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UT HB0249

UT HB0249
Utah Legal Personhood Amendments


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Introduced
01/16/2024
In Committee
02/06/2024
Crossed Over
01/30/2024
Passed
03/08/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/20/2024

Introduced Session

2024 General Session

Bill Summary

This bill addresses legal personhood.

AI Summary

This bill restricts the ability of governmental entities in Utah to grant or recognize legal personhood for a wide range of entities, including artificial intelligence, inanimate objects, bodies of water, land, real property, atmospheric gases, astronomical objects, weather, plants, and non-human animals. The bill defines key terms like "legal personhood," "human being," and "governmental entity." It specifies that this bill will take effect on May 1, 2024.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Justice

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing (on 03/20/2024)

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