# Utah H.B. 224: Inmate Reentry, Finances, and Debt Modifications Utah H.B. 224, Inmate Reentry, Finances, and Debt Modifications, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Melissa G. Ballard (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-19 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB224-2025GS - 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. 224 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Inmate Reentry, Finances, and Debt Modifications - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-15 - Last action: 2025-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Melissa G. Ballard (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Child Support, Health and Human Services, Child Welfare, Department of Corrections, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Inmates, Probation, State Tax Commission, Parole, Correctional Facilities - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (107 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Coordinated reentry help for returning inmates: benefit, medium. The Department of Corrections’ reentry division must coordinate services for inmates returning to the community. Services include risk-and-needs screening, personal plans, case management, treatment, education, and job preparation. Release planning must connect with community support services and p… - Debt interest pauses for incarcerated people: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, the Office of State Debt Collection must stop interest on covered state debts after receiving an incarceration notice. The notice must come from a county jail or the Department of Corrections. The rule covers people incarcerated for at least 90 consecutive days. Interest… - Inmates get clearer debt account information: benefit, low. The Department of Corrections must make account statements available at least every two weeks to inmates with qualifying accounts. Statements must list known debts, explain debt-payment incentives, and show how to find debt details and money-management resources. Former inmates can request statemen… - Jails and prisons must report incarceration: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, county jails must report inmates within five business days after 90 consecutive days of incarceration. State prisons must report within 15 days after 90 consecutive days in prison. Notices go to the Office of State Debt Collection, State Tax Commission, and Office of Reco… - Child support pauses for incarcerated parents: mixed, high. Utah child support orders and related money judgments automatically drop to zero for qualifying incarceration lasting at least 90 consecutive days. This applies only to incarceration beginning on or after January 1, 2027. Criminal nonpayment of child support and offenses against the payer’s child o… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Melissa G. Ballard (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael K. McKell (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 69 | 0 | | | 2025-02-06 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | | | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2025-03-19: Governor Signed - 2025-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2025-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-18: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-18: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-18: House/ uncircled (House) - 2025-02-18: House/ circled (House) - 2025-02-18: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-07: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-07: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2025-02-06: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-05: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-02-05: Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm - 2025-01-21: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-01-15: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0224.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0224S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0224S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-15: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0224.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/HB0224.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0224S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0224S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0224.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-HB224-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).