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