# Utah H.B. 122: Pregnant and Postpartum Inmate Amendments Utah H.B. 122, Pregnant and Postpartum Inmate Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Candice B. Pierucci (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-26 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB122-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 122 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Pregnant and Postpartum Inmate Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-30 - Last action: 2026-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Candice B. Pierucci (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Substance Abuse, Health Care, Department of Corrections, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Inmates, Correctional Facilities - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (141 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More care and protections after prison childbirth: benefit, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah correctional facilities must provide access to postpartum care for the full 12 weeks after birth. Pregnant inmates also get social-worker access, and access after birth grows from six to 12 weeks. Social workers help arrange childcare, plan family reunification, and make… - New housing limits for transgender inmates: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah prisons and county jails limit housing assignments for transgender inmates. Placement with inmates of a different biological sex at birth requires an individual security review. The review must find low risk of physical or psychological harm, facility disruption, and sec… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Candice B. Pierucci (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Heidi Balderree (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 66 | 1 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2026-03-26: Governor Signed - 2026-03-03: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-02-25: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-02-24: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-24: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-02-20: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-13: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-10: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ comm rpt/ amended (House) - 2026-02-02: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-02: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-01-22: 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) - 2025-12-30: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-02-25: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0122.pdf) - Amended 2/3/2026 10:02:62, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0122_2026-02-03_10-56-43.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-12-30: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0122.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0122.pdf) - [Amended 2/3/2026 10:02:62 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0122_2026-02-03_10-56-43.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0122.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [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-HB122-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).