# Utah H.B. 71: Health Provider Directory and Access Amendments Utah H.B. 71, Health Provider Directory and Access Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Steve Eliason (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-17 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB71-2026GS - 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. 71 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Health Provider Directory and Access Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-23 - Last action: 2026-03-17, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Steve Eliason (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Health Insurance, Insurance, Insurance Department, Business, Substance Abuse, Health and Human Services, Health Care, Health Benefits and Claims, Mental Health, Health Care Professionals, Mental Health Professionals, Sunsets and Repealers, Commercial Health Insurance\Managed Care Contracts, Public Employees' Health Program, Substance Use Disorder Treatment - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 15 (213 yes, 10 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Covered mental health care beyond networks: benefit, high. Beginning January 1, 2027, Utah insurers must help members get covered mental health and substance use care outside their network when timely in-network care is unavailable. The limit is 15 days after first seeking care, or 24 hours for urgent, emergency, or crisis care. Insurers must arrange a sin… - Clearer provider lists and billing relief: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, Utah insurers must publish a provider directory for each health plan and update it at least every 60 days. Directories must be searchable, downloadable, and linked clearly from the insurer’s homepage, without requiring an account or policy number. Members can request prin… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Eliason (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kirk A. Cullimore (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 24 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 63 | 3 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 65 | 5 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-22 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-01-22 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 11 | 2 | | ## Actions (51) - 2026-03-17: Governor Signed - 2026-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: 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) - 2026-03-05: 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) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ placed back on 3rd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-12: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-09: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-05: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-05: House/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-05: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-02-02: House/ circled (House) - 2026-02-02: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-01-22: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-22: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-01-21: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-12-23: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0071.pdf) - Substitute #4, 2026-02-25: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0071S04.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2026-02-09: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0071S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0071S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-22: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0071S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-12-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0071.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/HB0071.pdf) - [Substitute #4 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0071S04.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0071S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0071S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0071S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0071.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-HB71-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).