Utah 2026 General Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

HB 171 — Physician Assistant Amendments

Last action — Governor Signed

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 07, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Spencer Cox (Republican) on March 17, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

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

80 added · 88 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of HB 171 clarifies definitions related to insurance coverage for primary care, specifically concerning physician assistants. Notably, it now explicitly states that "community based organizations" can include both for-profit and non-profit entities. This change is significant because it broadens the scope of eligible organizations that can provide primary care services, potentially improving access to healthcare for more individuals in the community.

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Physician Assistant Amendments GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor:
3 LONG TITLE General Description:
Michael K.
McKell 3 LONG TITLE General Description:
▸ makes technical changes to provisions related to physician assistants to conform to current code{.} ;
▸ makes technical changes to provisions related to physician assistants to conform to current code;
H None B Utah Code Sections Affected:
None Utah Code Sections Affected:
1 AMENDS:
AMENDS:
7 HB0171 compared with HB0171S01 26B-4-301 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 50, 340 and 470 31A-22-624 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 50 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26B-4-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 50, 340 and 470 31A-22-624, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 50 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26B-4-301.
26B-4-301 .
(3) "Community based organization":
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171 Enrolled Copy (3) "Community based organization":
(10) (a) "Primary health care" means:
(10)(a) "Primary health care" means:
- 2 - HB0171 compared with HB0171S01 (b) "Primary health care" includes:
(b) "Primary health care" includes:
and (vi) pharmaceutical services.
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171 (vi) pharmaceutical services.
31A-22-624.
31A-22-624 .
(a) (i) an obstetrician;
(a)(i) an obstetrician;
or (iv) a physician assistant{[ who }[works with a physician{]} :] has trained in a primary care physician's office and completed the physician assistant's collaboration requirement described in Section 58-70a-307;
or (iv) a physician assistant who [works with a physician:] has trained in a primary care physician's office and completed the physician assistant's collaboration requirement described in Section 58-70a-307;
- 3 - HB0171 compared with HB0171S01 (4) An accident and health insurance policy may not impose a higher premium, higher copayment requirement, or any other additional expense on an insured because the insured selected a primary care physician in accordance with this section.
(4) An accident and health insurance policy may not impose a higher premium, higher copayment requirement, or any other additional expense on an insured because the insured selected a primary care physician in accordance with this section.
Effective date.
1-28-26 5:09 PM - 4 -
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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. House/ to Governor

  3. House/ received enrolled bill from Printing

  4. House/ enrolled bill to Printing

  5. Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

  6. Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

  7. Bill Received from House for Enrolling

  8. House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

  9. House/ received from Senate

  10. Senate/ to House

  11. Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

  12. Senate/ passed 3rd reading

  13. Senate/ uncircled

  14. Senate/ circled

  15. Senate/ 3rd reading

  16. Senate/ 2nd reading

  17. Senate/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

  18. Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

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

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

  21. Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  22. Senate/ received from House

  23. House/ to Senate

  24. House/ passed 3rd reading

  25. House/ 3rd reading

  26. House/ 2nd reading

  27. House/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]

  28. House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]

  29. House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]

  30. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0171S01

  31. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0171S01

  32. House/ to standing committee [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]

  33. Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm [House Rules Committee]

  34. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0171S01

  35. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0171S01

  36. House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  37. House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  38. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0171

  39. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0171

  40. House/ received bill from Legislative Research

  41. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0171

  42. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0171

  43. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  44. Bill Numbered but not Distributed

Sponsors

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (102)

102 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 171?
HB 171 is sponsored by Michael K. McKell (Republican) and Stephen L. Whyte (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 171?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 07, 2026. Enacted.
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