# Utah H.B. 171: Physician Assistant Amendments Utah H.B. 171, Physician Assistant Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Stephen L. Whyte (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-HB171-2026GS - 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. 171 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Physician Assistant Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-07 - Last action: 2026-03-17, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Stephen L. Whyte (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Health Insurance, Business, Health and Human Services, Health Care Professionals, Commercial Health Insurance\Managed Care Contracts, Physician Assistants, Occupational and Professional Licensing - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (117 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More primary care choices for insured patients: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah law expands provider choices when your health insurance requires choosing a primary care provider for best coverage. Your plan must let you choose a participating physician assistant. The assistant must be qualified and willing to provide primary care as your plan define… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Stephen L. Whyte (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael K. McKell (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 68 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2026-03-17: Governor Signed - 2026-03-11: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-03: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-02-25: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-25: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-02-23: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation - 2026-02-18: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-12: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-09: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-09: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-09: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-05: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-05: House/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar (House) - 2026-02-04: House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation - 2026-02-04: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-29: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-29: Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm - 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) - 2026-01-07: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0171.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-28: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0171S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0171.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/HB0171.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0171S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0171.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-HB171-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).