# Utah H.B. 39: Correctional Health Amendments Utah H.B. 39, Correctional Health Amendments, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Steve Eliason (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-HB39-2025GS - 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. 39 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Correctional Health Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-19 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Steve Eliason (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Counties, Substance Abuse, Health and Human Services, Health Care, Medical Records, Mental Health, Division of Human Resource Management, Mental Health Professionals, Department of Corrections, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Department of Government Operations, Government Operations (State Issues), Department of Health and Human Services, Local Mental Health Authorities, Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder Treatment, Telehealth, Correctional Facilities - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 14 (191 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Special job classifications for correctional health workers: benefit, low. Utah's human resources director may create a special job classification plan for employees providing inmate health care and clinical treatment. The director must consult state health and corrections officials. Any plan may recognize correctional care challenges but must follow equal-pay and similar… - Psychiatric staffing and support for inmate care: benefit, low. Utah health officials must contract for telehealth psychiatric advice for staff caring for inmates. They must also contract with psychiatrists to fill all correctional psychiatric positions. A 24-month contracting exemption applies after internal staff fill every position for six continuous months.… - Treatment planning and court-ordered care for offenders: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah corrections and health agencies must coordinate mental health assessments, transition plans, and services for qualifying habitual offenders. They must have a mental illness, a high assessed risk of reoffending, and risks that available community services can address. Coo… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Eliason (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Melissa G. Ballard (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott D. Sandall (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-06 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 72 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-28 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-02-21 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-21 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-21 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 68 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-10 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2025-02-10 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (43) - 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) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: 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) - 2025-03-05: 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) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-21: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-21: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-21: House/ substituted (House) - 2025-02-21: House/ uncircled (House) - 2025-02-19: House/ circled (House) - 2025-02-19: 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) - 2025-01-28: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-01-28: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-15: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2024-12-19: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0039.pdf) - Substitute #4, 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0039S04.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0039S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0039S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0039S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2024-12-19: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0039.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/HB0039.pdf) - [Substitute #4 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0039S04.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0039S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0039S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0039S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0039.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-HB39-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).