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Friday, November 6, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 599: Social Services Funding Amendments

2 recorded floor votes in the 2026 General Session. The bill's official page has its text, sponsors, committee votes and full history.

About this bill

Signed by the governor on March 25, 2026. This bill addresses social services funding.

  • Provides that interest earned on money in the Medicaid ACA Fund shall be deposited into the General Fund
  • Requires immunosuppressive drugs to be added to the Medicaid preferred drug list
  • Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (department) to: transition the state's Children's Health Insurance Program from a separate program, to providing benefits under the state's Medicaid program; and after the transition, to the extent possible, provide dental services to individuals covered by the Children's Health Insurance Program through the University of Utah School of Dentistry
  • Requires certain funds to be distributed from the Electronic Cigarette Substance and Nicotine Product Proceeds Restricted Account for substance use treatment and prevention services
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Raymond P. Ward

Utah House, March 3, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 3rd Sub. HB 599
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 69 Nays 1 N/V 5
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (65)

53 Republican, 12 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (5)

3 Republican, 2 Democratic

Utah Senate, March 4, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 3rd Sub. HB 599
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 26 Nays 0 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (26)

20 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (3)

2 Republican, 1 Democratic

Votes are listed as the Utah Legislature's floor vote records show them. Names are matched to today's roster, so members who have since left the Legislature aren't in the lists; the totals are the record's own. Committee votes and voice votes aren't included.