Learn more about the bills we are tracking during the 2021 Utah Legislative Session. Click the plus sign next to each bill for more information and how you can take action.
Bill Tracker
Bills We Support
Declares racism a moral and public health crisis.
Sponsor: Sandra Hollins
Location: Circled on House 3rd Reading Calendar. Will not advance.
Allows people who were already using contraceptives to continue using their contraceptive method while incarcerated
Fact Sheet with Talking Points
Cheif Sponsor: Jen Dailey-Provost
Floor Sponsor: Luz Escamilla
Location: Enrolling
Extends a pilot program offering certain qualifying families (PEHP) who are seeking fertility treatment a $4,000 grant - 1st sub amends so that the $4000 grant can be used multiple times, avoiding incentivizing people to do a riskier procedure with multiple implantations
Sponsor: Luz Escamilla
Location: Enrolling
Requires the Medicaid program to apply for a waiver or a state plan amendment to extend family planning services to people with income 250% or below the federal poverty level.
Fact Sheet with Talking Points
Sponsor: Derek Kitchen
Location: House Rules. Was not funded.
Eliminates the taxation on menstrual products.
Sponsor: Robert Spendlove
Location: House Rules. Did not advance.
Enhances education for middle school and high school students in Utah to learn about consent including what does not constitute consent; sexual violence behavior prevention education; and information about resources for sexual assault survivors.
Sponsor: Carol Moss
Location: Failed to pass House.
Defines protective hairstyle and makes discrimination against people with protective hairstyles illegal.
Sponsor: Derek Kitchen
Location: Senate Rules. Did not advance.
Creates a statewide outreach program to increase health insurance coverage for children, and directs the Department of Health to expand Medicaid and CHIP to children who do not currently qualify (undocumented children). Establishes 12 month continuous coverage for children who enroll in Medicaid.
Sponsor: Luz Escamilla
Location: House Rules
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Makes improvements to the state health education curriculum.
Sponsor: Kathleen Riebe
Location: Failed to pass in Senate Health & Human Services
Bills We Oppose
Mandates that the abortion informed consent occur in person. Includes penalty of perjury for the patient's signature verifying they have viewed the information module. Adds certain requirements to the abortion information module, such as audio of fetal heartbeat and images of abortion procedures at certain gestational ages. Requires certain detailed breakdowns of statistical reporting of abortion complications. Fines a physician $50,000 for failure to comply with any provision of the bill.
HB 253
Fact Sheet with Talking Points
Sponsor: Steve Christiansen
Location: House Rules. Did not advance.
Makes it unprofessional conduct for a healthcare professional to provide gender-affirming healthcare for a person under 16 years old, including puberty blockers. Includes a provision to allow intersex people ("with external biological sex characteristics that are irresolvably ambiguous") to recieve medical care to create gender-conformity.
Sponsor: Rex Shipp
Location: Returned to House Rules. Will not move forward.
Prohibits transporting fetal remains accross state lines, except for burial.
Fact Sheet with Talking Points
Sponsor: Cheryl Acton
Location: Pulled by sponsor. Will not move forward.
Prohibits transgender girls from participating on scholastic athletic teams for girls K-12 and collegiate.
Location: Held in committee. Will not move forward.