# Utah H.B. 199: Substance Use Treatment and Enforcement Amendments Utah H.B. 199, Substance Use Treatment and Enforcement Amendments, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Clancy, Tyler; status signed, last action 2025-03-24 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB199-2025GS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 199 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Substance Use Treatment and Enforcement Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Clancy, Tyler - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: Counties, Substance Abuse, Health and Human Services, Health Care, Health Care Facilities, Mental Health, Health Care Professionals, Crimes, Judicial Operations, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Administrative Rulemaking, Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Public Safety, Department of Public Safety, Department of Health and Human Services, Pharmacies, Local Mental Health Authorities, Local Substance Abuse Authorities, Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder Treatment, Pharmacists, Pharmaceuticals - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (126 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 12 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - General nuisance misdemeanor is removed: benefit, medium. Beginning May 7, 2025, the law removes the class B misdemeanor for creating, helping create, or contributing to a nuisance. The repeal also covers supporting, continuing, or keeping a nuisance. It does not remove other nuisance rules or penalties for violating court orders. - Mobile units can deliver opioid treatment: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, licensed opioid treatment programs can operate mobile units, including for people without a fixed address. Units operate under the program's registration, license, and certification. Medicine requires a valid prescription and required pharmacist direction, and cannot remain i… - More treatment referral options after overdoses: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, first responders are encouraged, but not required, to offer treatment referrals after overdoses when appropriate. Interested people can get a live provider connection, a call to 988, or a local service list. Local substance use and mental health authorities must include inclu… - Syringe programs connect people with treatment: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, syringe exchange programs can help people who inject drugs and their contacts find treatment and recovery services. Programs must give new-syringe recipients spoken and written information about getting overdose-reversal medicine. Programs must also report treatment resources… - More protections in nuisance court cases: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, prior convictions for crimes listed as nuisance grounds cannot be used in these nuisance actions. Defendants can defeat the specified drug nuisance claim by proving they are legally entitled to possess or use the drug. Courts can protect applicants who show good cause, includ… - Felony penalties for drug-related premises: cost, high. Beginning May 7, 2025, knowingly using or maintaining premises for unlawful drug manufacturing, distribution, storage, or use is a second-degree felony. The felony also covers operating a supervised drug consumption site or intentionally providing premises for one. Opioid treatment programs and sit… - Daily penalties for breaking nuisance orders: cost, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, knowingly breaking a court order to stop a nuisance carries a $50 daily civil penalty. The total is $50 times the number of days the nuisance continues in violation. This is added to the class B misdemeanor for violating the order. - Syringe exchanges barred at housing sites: cost, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, syringe exchange programs cannot conduct exchanges at homeless shelters or in permanent supportive housing. This limits on-site access for people living there. The provision does not require replacement services elsewhere. - More applicants can seek nuisance evictions: mixed, high. Beginning May 7, 2025, any person or business doing business in a Utah county can seek eviction for a covered nuisance there. Applicants must have reason to believe it exists. Courts must order eviction when applicants prove it is more likely than not that they face irreparable harm, their threaten… - Broader nuisance claims affect neighboring residents: mixed, medium. Beginning May 7, 2025, nuisance grounds include unlawful drug acquisition or use, unlawful gunfire, and specified human trafficking at premises. They also include fumes from unlawful drug activity entering a home from another home or business. Knowing joint participation, or evidence of ability and… - Nuisance cases bring remedies and costs: mixed, medium. Beginning May 7, 2025, courts can award damages, require repairs or security measures, order eviction, and enforce their nuisance rulings. Evidence allowed by law, including community reputation evidence, can support nuisance and nuisance-eviction cases. Winning parties can receive unreimbursed inv… - Factory protections limit neighbors' nuisance claims: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, factories operating more than three years gain protection from nuisance claims based solely on nearby land-use changes. They must not have been nuisances when they opened and cannot increase the condition being challenged. Protection does not cover negligent or improper opera… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Clancy, Tyler - Cosponsor: Brady Brammer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gwynn, M. - Cosponsor: Lee, T. - Cosponsor: Karianne Lisonbee (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael J. Petersen (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Candice B. Pierucci (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 24 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 70 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 14 | 0 | | | | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2025-03-24: Governor Signed - 2025-03-17: House/ to Governor (House) - 2025-03-17: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2025-03-13: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2025-03-13: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-07: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-07: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-03-07: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-14: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-14: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-14: House/ floor amendment (House) - 2025-02-14: House/ substituted (House) - 2025-02-14: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-06: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-06: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2025-02-05: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-05: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-04: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-01-24: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-15: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-01-14: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0199.pdf) - Amended 2/14/2025 11:02:591, 2025-02-14: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0199S02_2025-02-14_11-43-00.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0199S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0199S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-14: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0199.pdf) ## Related bills - S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments (signed) - H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments (signed) - H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments (signed) - H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements (signed) - S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments (vetoed) - S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0199.pdf) - [Amended 2/14/2025 11:02:591 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0199S02_2025-02-14_11-43-00.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0199S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0199S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0199.pdf) ## Related - [S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB199-2025GS) - [H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB562-2025GS) - [H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB493-2025GS) - [H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB482-2025GS) - [S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB197-2025GS) - [S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB3-2025GS) - [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-HB199-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).