Utah 2023 Regular Session

Utah House Bill HB0470 Compare Versions

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1		-	Enrolled Copy H.B. 470
	1	+	1st Sub. H.B. 470
	2	+	LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL
	3	+	6 Approved for Filing: S. Elder 6
	4	+	6 02-23-23 8:11 AM 6
	5	+	H.B. 470
	6	+	1st Sub. (Buff)
	7	+	Representative Paul A. Cutler proposes the following substitute bill:
2	8		1 GOVERNMENT DI GITAL VERIFIABLE
3	9		2 RECORD AMENDMENTS
4	10		3 2023 GENERAL SESSION
5	11		4 STATE OF UTAH
6	12		5 Chief Sponsor: Paul A. Cutler
7	13		6 Senate Sponsor: Kirk A. Cullimore
8	14		7
9	15		8LONG TITLE
10	16		9General Description:
11	17		10 This bill requires the Division of Technology Services to create a pilot program and
12	18		11provide recommendations for certain digital verifiable records.
13	19		12Highlighted Provisions:
14	20		13 This bill:
15	21		14 <defines terms; and
16	22		15 <requires the Division of Technology Services to:
17	23		16 Cprovide recommendations to government entities regarding digital verifiable
18	24		17records and credentials; and
19	25		18 Ccreate a pilot program for digital verifiable credentials.
20	26		19Money Appropriated in this Bill:
21	27		20 None
22	28		21Other Special Clauses:
23	29		22 None
24	30		23Utah Code Sections Affected:
25	31		24ENACTS:
26	32		25 63A-16-108, Utah Code Annotated 1953
	33	+	HB0470S01 1st Sub. (Buff) H.B. 470 02-23-23 8:11 AM
	34	+	- 2 -
27	35		26
28	36		27Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
29	37		28 Section 1. Section 63A-16-108 is enacted to read:
30		-	29 63A-16-108. Digital verifiable credential and records. H.B. 470 Enrolled Copy
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	38	+	29 63A-16-108. Digital verifiable credential and records.
32	39		30 (1) As used in this section:
33	40		31 (a) "Blockchain" means a distributed ledger of ordered electronic records that:
34	41		32 (i) is distributed across a network of computers;
35	42		33 (ii) utilizes technology to prevent the unauthorized alteration of electronic records; and
36	43		34 (iii) is mathematically verified.
37	44		35 (b) "Digital record schema" means a description of the data fields and tamper-evident
38	45		36technologies required to create a digital verifiable credential or digital verifiable record that can
39	46		37be registered on a distributed ledger technology.
40	47		38 (c) "Digital signature" means a tamper-evident, immutable, electronic seal that is
41	48		39equivalent in function and status to a notary seal issued by a government entity.
42	49		40 (d) "Digital verifiable credential" means a digital document that:
43	50		41 (i) attests to a fact;
44	51		42 (ii) is issued by a government entity;
45	52		43 (iii) can be mathematically verified; and
46	53		44 (iv) conveys rights, privileges, and legal enforceability equivalent to the possession of a
47	54		45physical credential of the same type.
48	55		46 (e) "Digital verifiable record" means a digital record that:
49	56		47 (i) is issued by a government entity or has been digitally signed by a government entity;
50	57		48 (ii) has a digital signature;
51	58		49 (iii) can be mathematically verified; and
52	59		50 (iv) conveys rights, privileges, and legal enforceability equivalent to the possession of a
53	60		51physical record of the same type.
54	61		52 (f) "Distributed ledger" means a decentralized database that is maintained by the
55	62		53consensus of replicated, shared, and synchronized digital data.
56	63		54 (g) "Government entity" means:
57	64		55 (i) the state;
58		-	56 (ii) a state agency; or
59		-	~~57 (iii) a political subdivision of the state. Enrolled Copy H.B. 470~~
60		-	~~- 3 -~~
	65	+	56 (ii) a state agency; or 02-23-23 8:11 AM 1st Sub. (Buff) H.B. 470
	66	+	- 3 -House Committee Amendments 2-24-2023 pf/se1
	67	+	57 (iii) a political subdivision of the state.
61	68		58 (h) "Government operations privacy officer" means the government operations privacy
62	69		59officer described in Section 67-1-17.
63	70		60 (i) "State archivist" means the state archivist appointed under Section 63A-12-102.
64	71		61 (j) "State privacy officer" means the state privacy officer described in Section 67-3-13.
65	72		62 (k) "State registrar" means the state registrar of vital records appointed under Section
66	73		6326-2-3.
67	74		64 (2) The Division of Technology Services shall:
68	75		65 (a) provide recommendations to government entities regarding:
69	76		66 (i) appropriate digital record schemas that allow a government to issue a digital
70	77		67verifiable credential or record;
71	78		68 (ii) policies and procedures to protect the privacy of personal identifying information
72	79		69maintained within distributed ledger programs;
73	80		70 (iii) the manner and format in which an issuer may certify a document through
74	81		71blockchain; and
75	82		72 (iv) processes and procedures for the preservation, auditability, integrity, security, and
76		-	73confidentiality of digital verifiable credentials and records;
	83	+	73confidentiality of digital verifiable credentials and records,
77	84		74 (b) create a pilot program for the implementation of digital verifiable credentials by
78	85		75governmental entities; and
79		-	76 (c) report to Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee by October
80		-	7731, 2023, on the duties described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b).
	86	+	76 (c) report to º [Government Operations Interim Committee] Public Utilities, Energy,
	87	+	76aand Technology Interim Committee » by October 31, 2023, on the
	88	+	77duties described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b).
81	89		78 (3) In performing the duties described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b), the Division of
82	90		79Technology Services shall consult with:
83	91		80 (a) the state archivist;
84	92		81 (b) the state privacy officer;
85	93		82 (c) the government operations privacy officer;
86	94		83 (d) the state registrar;
87	95		84 (e) private industry professionals with relevant expertise;
88		-	85 (f) the Utah League of Cities and Towns; and H.B. 470 Enrolled Copy
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	96	+	85 (f) the Utah League of Cities and Towns; and
90	97		86 (g) an association of counties in the state.