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UT SB0310

Bill

Status

Enrolled

3/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Mike McKell

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Origin

Senate

2026 General Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a civil cause of action allowing individuals to sue for unauthorized disclosure or threatened disclosure of intimate images (photographs, videos, or recordings showing nudity or sexual conduct) when the person knew the image was private and disclosed without consent

  • Provides statutory damages up to $10,000 per defendant, plus actual economic and emotional damages, punitive damages, the defendant's monetary gain from disclosure, and reasonable attorney fees

  • Establishes a 4-year statute of limitations from when the disclosure was discovered or should have been discovered with reasonable diligence

  • Exempts from liability good faith disclosures made for law enforcement, legal proceedings, medical purposes, reporting unlawful conduct, matters of public concern, or to assist the depicted individual; also exempts online service providers who did not create the image

  • Takes effect May 6, 2026 and adopts the Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act to promote consistency with other states enacting the same uniform law

Legislative Description

Uniform Intimate Images Amendments

Uniform Laws

Last Action

Senate/ to Governor in Executive Branch - Governor

3/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/2/2026
Rules3/2/2026
Government Operations and Political Subdivisions2/20/2026
Rules2/19/2026

Full Bill Text

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