All Roll Calls
Yes: 143 • No: 5
UtahH.B. 2942025 General SessionHouse
Infectious Disease Procedures Amendments
Sponsored By: Matt MacPherson (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Disease Control and PreventionHealth and Human ServicesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesLocal Health DepartmentsPublic Health
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
8 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Health agencies lose broad restriction orders
Utah state and local health departments cannot issue broad public health orders called orders of constraint under any circumstances. The law also removes former county approval and county or legislative termination rules for local orders of constraint. Those repeals include an imminent-threat exception and its 72-hour termination window. Removing those rules does not restore authority to issue the banned orders.
Mask exceptions for qualifying health conditions
Utah public accommodations and state-regulated businesses cannot require masks for entry by people with qualifying diagnosed conditions. A diagnosed medical condition, mental health condition, or disability must cause physical or emotional distress from wearing a mask. Health facilities and doctors' offices can still require masks in patient care areas. But they cannot deny qualifying people services because they cannot wear masks, consistent with federal law.
Workers gain protection from restriction-related firing
Utah employers cannot fire someone solely because they are or were under an order of restriction. This includes state and local government employers. The health agency issuing the order must tell the person about this job protection.
Some practitioners face fewer local requirements
Local health departments cannot require inspections, licenses, or permits for the practice covered by Utah Code Subsection 58-11a-304(5). They also cannot require a particular location or facility, or enforce location-based regulations against that practice. The supplied text identifies the covered practice only through this legal reference.
Religious practices gain emergency health protections
During covered public health emergencies, Utah state and local health departments must allow reasonable accommodations for religious practices and rites. Their orders and rules can substantially burden religious exercise only to serve a compelling government interest. They must use the least restrictive means to serve that interest.
Health agencies must issue individual orders
Utah state and local health departments cannot issue one order of restriction covering more than one person. These orders require an examination, treatment, isolation, quarantine, or another specified action or behavior. District courts can also issue these orders. The one-person limit applies to health departments; the supplied text does not extend it to court orders.
Local health rules reach state property
The law removes the exclusion of state-owned or state-leased property from local health department jurisdiction. Local departments can apply otherwise applicable health laws, rules, and standards there. This change does not override the law's separate ban on orders of constraint.
More conditions enter disease control procedures
A dangerous public health condition includes a condition caused directly or indirectly by bioterrorism, natural disaster, or human-created accident. The condition must be able to spread to another person. Epidemic or pandemic diseases also include state health department-designated diseases with the potential to cause serious illness or death. These definitions expand which conditions fall within related disease control procedures.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Matt MacPherson
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Kristen Chevrier
Republican • House
Doug Fiefia
Republican • House
Wayne A. Harper
Republican • Senate
Colin W. Jack
Republican • House
Jason B. Kyle
Republican • House
Lee, T.
Affiliation unavailable
Logan Monson
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 2/27/2025
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 18 • No: 5
Senate vote • 2/27/2025
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/27/2025
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/26/2025
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
Yes: 21 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/19/2025
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 6 • No: 0
House vote • 2/11/2025
House/ floor amendment
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/11/2025
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 74 • No: 0
House vote • 1/31/2025
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 12 • No: 0
House vote • 1/31/2025
House Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Yes: 12 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • Unknown
House/ floor amendment
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/24/2025House/ to Governor
3/12/2025HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/12/2025HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/7/2025HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/7/2025Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/3/2025Bill Received from House for Enrolling
3/3/2025House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
2/27/2025HouseHouse/ received from Senate
2/27/2025HouseSenate/ to House
2/27/2025SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
2/27/2025SenateSenate/ passed 3rd reading
2/27/2025SenateSenate/ uncircled
2/27/2025SenateSenate/ circled
2/27/2025SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
2/27/2025SenateSenate/ passed 2nd reading
2/26/2025SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
2/26/2025SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2/19/2025SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
2/19/2025SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2/19/2025SenateSenate/ to standing committee
2/14/2025SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2/11/2025SenateSenate/ received from House
2/11/2025SenateHouse/ to Senate
2/11/2025HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading
2/11/2025House
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/7/2025
Amended 2/11/2025 11:02:934
2/11/2025
Amended 2/3/2025 10:02:635
2/3/2025
Introduced
1/22/2025