# Utah H.B. 302: Minors in State Custody Amendments Utah H.B. 302, Minors in State Custody Amendments, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Doug Fiefia (Republican); 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-HB302-2025GS - 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. 302 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Minors in State Custody Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-23 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Doug Fiefia (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Juveniles, Foster Care, Health and Human Services, Division of Child and Family Services, Child Welfare, Administrative Rulemaking, Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, Department of Health and Human Services, Medicaid, Juvenile Justice Services, Services for People with Disabilities, New Rulemaking Authority - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (201 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Benefit checks for kids entering custody: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Utah’s health and human services department must check federal benefit eligibility within 60 days of a minor entering custody. It must apply when the minor qualifies or may qualify, and reassess after major changes that could affect eligibility. The department must also appl… - Protected benefit accounts for kids in custody: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Utah must keep a separate account for each minor whose federal benefits it receives or manages. It must use an ABLE account when the minor qualifies, unless good cause supports another account; otherwise, it must choose an account that best preserves benefits. The department… - Utah must seek Medicaid protections for kids: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Utah must apply for a Medicaid waiver or state plan amendment by January 1, 2026. This covers minors in state custody receiving federal benefits who cannot use ABLE or another account excluded from Medicaid asset calculations. Utah must seek either to exclude those benefits… - Kids’ benefits support care and savings: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Utah may spend up to 75% of deposited federal benefits on a minor’s maintenance costs. Benefit-source rules control; where they allow this arrangement, Utah must save or invest the rest. Annual statements of money received and spent must go to the minor and any guardian ad l… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Doug Fiefia (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Todd Weiler (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 73 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 72 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 12 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2025-03-24: 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 - 2025-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-03-06: 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/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ substituted (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) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ comm rpt/ amended (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-19: 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/ 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) - 2025-01-31: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-01-31: Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm - 2025-01-30: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-01-23: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-23: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-01-23: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0302.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0302S03.pdf) - Amended 2/21/2025 12:02:157, 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0302S02_2025-02-21_12-59-19.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0302S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0302S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0302.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/HB0302.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0302S03.pdf) - [Amended 2/21/2025 12:02:157 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0302S02_2025-02-21_12-59-19.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0302S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0302S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0302.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-HB302-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).