# Utah S.B. 204: Physical Therapy Payment Amendments Utah S.B. 204, Physical Therapy Payment Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Michael K. McKell (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-18 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB204-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah S.B. 204 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Physical Therapy Payment Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-27 - Last action: 2026-03-18, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Michael K. McKell (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Health Insurance, Insurance, Business, Health and Human Services, Health Care Professionals, Commercial Health Insurance\Managed Care Contracts, Physical Therapists - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (141 yes, 19 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Therapy choices and cost protections for patients: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Utah health policies requiring a primary care choice for best coverage must allow participating physical therapists. The therapist must be qualified and willing to provide primary care as the plan defines it. Therapists must still stay within their legal scope of practice… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Michael K. McKell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: David Shallenberger (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-04 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 60 | 9 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ concurs with House amendment | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 1 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 23 | 3 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 20 | 3 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 3 | | ## Actions (40) - 2026-03-18: Governor Signed - 2026-03-13: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2026-03-05: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-04: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ concurs with House amendment (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-04: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ floor amendment (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-02-27: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-26: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-29: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0204.pdf) - Amended 3/5/2026 16:03:127, 2026-03-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0204_2026-03-05_16-35-21.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0204.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/SB0204.pdf) - [Amended 3/5/2026 16:03:127 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0204_2026-03-05_16-35-21.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0204.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-SB204-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).