Utah 2026 General Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SCR 5 — Concurrent Resolution Directing PEHP Regarding Pain Medication

Last action — Governor Signed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 19, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Spencer Cox (Republican) on March 24, 2026.

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Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

16 added · 16 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended bill now ensures that state employees have access to non-opioid pain medications as alternatives to opioids without facing extra costs or restrictions. Key changes include the elimination of higher copayments and quantity limits for non-opioid drugs, as well as removing prior authorization requirements that could delay access. This matters because it promotes the use of safer pain management options while reducing barriers that could prevent patients from receiving these alternatives. Additionally, the bill sets a budget for implementing these changes, ensuring there is funding to support the new policy.

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02-04 11:13 S.C.R.
Enrolled Copy S.C.R.
3 LONG TITLE General Description:
Raymond P.
Ward 3 LONG TITLE General Description:
WHEREAS, many health insurance plans impose utilization barriers to accessing S non-opioid pain medications through:
WHEREAS, many health insurance plans impose utilization barriers to accessing non-opioid pain medications through:
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prior authorization requirements that delay or prevent access to non-opioid altern.tives;
prior authorization requirements that delay or prevent access to non-opioid alternatives;
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and 4.
formulary placement that designates non-opioid options as non-preferred or specialty drugs;
formulary placement that designates non-opioid options as non-preferred or specialty S.C.R.
WHEREAS, some health insurance plans do not apply these same requirements to opioid S.C.R.
5 Enrolled Copy drugs;
5 02-04 11:13 drugs;
WHEREAS, some health insurance plans do not apply these same requirements to opioid drugs;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein, Ŝ→ beginning with the 2027 plan year, ←Ŝ directs PEHP for 35a state employees:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein, beginning with the 2027 plan year, directs PEHP for state employees:
and 2.
2.
not to place cost sharing, prior authorization, step therapy, or other utilization review requirements on a covered non-opioid prescription drug that are more restrictive than the requirements placed on a covered opioid prescription drug.
not to place cost sharing, prior authorization, step therapy, or other utilization review requirements on a covered non-opioid prescription drug that are more restrictive than the requirements placed on a covered opioid prescription drug;
and 3.
to implement this resolution within an appropriation of $150,000 and to request an additional appropriation if the cost for complying with this resolution were to exceed $150,000.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Senate/ to Governor

  3. Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing

  4. Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing

  5. Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

  6. Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

  7. Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling

  8. Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling

  9. Senate/ received from House

  10. House/ to Senate

  11. House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate

  12. House/ passed 3rd reading

  13. House/ 3rd reading

  14. House/ 2nd reading

  15. House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar

  16. House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact [House Rules Committee]

  17. House/ committee report favorable [House Health and Human Services Committee]

  18. House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Health and Human Services Committee]

  19. House/ to standing committee [House Health and Human Services Committee]

  20. House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  21. House/ received from Senate

  22. Senate/ to House

  23. Senate/ passed 3rd reading

  24. Senate/ 3rd reading

  25. Senate/ passed 2nd reading

  26. Senate/ floor amendment

  27. Senate/ 2nd reading

  28. Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

  29. Senate/ comm rpt/ amended [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

  30. Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

  31. Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

  32. Senate Comm - Not Considered [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

  33. Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  34. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SCR005

  35. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SCR005

  36. Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

  37. Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  38. Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research

  39. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SCR005

  40. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SCR005

  41. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  42. Bill Numbered but not Distributed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 102 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (102)

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Who sponsors SCR 5?
SCR 5 is sponsored by Raymond P. Ward (Republican) and Todd Weiler (Republican).
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