# Utah H.B. 599: Social Services Funding Amendments Utah H.B. 599, Social Services Funding Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Raymond P. Ward (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-25 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB599-2026GS - 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. 599 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Social Services Funding Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-25 - Last action: 2026-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Raymond P. Ward (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Health Insurance, Health and Human Services, Health Care Professionals, Department of Health and Human Services, Medicaid, Tobacco and Other Nicotine Products, Dentists and Dental Hygienists - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (112 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Medicaid adds transplant drugs and protections: benefit, low. Beginning March 1, 2027, Utah Medicaid must include drugs that prevent organ or tissue transplant rejection on its preferred list. This rule excludes drugs used for autoimmune diseases or diseases most likely caused by an autoimmune condition. Medicaid must pay for an organ transplant patient's pre… - Yearly funding supports substance use treatment: benefit, low. Utah allocates $759,700 each fiscal year from its electronic cigarette and nicotine proceeds account for substance use treatment and prevention. The money goes to the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health. It can also provide state matching money for Medicaid substance use treatment. Spending r… - Less state funding for non-Medicaid crisis care: cost, low. Utah cuts General Fund support for Non-Medicaid Behavioral Health Treatment and Crisis Response by $759,700 in each of two years. The first cut covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The second covers July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. These cuts reduce program funding, not create a payment… - Children's coverage and dental delivery change: mixed, low. Utah must apply before July 1, 2026, to move its Children's Health Insurance Program into Medicaid. The move requires federal approval; the law does not guarantee that it happens. After an approved move, covered dental care must use the University of Utah School of Dentistry's statewide network whe… - Medicaid fund interest shifts to state budget: mixed, low. Interest earned by Utah's Medicaid ACA Fund goes to the state's General Fund instead of staying in the Medicaid fund. This applies to interest earned in fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, or later. The shift adds revenue to the general state budget while removing interest revenue from the dedicat… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Raymond P. Ward (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 | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 69 | 1 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-03-25: Governor Signed - 2026-03-11: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-10: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-05: 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) - 2026-03-04: 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/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate Comm - Favorable 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/ substituted (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-03-02: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-03-02: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-03-02: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-02-25: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0599.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0599S02.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0599S03.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-03-01: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0599S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-25: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0599.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/HB0599.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0599S02.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0599S03.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0599S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0599.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-HB599-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).