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H.B. 458: Preterm Birth Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: House

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill addresses preterm birth policies.

  • Requires facilities that provide birthing services to: develop and publish policies regarding preterm birth; inform parents about the facility's capability to provide lifesaving care for a premature infant; and report to the Department of Health and Human Services regarding preterm births
  • Requires a provider to consult with a neonatologist in certain circumstances relating to risk of preterm delivery
  • Prohibits the denial of lifesaving care to an infant based solely on the gestational age of the infant
  • Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to produce an annual report regarding preterm birth in the state
  • Requires prenatal health care providers to discuss certain things with a pregnant patient before approximately 20 weeks gestation
  • Addresses the rights of a patient during preterm birth
  • Defines terms

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Health and Human Services · Health Care · Health Care Facilities · Health Care Professionals · Department of Health and Human Services · Hospitals · Midwives · Naturopathic Physicians · Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons · Physician Assistants

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Housefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

From the Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on H.B. 458, dated February 12, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state revenue.
  • State expenditures: Enactment of this legislation could cost the Department of Health and Human Services $52,800 ongoing from the General Fund to cover personnel costs to comply with the reporting requirements from the legislation.
  • Local government: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct, measurable costs for local governments.
  • Individuals and businesses: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct expenditures from tax or fee changes for Utah residents and businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Lisa Shepherd

Senate floor sponsor: Daniel McCay

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.