HB 74 Utah House · 2025 General Session

Foreign Judgment Amendments

This bill amends Utah's Foreign Judgment Act to require that postjudgment interest on foreign judgments filed in Utah after May 7, 2025, use the same interest rate established under Utah law (Section 15-1-4). It directly affects creditors and debtors involved in cases where foreign court judgments are enforced in Utah courts. The key change ensures consistency by mandating that the interest rate applied matches Utah's standard postjudgment rate from the date the foreign judgment is officially recognized ("domesticated"). The bill takes effect on May 7, 2025, with no new funding required.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed Mar 25, 2025
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Introduced Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 25, 2025
MINOR
This bill updates Utah's Foreign Judgment Act to clarify how post-judgment interest is calculated for foreign judgments filed in Utah courts. The main change renumbers a subsection and clarifies that foreign judgments filed on or after May 7, 2025, will earn interest at the same rate as Utah domestic judgments under Section 15-1-4.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on foreign judgments filed in Utah, but the effective date and interest rate application are now explicitly tied to May 7, 2025.
REQUIREMENT

Post-judgment interest for foreign judgments filed on or after May 7, 2025, is now explicitly set at the rate established under Utah law (Section 15-1-4), ensuring consistency with domestic judgments.

TECHNICAL

A subsection was renumbered from (3) to (4) to correct a formatting error in the original draft, improving clarity of the statute's structure.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the bill is confirmed as May 7, 2025, establishing when the new interest rate provisions begin applying to foreign judgments.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 25, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Feb 20, 2025
Legislature · Passed
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
legislature
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate/ committee report favorable
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
House/ passed 3rd reading
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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