# Utah H.B. 590: Child Therapy Amendments Utah H.B. 590, Child Therapy Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Jennifer Dailey-Provost (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB590-2026GS - 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. 590 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Child Therapy Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-20 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Jennifer Dailey-Provost (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Health Insurance, Health and Human Services, Health Care, Division of Child and Family Services, Mental Health, Department of Health and Human Services - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (202 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Children get therapy support during custody: benefit, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah's Division of Child and Family Services must check for an existing therapist when children enter custody and help preserve that care. Steps can include contacting the therapist, helping with Medicaid enrollment, or arranging care through a contract. Contracted therapists… - Children leaving custody can keep therapists: benefit, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah insurers covering mental health care must offer an agreement to continue covered care with a child's former custody therapist, even outside the plan's network. The child must request it before receiving services and within 90 days after leaving custody, with proof of pri… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jennifer Dailey-Provost (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Luz Escamilla (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 67 | 1 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 71 | 1 | | | 2026-02-27 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 12 | 0 | | ## Actions (41) - 2026-03-19: Governor Signed - 2026-03-17: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-17: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-10: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-10: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ comm rpt/ amended (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-03-04: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-03-03: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-03: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ floor amendment (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-27: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-27: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-26: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-02-20: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0590.pdf) - Amended 3/4/2026 18:03:622, 2026-03-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0590S01_2026-03-04_18-56-56.pdf) - Amended 3/3/2026 11:03:30, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0590S01_2026-03-03_11-29-48.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0590S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0590.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/HB0590.pdf) - [Amended 3/4/2026 18:03:622 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0590S01_2026-03-04_18-56-56.pdf) - [Amended 3/3/2026 11:03:30 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0590S01_2026-03-03_11-29-48.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0590S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0590.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) - 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