# Utah H.B. 471: Social Services Amendments Utah H.B. 471, Social Services Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Logan Monson (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-24 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB471-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 471 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Social Services Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-03 - Last action: 2026-03-24, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Logan Monson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Health Insurance, Health and Human Services, Public Assistance, Department of Workforce Services, Workforce Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Medicaid - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (95 yes, 21 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah stops Medicaid payments after death: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah must check Social Security and state death records against Medicaid enrollment at least quarterly. After confirming a death, Utah must promptly remove the enrollee and prevent payments for services after death. Utah must recover payments for care or health-plan coverage… - Tighter Medicaid citizenship and household rules: cost, high. Beginning October 1, 2026, Utah generally limits Medicaid to listed citizenship or immigration groups, except where federal law requires otherwise. These include U.S. citizens and nationals, qualifying permanent residents, Cuban or Haitian entrants, Compact of Free Association residents, and certai… - Tighter SNAP status and household rules: cost, high. Beginning May 6, 2026, SNAP participants must be U.S. residents in listed citizenship or immigration groups, following federal law. Listed groups include U.S. citizens and nationals, qualifying permanent residents, Cuban or Haitian entrants, and Compact of Free Association residents. Utah must requ… - Work checks for Medicaid expansion adults: cost, high. Beginning January 1, 2027, covered expansion and qualifying waiver applicants must prove they met federal work rules the month before applying. This applies to adults ages 19–64 who are not pregnant and do not have Medicare Part A or B. Utah must use documents or verified records, not self-attestat… - More frequent Medicaid eligibility and residency checks: cost, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, Utah must verify income, residency, identity, and citizenship or immigration status before enrollment, unless federal law requires otherwise. Self-attestation alone is not enough; eligibility reviews occur every six months for expansion enrollees and every 12 months for o… - Shorter Medicaid coverage for earlier bills: cost, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, initial Medicaid applications have shorter limits on coverage for care received before applying. Expansion coverage reaches back no more than one month before the month a completed application is submitted. Traditional Medicaid coverage reaches back no more than two month… - Lawmakers must approve SNAP work waivers: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah’s SNAP agency needs prior approval before requesting a waiver from federal work requirements. The Legislature and governor must approve the request through a concurrent resolution. This approval rule does not itself impose new work requirements or change SNAP benefit amo… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Logan Monson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Keven J. Stratton (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 20 | 5 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 55 | 13 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 3 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-03-24: Governor Signed - 2026-03-11: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-07: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-07: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-04: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-26: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-24: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ floor amendment (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ comm rpt/ amended (House) - 2026-02-18: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-18: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-17: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-17: Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm - 2026-02-09: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-02-04: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-02-03: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0471.pdf) - Amended 2/24/2026 15:02:950, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0471S01_2026-02-24_15-26-45.pdf) - Amended 2/19/2026 09:02:557, 2026-02-19: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0471S01_2026-02-19_09-33-40.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0471S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0471.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0471.pdf) - [Amended 2/24/2026 15:02:950 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0471S01_2026-02-24_15-26-45.pdf) - [Amended 2/19/2026 09:02:557 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0471S01_2026-02-19_09-33-40.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0471S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0471.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [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-HB471-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).