# Utah H.B. 108: Minors in State Custody Amendments Utah H.B. 108, Minors in State Custody Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Doug Fiefia (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-17 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB108-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 108 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Minors in State Custody Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-29 - Last action: 2026-03-17, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Doug Fiefia (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Health and Human Services, Child Welfare, Department of Health and Human Services - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 11 (129 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More benefit savings for Utah custody children: benefit, medium. Utah lowers the share of a child’s deposited federal benefits it can spend on caregiver maintenance costs from 75% to 25%. This spending must be allowed by the benefit source; unless that source requires otherwise, Utah must save or invest the rest. Each child must have a separate account, using an… - Benefit checks for Utah custody children: benefit, low. Utah’s Department of Health and Human Services must check children for federal benefits within 60 days after taking legal custody. This covers Social Security, Veterans Affairs, and Railroad Retirement Board benefits. The department must apply for benefits children receive or may qualify for, and r… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Doug Fiefia (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Todd Weiler (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 66 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-22 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (41) - 2026-03-17: Governor Signed - 2026-03-11: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-06: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 3nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-06: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-04: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-04: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-04: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-02-02: House/ circled (House) - 2026-02-02: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-01-22: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-21: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-12-29: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0108.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-12-29: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0108.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0108.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0108.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS) - [Utah bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah/bills) - [Utah state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB108-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).