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H.B. 606: Surveillance and Investigatory Technology Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: House

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill concerns the use of surveillance and investigatory technology.

  • Defines terms
  • Establishes limitations on the ability of a law enforcement agency to use a surveillance or investigatory technology
  • Provides for the exclusion of information obtained in violation of law in certain circumstances
  • Creates a private right of action against a law enforcement agency for the law enforcement agency's prohibited use of a surveillance or investigatory technology, and waives governmental immunity for the private right of action
  • Requires a law enforcement agency to annually report information concerning the law enforcement agency's use of certain technology to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (commission)
  • Requires the commission to annually collect and report information received from law enforcement agencies regarding the use of certain technology to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee
  • Creates a sunset review for the law enforcement agency technology data reporting requirements
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Peace Officers · Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice · Department of Public Safety · Artificial Intelligence · Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Housefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

From the Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on H.B. 606, dated March 3, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state revenue.
  • State expenditures: Enactment of this legislation could result in legal action due to a law enforcement agency's use of a surveillance or investigatory technology in violation of Section 77-23e-202. A case filed under this section could result in the award of compensatory damages, reasonable attorney fees, and incurred litigation costs. However, the exact costs are unknown.
  • Local government: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct, measurable costs for local governments.
  • Individuals and businesses: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct expenditures from tax or fee changes for Utah residents and businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Ryan D. Wilcox

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.