Utah’s digital ID program, ‘digital bill of rights’ could lead the nation in privacy framework

By: Will Ruzanski

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: February 12, 2026

Words: 706

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Utah may soon establish an optional digital ID system — one focused on privacy protections including a “digital identity bill of rights” — after a year of research and preparation to develop the program.

Sponsored by Sen. Kirk Cullimore, R-Cottonwood Heights, the Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee unanimously approved SB275 on Wednesday, sending it to the Senate floor. Last year, Cullimore sponsored another digital ID bill to begin research for …

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