# Utah S.B. 284: Medicaid Doula Services

Utah S.B. 284, Medicaid Doula Services, is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Luz Escamilla (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-03-19 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Utah S.B. 284
- State: Utah
- Session: 2025 General Session
- Title: Medicaid Doula Services
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-17
- Last action: 2025-03-19, Governor Signed
- Sponsor: Luz Escamilla (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Health Insurance, Health and Human Services, Administrative Rulemaking, Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, Medicaid
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (106 yes, 16 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Utah Medicaid doula coverage requires approval: benefit, medium. Effective May 7, 2025, the law requires Utah to apply for Medicaid doula coverage before October 1, 2025. Utah must consult representatives of patients, doulas, physicians, nurses, and health care facilities when developing the state plan amendment. Medicaid must cover doula services once the amend…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Luz Escamilla (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Clancy, Tyler

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-05 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 55 | 16 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-24 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 2025-03-19: Governor Signed
- 2025-03-13: Senate/ to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- 2025-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- 2025-03-06: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- 2025-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: House/ to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-05: House/ passed 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-03-05: House/ 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-03-05: House/ 2nd reading (House)
- 2025-03-05: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-05: House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules (House)
- 2025-03-04: House Comm - Returned to Rules (House)
- 2025-02-28: House Comm - Not Considered (House)
- 2025-02-27: House/ to standing committee (House)
- 2025-02-25: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House)
- 2025-02-25: House/ received from Senate (House)
- 2025-02-25: Senate/ to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-03-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/SB0284.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0284.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
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/SB0284.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0284.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-SB284-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).