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# Shaping Utah's Digital Future: A Summary of Key 2026 Session Legislation (Herbert Institute, May 2026)

A plain-language brief from the Office of Data Privacy's academic partner on Utah's 2026 digital identity and data privacy legislation: what S.B. 275 creates and requires, and the companion bills. For a legislator or newcomer who wants the statute summarized by a neutral hand.

Labels: reading level Introductory; evidence informative (an author's paper, deck, tutorial or post explaining the suite).
Source: https://www.uvu.edu/herbertinstitute/docs/web_shaping_utahs_digital_future.pdf (license not recorded).
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