# Utah H.B. 270: Healthcare Worker Post-Employment Amendments Utah H.B. 270, Healthcare Worker Post-Employment Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Katy Hall (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-24 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB270-2026GS - 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. 270 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Healthcare Worker Post-Employment Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-15 - Last action: 2026-03-24, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Katy Hall (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Business, Health and Human Services, Labor and Employment, Health Care Professionals, Dentists and Dental Hygienists, Genetic Counselors, Midwives, Naturopathic Physicians, Nurses, Optometrists, Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, Physician Assistants, Physicians and Surgeons, Podiatric Physicians, Psychologists, Radiologic Technologists, Assistants, and Technicians, Respiratory Care Providers - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (197 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fewer job restrictions for healthcare workers: benefit, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, new non-competes restricting covered Utah healthcare workers' practice by time or location after work ends are void. Coverage requires work that involves practicing under a healthcare license listed in Utah law. Exceptions remain for reasonable severance agreements freely and… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Katy Hall (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brady Brammer (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 66 | 1 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 18 | 2 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 2 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 71 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (44) - 2026-03-24: Governor Signed - 2026-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ comm rpt/ amended (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-27: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-25: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-17: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-05: House/ placed back on 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-05: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-05: House/ comm rpt/ substituted/ Consent Calendar (House) - 2026-02-04: House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation - 2026-02-04: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-04: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-03: House/ lifted from standing committee (House) - 2026-01-27: House Comm - Not Considered - 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) - 2026-01-20: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-15: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0270.pdf) - Amended 2/27/2026 15:02:388, 2026-02-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0270S02_2026-02-27_15-41-01.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0270S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0270S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-15: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0270.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/HB0270.pdf) - [Amended 2/27/2026 15:02:388 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0270S02_2026-02-27_15-41-01.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0270S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0270S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0270.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-HB270-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).