# Utah H.B. 21: Senior Care Facility Amendments Utah H.B. 21, Senior Care Facility Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Tiara Auxier (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-HB21-2026GS - 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. 21 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Senior Care Facility Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-04 - Last action: 2026-03-17, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Tiara Auxier (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Health and Human Services, Health Care, Health Care Facilities, Judicial Operations, Administrative Rulemaking, Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, Government Operations (State Issues), Department of Health and Human Services, Attorney General, Constitutional Officers, Nursing Homes, Office of Licensing and Background Checks, Skilled Nursing Facilities - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (212 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Assisted living sale notices and rate protections: benefit, low. These protections apply when a buyer plans to keep operating the facility as assisted living. The sale must not be expected to cause residents to move or be discharged within 60 days after the sale. The facility must notify each resident and their designated or legally authorized representative wit… - Moving protections for assisted living residents: benefit, low. Utah assisted living facilities must submit a transition plan at least 120 days before closing, a qualifying sale, or changing use. A qualifying sale means residents are expected to move or be discharged within 60 days after the sale, or the buyer plans a non-assisted-living use for any part of the… - Court oversight for assisted living rule violations: benefit, low. A county attorney or Utah’s attorney general can ask a court to appoint a receiver when a facility violates these requirements. A receiver takes charge of the facility under court supervision. The court must issue an order requiring an explanation, with a return date within five days after the peti… - Transitioning assisted living facilities stop new admissions: cost, low. An assisted living facility cannot accept new residents or residency applications after submitting its required transition plan. This applies to planned closures, qualifying sales, and changes of use that require residents to move or be discharged. The law does not state when this admissions restri… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Tiara Auxier (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Todd Weiler (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-10 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 69 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-29 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 29 | 0 | | | 2026-01-26 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-01-26 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-01-20 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 74 | 1 | | | 2026-01-20 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2026-03-17: 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 - 2026-02-12: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-12: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-02-10: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-10: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-10: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-02-09: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-02-09: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate/ placed back on 3rd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-26: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-01-23: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-01-20: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ floor amendment (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-12-04: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-02-25: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0021.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0021S01.pdf) - Amended 1/20/2026 16:01:124, 2026-01-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0021_2026-01-20_16-47-40.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-12-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0021.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/HB0021.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0021S01.pdf) - [Amended 1/20/2026 16:01:124 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0021_2026-01-20_16-47-40.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0021.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-HB21-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).