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H.B. 579: Medicaid Funding Modifications

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 funding for Medicaid services.

  • Directs that interest earned on money in the Medicaid ACA Fund shall be deposited into: the Division of Services for People with Disabilities Restricted Account; and Medicaid Growth Reduction and Budget Stabilization Account, except in certain circumstances
  • Directs money deposited into the Division of Services for People with Disabilities Restricted Account from the Medicaid ACA Fund to be used to provide services to eligible individuals who would otherwise remain on the Division of Services for People with Disabilities' waitlist for services
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

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 Insurance · Health and Human Services · Legislative Operations · Legislative Organization · Department of Health and Human Services · Medicaid · Disabilities · Legislative Staff Offices · Services for People with Disabilities

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. 579, dated February 20, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Division of Services for People with Disabilities Restricted Account (GFR) Medicaid Bud Stabilization Restricted Account (GFR) Enactment of this legislation could result in the Medicaid ACA Fund losing $12.4 million in ongoing Interest Income.
  • State expenditures: Division of Services for People with Disabilities Restricted Account (GFR) Medicaid Bud Stabilization Restricted Account (GFR) Enactment of this legislation could result in the Medicaid ACA Fund transferring $12.4 million ongoing in interest income to the Services for People with Disabilities Restricted Account and the Medicaid Budget Stabilization Restricted Account.
  • 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: Jennifer Dailey-Provost

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.