UtahUtah law includes bets on individual actions in gambling definition
Starting May 6, 2026, Utah law includes bets on individual actions, statistics, or events in its definition of gambling.
What it does
Utah law includes bets on individual actions, statistics, or events in its definition of gambling. The definition also covers certain bets on chance-based outcomes when someone stands to receive something valuable.
Argument forNaming bets on individual actions or events could help people and businesses tell which bets Utah law treats as gambling.
Argument againstPeople who bet on individual actions or events could face gambling rules for those bets, which may limit how they place or offer them.
More detail
Utah law includes proposition bets in its definition of gambling. The definition applies to gambling covered by this part of Utah law. A proposition bet is a bet on an individual action, statistic, occurrence, or non-occurrence. The definition also covers risking something valuable on a chance-based outcome when an agreement says someone will receive something valuable for a certain outcome. The law takes effect May 6, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 25Governor Spencer Cox SignedBecame Law
- Mar 11House/ to GovernorTo Governor
- Mar 11House/ received enrolled bill from PrintingMinor
- Mar 3House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill Returned to House or SenateMinor
- Mar 3Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- Mar 3Bill Received from House for EnrollingMinor
- Feb 27House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrollingMajor
- Vote recorded Senate/ passed 3rd reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 27House/ received from SenateMinor
- Feb 27Senate/ to House
- Feb 27Senate/ signed by President/ returned to HouseMajor
- Feb 27Senate/ passed 3rd readingPassed Senate
- Feb 27Senate/ 3rd readingMinor
- Feb 26Senate/ passed 2nd readingMinor
- Vote recorded Senate/ passed 2nd reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26Senate/ uncircled
- Feb 25Senate/ circled
- Feb 25Senate/ 2nd readingMinor
- Feb 20Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Feb 20Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Business and Labor Committee]Minor
- Feb 19Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]Minor
- Feb 17Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Business and Labor Committee]Minor
- Feb 12Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)Minor
- Feb 11Senate/ received from HouseMinor
- Feb 11House/ to Senate
- Feb 10House/ held
- Vote recorded House/ passed 3rd reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10House/ passed 3rd readingPassed House
- Feb 10House/ 3rd readingMinor
- Feb 2House/ 2nd readingMinor
- Feb 2House/ comm rpt/ amended [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]Major
- Jan 30House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]Minor
- Jan 30House Comm - Amendment Recommendation [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]Minor
- Jan 22House/ to standing committee [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]Minor
- Jan 20House/ 1st reading (Introduced)Minor
- Jan 20House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal AnalystMinor
- Jan 17LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0243
- Jan 17LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0243
- Jan 14House/ received bill from Legislative ResearchMinor
- Jan 13LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0243
- Jan 13LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0243
- Jan 13Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 13Bill Numbered but not DistributedIntroduced