# Utah H.B. 347: Social Services Program Amendments Utah H.B. 347, Social Services Program Amendments, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by James A. Dunnigan (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-HB347-2025GS - 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. 347 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Social Services Program Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-28 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Governor Signed - Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Health Insurance, Substance Abuse, Health and Human Services, Health Care, Mental Health, Medicaid, Office of Licensing and Background Checks, Substance Use Disorder Treatment, Pharmaceuticals - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 12 (197 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More Medicaid access to psychiatric medicines: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Medicaid must cover qualifying nonpreferred psychiatric medicines for enrollees starting treatment on or after that date. Claims records or a provider’s statement must show a similar preferred drug failed within the previous 365 days. Alternatively, those records must show t… - More Medicaid reentry services for inmates: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah’s limited Medicaid inmate benefit includes services from certified community health workers. The person must otherwise qualify for Medicaid but be barred from coverage because of incarceration. Services must come through Utah’s qualified-inmate Medicaid waiver. This adds… - Accredited adult treatment sites can skip inspections: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, approved adult substance use and mental health sites can skip state on-site license renewal inspections. Sites need recognized national accreditation, required accreditation records, and good standing; they cannot serve anyone under 18. Licensees need no moderate, high, or ex… - Behavioral health funding for nursing facilities: benefit, low. The law sets a funding plan for behavioral health services in skilled nursing facilities. It states legislative intent for $300,000 in fiscal year 2026. Beginning in fiscal year 2027, that plan calls for $1.05 million in ongoing funding. The money supports services, not individual cash payments. - Grants expand local behavioral health services: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2026, the law directs a $200,000 grant to Valley Behavioral Health to expand Tooele County services. It also directs $600,000 to Odyssey House for people leaving inpatient substance use treatment, jail, or unstable housing. The Odyssey House grant includes $150,000 in ongoing money… - Ongoing medical care funding for homeless people: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2026, the law shifts $100,000 for homeless medical respite and end-of-life care from one-time to ongoing funding. The total funding for this item does not change. The money supports these services through Utah’s Office of Homeless Services. - Medicaid fund loses one revenue source: cost, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, savings from placing psychiatric medicines on Medicaid’s preferred list no longer fund the Medicaid ACA Fund. Medicaid expansion savings and the specified sales tax revenue remain funding sources. This financing change does not specify any change to individual Medicaid eligib… - Statewide certification rules for case managers: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah must adopt rules to certify adults as case managers qualified to work statewide. This replaces the prior certification provision for targeted case management. Applicants must meet state rules covering training, allowed services, supervision, continuing education, and ren… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Evan J. Vickers (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-06 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 73 | 0 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 72 | 0 | | | 2025-02-10 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2025-02-10 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2025-03-24: Governor Signed - 2025-03-17: House/ to Governor (House) - 2025-03-17: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2025-03-14: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2025-03-14: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-07: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-07: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-03-07: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-03-06: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2025-03-06: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2025-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-25: 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/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-11: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-11: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2025-02-10: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-10: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-05: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-02-04: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-01-29: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-29: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-01-28: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0347.pdf) - Substitute #4, 2025-03-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0347S04.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0347S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0347S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0347S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0347.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/HB0347.pdf) - [Substitute #4 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0347S04.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0347S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0347S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0347S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0347.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-HB347-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).