Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB472: Senior Care Facility Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 24, 2026
This bill addresses the closure, qualifying sale, change of use, or acquisition sale of an assisted living facility.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
0 Senior Care Facility Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Tiara Auxier Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses the closure, qualifying sale, change of use, or acquisition sale of an assisted living facility. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - requires an assisted living facility to meet certain requirements if the assisted living facility intends to close, complete a qualifying sale, or undertake a change of use; - provides that an assisted living facility may not accept new residents if the facility intends to close, complete a qualifying sale, or undertake a change of use; - prescribes requirements for an assisted living facility that intends to complete an acquisition sale; - allows a county attorney or the attorney general to seek the appointment of a receiver if an assisted living facility does not comply with certain requirements; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 26B-2-237 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 268 and renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 305 and last amended by Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 305 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 26B-2-237 is amended to read: …
Sponsors
- Tiara Auxier (R, 4) · primary sponsor
- Todd Weiler (R, 8)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 3, 2025): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 25, 2025): 68 yea, 2 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 19, 2025): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 19, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (February 19, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care Facilities, Health Care, Health and Human Services, Office of Licensing and Background Checks, Nursing Homes, Department of Health and Human Services
Common questions
- What is HB472?
- HB472 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Senior Care Facility Amendments.
- What does HB472 do?
- This bill addresses the closure, qualifying sale, change of use, or acquisition sale of an assisted living facility.
- What is the status of HB472?
- Chaptered as of March 24, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB472?
- Tiara Auxier (R, 4), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB472?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0472.html
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