Utah · Senate Bill · 2026 General Session
SB205
Utah S.B. 205 — Law Enforcement Artificial Intelligence Amendments

Status ● Failed Effective N/A Passage Likelihood N/A

WHAT THIS BILL REGULATES · 3 REQUIREMENT TYPES

How Is This Bill Enforced

Enforcement Authority
No enforcement mechanism or penalties are specified in this bill. The bill imposes obligations on law enforcement agencies but does not designate an enforcing authority, create a private right of action, or specify remedies for noncompliance.
Private Right of Action
No private right of action. Enforcement is exclusive to the designated authority.
Penalties
No penalties, damages, or remedies are specified in this bill.

What This Bill Requires

Verbatim statutory text on the left; plain-language analysis and a per-section checklist on the right. Numbered markers cross-link to the matching checklist row.

Statutory Text
Analysis & Obligations
Utah Code § 53-25-901
Definitions

(1) "Artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence"Artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual environments.Utah Code § 53-25-901(1)" means a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual environments.

(2) "Artificial intelligence technologyArtificial intelligence technology"Artificial intelligence technology" means a computer system, device, application, software, hardware, algorithm, program, camera system, or similar product that uses artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence.Utah Code § 53-25-901(2)" means a computer system, device, application, software, hardware, algorithm, program, camera system, or similar product that uses artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence"Artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual environments.Utah Code § 53-25-901(1) or generative artificial intelligenceGenerative artificial intelligence"Generative artificial intelligence" means artificial intelligence technology that is capable of creating content such as text, audio, image, or video based on patterns learned from large volumes of data rather than being explicitly programmed with rules.Utah Code § 53-25-901(3).

(3) "Generative artificial intelligenceGenerative artificial intelligence"Generative artificial intelligence" means artificial intelligence technology that is capable of creating content such as text, audio, image, or video based on patterns learned from large volumes of data rather than being explicitly programmed with rules.Utah Code § 53-25-901(3)" means artificial intelligence technologyArtificial intelligence technology"Artificial intelligence technology" means a computer system, device, application, software, hardware, algorithm, program, camera system, or similar product that uses artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence.Utah Code § 53-25-901(2) that is capable of creating content such as text, audio, image, or video based on patterns learned from large volumes of data rather than being explicitly programmed with rules.

This section establishes the definitional framework for the part. The 2026 amendment adds a new defined term — artificial intelligence technology — which encompasses any computer system, device, application, software, hardware, algorithm, program, camera system, or similar product that uses AI or generative AI. This expansion is significant because the prior version of the statute applied only to generative AI; the new term broadens the statute's reach to all AI-powered law enforcement tools, including non-generative systems such as facial recognition, predictive policing platforms, and evidence analysis tools.

Utah Code § 53-25-902
Use of generative artificial intelligence by law enforcement — Policy — Requirements — Artificial intelligence technology public posting
Government

(1)(a)–(b) 1 A law enforcement agency shall have a policy concerning the use of generative artificial intelligenceGenerative artificial intelligence"Generative artificial intelligence" means artificial intelligence technology that is capable of creating content such as text, audio, image, or video based on patterns learned from large volumes of data rather than being explicitly programmed with rules.Utah Code § 53-25-901(3) and artificial intelligence technologyArtificial intelligence technology"Artificial intelligence technology" means a computer system, device, application, software, hardware, algorithm, program, camera system, or similar product that uses artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence.Utah Code § 53-25-901(2) by employees of the law enforcement agency in the course and scope of the law enforcement agency's work. (b) The policy described in Subsection (1)(a) shall: (i) include the requirements described in Subsection (2); and (ii) provide employees of the law enforcement agency with information concerning the use of generative artificial intelligenceGenerative artificial intelligence"Generative artificial intelligence" means artificial intelligence technology that is capable of creating content such as text, audio, image, or video based on patterns learned from large volumes of data rather than being explicitly programmed with rules.Utah Code § 53-25-901(3) and artificial intelligence technologyArtificial intelligence technology"Artificial intelligence technology" means a computer system, device, application, software, hardware, algorithm, program, camera system, or similar product that uses artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence.Utah Code § 53-25-901(2), including: (A) which generative artificial intelligenceGenerative artificial intelligence"Generative artificial intelligence" means artificial intelligence technology that is capable of creating content such as text, audio, image, or video based on patterns learned from large volumes of data rather than being explicitly programmed with rules.Utah Code § 53-25-901(3) technologies the employees of the law enforcement agency may use; (B) which artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence"Artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual environments.Utah Code § 53-25-901(1) technologies the employees of the law enforcement agency may use, including which settings an employee may not disable, bypass, or turn off; (C) the uses and tasks for which generative artificial intelligenceGenerative artificial intelligence"Generative artificial intelligence" means artificial intelligence technology that is capable of creating content such as text, audio, image, or video based on patterns learned from large volumes of data rather than being explicitly programmed with rules.Utah Code § 53-25-901(3) and artificial intelligence technologyArtificial intelligence technology"Artificial intelligence technology" means a computer system, device, application, software, hardware, algorithm, program, camera system, or similar product that uses artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence.Utah Code § 53-25-901(2) are permitted; (D) the importance of reviewing content generated by generative artificial intelligenceGenerative artificial intelligence"Generative artificial intelligence" means artificial intelligence technology that is capable of creating content such as text, audio, image, or video based on patterns learned from large volumes of data rather than being explicitly programmed with rules.Utah Code § 53-25-901(3) and artificial intelligence technologyArtificial intelligence technology"Artificial intelligence technology" means a computer system, device, application, software, hardware, algorithm, program, camera system, or similar product that uses artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence.Utah Code § 53-25-901(2); and (E) an acknowledgment that a violation of the policy described in Subsection (1)(a) may result in administrative disciplinary action by the head of the law enforcement agency.

(2)(a)–(b) 2 A written police report or other law enforcement record that was created wholly or partially by using generative artificial intelligenceGenerative artificial intelligence"Generative artificial intelligence" means artificial intelligence technology that is capable of creating content such as text, audio, image, or video based on patterns learned from large volumes of data rather than being explicitly programmed with rules.Utah Code § 53-25-901(3) or with an artificial intelligence technologyArtificial intelligence technology"Artificial intelligence technology" means a computer system, device, application, software, hardware, algorithm, program, camera system, or similar product that uses artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence.Utah Code § 53-25-901(2) shall: (a) contain within the report or record a disclaimer that the report or record contains content generated by artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence"Artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual environments.Utah Code § 53-25-901(1) or an artificial intelligence technologyArtificial intelligence technology"Artificial intelligence technology" means a computer system, device, application, software, hardware, algorithm, program, camera system, or similar product that uses artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence.Utah Code § 53-25-901(2); and (b) include a certification by the author of the report or record that the author has read and reviewed the report or record for accuracy.

(3)(a)–(c) 3 A law enforcement agency shall publicly post on the law enforcement agency's website: (i) the law enforcement agency's policy described in Subsection (1); and (ii) the information described in Subsection (4). (b) If a law enforcement agency does not have a public website, the law enforcement agency shall post the information described in Subsection (3)(a) on the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63A-16-601. (c) A law enforcement agency shall update a public posting required under this section no later than 30 days after the day on which any posted information has changed or is otherwise not current.

(4)(a)–(d) 4 A law enforcement agency shall provide the following information under Subsection (3)(a)(ii): (a) subject to Subsection (5), the artificial intelligence technologyArtificial intelligence technology"Artificial intelligence technology" means a computer system, device, application, software, hardware, algorithm, program, camera system, or similar product that uses artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence.Utah Code § 53-25-901(2) that the law enforcement agency uses; (b) for each artificial intelligence technologyArtificial intelligence technology"Artificial intelligence technology" means a computer system, device, application, software, hardware, algorithm, program, camera system, or similar product that uses artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence.Utah Code § 53-25-901(2) described in Subsection (4)(a), the artificial intelligence technologyArtificial intelligence technology"Artificial intelligence technology" means a computer system, device, application, software, hardware, algorithm, program, camera system, or similar product that uses artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence.Utah Code § 53-25-901(2)'s available settings that address artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence"Artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual environments.Utah Code § 53-25-901(1) transparency, content safeguards, or human content oversight or verification, which may include: (i) a setting that requires a minimum level of human editing before a report or other document can be marked as complete; (ii) a setting that includes an acknowledgment on a report or other document that the report or other document was drafted by artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence"Artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual environments.Utah Code § 53-25-901(1); (iii) a setting that inserts obvious errors into a draft report or other document; and (iv) a setting that limits the types of crimes for which the artificial intelligence technologyArtificial intelligence technology"Artificial intelligence technology" means a computer system, device, application, software, hardware, algorithm, program, camera system, or similar product that uses artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence.Utah Code § 53-25-901(2) may be used; (c) for each setting disclosed under Subsection (4)(b), whether the law enforcement agency: (i) requires the use of the setting; (ii) does not use the setting; or (iii) allows an employee to disable, bypass, or turn off the setting; and (d) any other policies the law enforcement agency has that pertain to the use of an artificial intelligence technologyArtificial intelligence technology"Artificial intelligence technology" means a computer system, device, application, software, hardware, algorithm, program, camera system, or similar product that uses artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence.Utah Code § 53-25-901(2) described in Subsection (4)(a), (b), or (c).

(5) For purposes of Subsection (4)(a), an artificial intelligence technologyArtificial intelligence technology"Artificial intelligence technology" means a computer system, device, application, software, hardware, algorithm, program, camera system, or similar product that uses artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence.Utah Code § 53-25-901(2) does not include technology that uses artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence"Artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual environments.Utah Code § 53-25-901(1) or generative artificial intelligenceGenerative artificial intelligence"Generative artificial intelligence" means artificial intelligence technology that is capable of creating content such as text, audio, image, or video based on patterns learned from large volumes of data rather than being explicitly programmed with rules.Utah Code § 53-25-901(3) for an administrative task that does not materially impact a law enforcement investigation, such as a productivity or document management tool or a technology used to check spelling or grammar.

This section imposes three distinct categories of obligations on law enforcement agencies. First, agencies must adopt and maintain a written policy governing employee use of both generative AI and broader AI technology, covering which tools and settings are authorized, permissible uses and tasks, the importance of human review, and disciplinary consequences for violations. Second, police reports or law enforcement records created wholly or partially using any AI technology must contain a disclaimer identifying AI-generated content and a certification by the author that the report has been reviewed for accuracy.

Third, and most significantly for public transparency, agencies must publicly post their AI policies and detailed information about each AI technology they use — including the technology's available transparency, content safeguard, and human oversight settings — along with whether each setting is required, unused, or employee-disableable. Postings must be updated within 30 days of any change. An exclusion carves out purely administrative AI tools (such as productivity software and spell-checkers) that do not materially impact law enforcement investigations.

Compliance actions 4 items
1
Law enforcement agencies must adopt and maintain a written policy governing employee use of generative AI and AI technology, covering authorized tools and settings, permissible uses, the importance of human review, and disciplinary consequences for violations.
G-01.1
2
Law enforcement agencies must ensure that any written police report or law enforcement record created wholly or partially using generative AI or AI technology contains (1) a disclaimer identifying AI-generated content and (2) a certification by the author that they have read and reviewed the report for accuracy.
T-02.1
3
Law enforcement agencies must publicly post on their website their AI use policy and AI technology disclosure information, updating the posting within 30 days of any change. Agencies without a website must post on the Utah Public Notice Website.
PS-01.3
4
Law enforcement agencies must publicly disclose each AI technology the agency uses (excluding purely administrative tools), the technology's available transparency, content safeguard, and human oversight settings, whether each setting is required, unused, or employee-disableable, and any other relevant AI technology policies.
PS-01.1

Passage Likelihood

Failed
Status Failed
Final action Senate/ filed in Senate file for bills not passed

Legislative History

2026-01-27 Bill Numbered but not Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
2026-01-27 Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
2026-01-27 LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0205 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-27 LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0205 in Legislative Fiscal Agency
2026-01-28 Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
2026-01-28 Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) in Senate Rules Committee
2026-01-29 LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0205 in Version Sponsor
2026-01-29 LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0205 in Released
2026-01-30 Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in Senate Rules Committee
2026-02-04 Senate/ to standing committee in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
2026-02-12 LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0205S01 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst
2026-02-12 LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0205S01 in Legislative Fiscal Agency
2026-02-12 Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
2026-02-12 Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
2026-02-13 LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0205S01 in Version Sponsor
2026-02-17 Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
2026-02-17 Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-02-17 LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0205S01 in Released
2026-02-24 Senate/ 2nd reading in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-02-24 Senate/ circled in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-02-24 Senate/ uncircled in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-02-24 Senate/ passed 2nd reading in Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
2026-02-24 LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0205S02 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst
2026-02-24 LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0205S02 in Legislative Fiscal Agency
2026-02-25 Senate/ 3rd reading in Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
2026-02-25 Senate/ circled in Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
2026-02-25 Senate/ uncircled in Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
2026-02-25 Senate/ passed 3rd reading in Clerk of the House
2026-02-25 Senate/ to House in Clerk of the House
2026-02-25 Senate/ motion to reconsider in Senate Secretary
2026-02-25 Senate/ substituted in Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
2026-02-26 LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0205S02 in Version Sponsor
2026-02-26 Senate/ uncircled in Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
2026-02-26 Senate/ circled in Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
2026-02-26 LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0205S02 in Released
2026-02-26 Senate/ passed 3rd reading in Clerk of the House
2026-02-26 Senate/ to House in Clerk of the House
2026-02-26 House/ received from Senate in Clerk of the House
2026-02-26 House/ 1st reading (Introduced) in House Rules Committee
2026-03-06 House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar in House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
2026-03-06 House/ 2nd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
2026-03-06 House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules in House Rules Committee
2026-03-06 House/ strike enacting clause in Clerk of the House
2026-03-06 House/ to Senate in Senate Secretary
2026-03-06 Senate/ received from House in Senate Secretary
2026-03-06 Senate/ filed in Senate file for bills not passed

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2026-05-19
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