NOTICE OF SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE
1. Agency Information
Government Operations, Data Privacy
Taylorsville State Office Building
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1007
2. Contact Persons
Please address questions regarding information on this notice to the persons listed above.
3. General Information
A. Rule or section catchline:
R18-2. Utah Privacy Commission Meetings
B. Purpose of the new rule or reason for the change:
The purpose of this rule is to establish participation requirements for members of the Utah Privacy Commission.
C. Summary of the new rule or change:
This rule describes how members of the Utah Privacy Commission (Commission) must conduct Commission business and may participate in meetings electronically.
This rule also describes how a member may be removed from the Commission if the member does not comply with these requirements.
4. Legislative Action Information
A. Are any changes in this filing
because of state legislative action?
Changes are because of legislative action.
B. If yes, any bill number and
session:
HB 450 (2026 General Session)
5. Fiscal Information
Provide an estimate and written explanation of the aggregate anticipated cost or savings to:
This rule will not result in any costs or savings to the state budget because it only regulates how Commission members must conduct themselves in Commission meetings.
This rule will not result in any costs or savings to local governments because it only regulates how Commission members must conduct themselves in Commission meetings.
C. Small businesses ("small business" means a business employing 1-49 persons):
This rule will not result in any costs or savings for small businesses because it only regulates how Commission members must conduct themselves in Commission meetings.
D. Non-small businesses ("non-small business" means a business employing 50 or more persons):
This rule will not result in any costs or savings for non-small businesses because it only regulates how Commission members must conduct themselves in Commission meetings.
E. Persons other than small businesses, non-small businesses, state, or local government entities ("person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or public or private organization of any character other than an agency):
This rule will not result in any costs or savings for any other persons because it only regulates how Commission members must conduct themselves in Commission meetings.
F. Compliance costs for affected persons:
This rule will not result in any compliance costs for affected persons because it only regulates how Commission members must conduct themselves in Commission meetings.
6. Regulatory Impact Summary Table
Enter the cost or savings in the relevant cell. If there is no cost or savings, enter, "$0." If a cost or savings is inestimable, enter, "inestimable."
7. Regulatory Impact Analysis Approval
The Commissioner of the Department of Government Operations, Marvin Dodge, has reviewed and approved this regulatory impact analysis.
8. Family Impact Information
A. The agency has considered this rule's impact on family health, stability, and formation:
9. Citation Information
Provide citations to the statutory authority for the rule. If there is also a federal requirement for the rule, provide a citation to that requirement:
11. Public Notice Information
The public may submit written or oral comments to the agency identified in box 1.
A. Comments will be accepted until:
12. Effective Date Information
This rule change MAY become effective on:
(NOTE: This is the date the agency anticipates making the filing effective. It is NOT the effective date)
13. Agency Authorization Information
Agency head or
designee and title:
Marvin Dodge, Commissioner
R18. Government Operations, Utah Office of Data Privacy.
R18-2. Utah Privacy Commission Meetings. This rule is authorized by Sections 63A-19-203 and 52-4-207. The purpose of this rule is to establish requirements for member participation in commission meetings. 
