# Utah H.B. 83: Child Welfare Modifications

Utah H.B. 83, Child Welfare Modifications, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Christine F. Watkins (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-07 (House/ filed) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Utah H.B. 83
- State: Utah
- Session: 2025 General Session
- Title: Child Welfare Modifications
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-02
- Last action: 2025-03-07, House/ filed
- Sponsor: Christine F. Watkins (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Court Rules, Abuse, Neglect, or Dependency, Health and Human Services, Division of Child and Family Services, Child Welfare, Peace Officers, Judicial Administration, Judicial Operations, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Public Safety, Department of Health and Human Services
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (8 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Christine F. Watkins (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-14 | House | House Comm - Held | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-03-07: House/ filed (House)
- 2025-03-07: House/ strike enacting clause (House)
- 2025-03-05: House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules (House)
- 2025-03-04: House Comm - Returned to Rules (House)
- 2025-02-14: House Comm - Held (House)
- 2025-02-03: House/ to standing committee (House)
- 2025-01-21: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House)
- 2025-01-21: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House)
- 2025-01-15: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House)
- 2025-01-02: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

## Bill text

- Substitute #1, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0083S01.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0083.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
- [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0083S01.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0083.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB83-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).