Utah · House Bill 343 · 2026 General Session

Nursing Care Facility Program Amendments

HB 343 Sponsored by Bridger Bolinder Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 23, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 3, 2026
  3. Passed the House Feb 13, 2026
  4. Passed the Senate Feb 26, 2026
  5. To the governor Mar 11, 2026
  6. Became law Mar 18, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This bill amends requirements related to nursing care facility program Medicaid certification.

Every action

37 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 29 earlier steps
  1. Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
  2. Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
  3. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0343
  4. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0343
  5. HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
  6. HouseHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  7. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0343
  8. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0343
  9. HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
  10. CommitteeHouse/ to standing committee · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee
  11. CommitteeHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee10–0 vote
  12. HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
  13. HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
  14. HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
  15. HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading68–1 vote
  16. HouseHouse/ to Senate
  17. SenateSenate/ received from House
  18. SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  19. CommitteeSenate/ to standing committee · Senate Health and Human Services Committee
  20. CommitteeSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation · Senate Health and Human Services Committee3–0 vote
  21. SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
  22. SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
  23. SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
  24. SenateSenate/ passed 2nd reading24–0 vote
  25. SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
  26. SenateSenate/ passed 3rd reading22–0 vote
  27. SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
  28. SenateSenate/ to House
  29. HouseHouse/ received from Senate
  1. HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
  2. Legislative Research and General CounselBill Received from House for Enrolling
  3. Legislative Research and General CounselDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
  4. Legislative Research and General CounselEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
  5. HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
  6. HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
  7. HouseHouse/ to Governor
  8. GovernorGovernor Signed

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

House/ passed 3rd reading · Full House

Passed 68–1
Feb 13, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 68 No 1 Not voting 6
Democrats: 14 yes, 0 no Republicans: 54 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 68

No · 1

Not voting · 6

Senate/ passed 2nd reading · Full Senate

Passed 24–0
Feb 25, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 24 No 0 Not voting 5
Democrats: 4 yes, 0 no Other parties: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 24

Not voting · 5

Senate/ passed 3rd reading · Full Senate

Passed 22–0
Feb 26, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 22 No 0 Not voting 7
Democrats: 6 yes, 0 no Other parties: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 15 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 22

Not voting · 7

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 4, 2026 House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 10

Absent · 6

 Passed 10–0
Feb 19, 2026 Senate Health and Human Services Committee Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 3

Absent · 4

 Passed 3–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Utah's official records (glen.le.utah.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.