker snapshot.
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