Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HCR8: Concurrent Resolution on State Innovation for Transition from Government Benefits to Self-reliance
Status: Failed, March 7, 2025
This resolution urges the federal government to give more flexibility and autonomy to states to allow for greater innovation and experimentation to help families who receive government benefits more successfully transition off of welfare programs and into work-based self-reliance.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
Concurrent Resolution on State Innovation for Transition from Government Benefits to Self-reliance 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Mark A. Strong Senate Sponsor: Chris H. Wilson LONG TITLE General Description: This resolution urges the federal government to give more flexibility and autonomy to states to allow for greater innovation and experimentation to help families who receive government benefits more successfully transition off of welfare programs and into work-based self-reliance. Highlighted Provisions: This resolution: - articulates the strength of Utah's economy and nation-leading upward mobility; - establishes Utah's track record as an innovative leader already showcasing the successes and advantages of state-driven approaches to work and welfare; - identifies evidence of families in Utah who still struggle to fully realize the American Dream due to perceived or actual disincentives in the social safety net in the form of the "benefits cliff" and "benefits plateau"; and - urges the federal government to increase flexibility and autonomy to allow states the ability to innovate through experiments and pilots to better transition families off of federally funded safety net programs and into work-based self-reliance. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein: WHEREAS, according to the Archbridge Institute, Utah ranks first among all states as …
Sponsors
- Strong, Mark A. (R, 47) · primary sponsor
- Wilson, Chris H. (R, 2)
- Nelson Abbott (R, 57)
- Cheryl Acton (R, 38)
- Carl Albrecht (R, 70)
- Tiara Auxier (R, 4)
- Ballard, Melissa G. (R, 20)
- Barlow, Stewart E. (R, 17)
- Bennion, Gay (D)
- Brooks, Walt (R, 75)
- Burton, Jefferson S. (R, 64)
- Chevrier, Kristen (R, 54)
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
- : Senate/ strike enacting clause
- : Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
- : Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- : Senate/ committee report favorable
- : Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- : Senate/ to standing committee
- : Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
Votes
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 26, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 20, 2025): 70 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 14, 2025): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Department of Workforce Services, Public Assistance, Workforce Services, Resolutions, Legislative Operations
Common questions
- What is HCR8?
- HCR8 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Concurrent Resolution on State Innovation for Transition from Government Benefits to Self-reliance.
- What does HCR8 do?
- This resolution urges the federal government to give more flexibility and autonomy to states to allow for greater innovation and experimentation to help families who receive government benefits more successfully transition off of welfare programs and into work-based self-reliance.
- What is the status of HCR8?
- Failed as of March 7, 2025. Latest action: House/ filed (March 7, 2025).
- Who sponsored HCR8?
- Strong, Mark A. (R, 47), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR8?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HCR008.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.