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Utah HB 276: platform and capture-device provenance duties

Detect and keep compliant provenance data and signatures; show users it exists and let them inspect it.

In short

  • Where: Utah, United States
  • Status: Passed; applies from 1 January 2027; capture devices sold in Utah by 1 January 2028
  • Who: Platforms over 2M monthly users; capture-device makers
  • Covers: Platforms only
  • Kennmarq.com: covers images and video today; audio: waits for spoken notices in audio (expected December 2026).
Updated 4 November 2026; source checked 4 November 2026. Sources are government sites. This page explains what Kennmarq.com does; it isn't legal advice.

What it asks of each kind of file

What Utah HB 276: platform and capture-device provenance duties asks of each kind of AI-generated file, and what Kennmarq.com adds today
FileWhat it asksKennmarq.com today
Imagesmachine-readable marks (a watermark or metadata); a visible labelCovered
Videomachine-readable marks (a watermark or metadata); a visible labelCovered
Audiomachine-readable marks (a watermark or metadata); a labelWaits for spoken notices in audio (expected December 2026)

In the API

A rule for platforms only: markets=us-ut applies the United States' general rules in force or passed, not this one (what a call for the United States needs). The table above shows what our marks add of what it asks.

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