Genetic Information Amendments (genetic sequencing data and foreign adversaries)
Utah H.B. 182 (2026)
Genetic · Health · Data security
Bars medical and genomic research facilities from using genetic sequencers or software from foreign adversaries and from storing genetic sequencing data inside a foreign adversary. It requires encryption and access controls and sworn compliance statements to the Attorney General by December 31, 2028.
- Where
- Utah
- Citation
- Laws of Utah 2026, ch. 70 (H.B. 182), enacting a section numbered 26B-2-244 in the enrolled bill (codified location unverified)
- Status
- Enacted, not yet in force
- Enforced by
- Utah Attorney General (receives sworn compliance statements)
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- Fines of $10,000 per violation.
- Applies to
- Medical facilities and genomic research facilities; entities subject to 13-60 Part 1 are excluded from the sworn-statement and fine provisions
Practices it requires
- Do not use genetic sequencers or software from a foreign adversary.Utah Code 26B-2-244 (as enrolled; codification unverified)
Security duties
- Do not store genetic sequencing data inside a foreign adversary; apply encryption and access controls.Utah Code 26B-2-244 (as enrolled; codification unverified)
Registration
- File a sworn compliance statement with the Attorney General by December 31, 2028.Utah Code 26B-2-244(4) (as enrolled; codification unverified) · Only if: Not an entity subject to 13-60 Part 1
Sources
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-23 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: Effective date conflict: the 2026 passed-bills list shows 2027-05-01, but the enrolled bill's Section 2 says it takes effect January 1, 2028. Either way it is not yet effective. | Codified section number: the current 26B-2-244 is a different 2026 enactment (ch. 390, birthing services), and 26B-2-245 to 248 cover other topics, so the H.B. 182 section was presumably renumbered. | Citations use 'Utah Code' plus the enrolled-bill section number, which may not match the codified number.
Research reference, not legal advice.