SB 76 Utah Senate · 2026 General Session

Residential Rental Payment Reporting Amendments

SB 76 creates an optional system for landlords with 16 or more rental units to report rent payments to credit bureaus at a renter’s request. Landlords may charge a fee up to their actual reporting cost, and renters can join or leave the program anytime during their lease. However, renters who miss a fee payment or voluntarily leave the program cannot rejoin for six months. The law applies only to large landlords (entities or individuals owning 16+ units), not small-scale property owners.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Last action Mar 7, 2026

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Introduced → Substitute #1 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change the requirement for offering rent reporting from mandatory to optional for landlords, and the effective date was moved from May 6, 2026, to January 1, 2027. This shift gives landlords the choice to participate in the program rather than forcing them to offer it to all tenants, while delaying the implementation to allow more time for preparation.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from requiring landlords to offer rent reporting to allowing them to choose whether or not to offer it.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the obligation for landlords to provide an offer of rent reporting from 'shall' (mandatory) to 'may' (optional) at the time a rental agreement is entered.

TIMELINE

Extended the effective date of the bill from May 6, 2026, to January 1, 2027.

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Committee

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules/ substituted [Senate Rules Committee]

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Comm - Held [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

upper

Jan 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Comm - Not Considered [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

upper

Jan 20, 2026

Committee

Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

upper

Jan 20, 2026

Introduced

Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors