Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB171: Physician Assistant Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 17, 2026
This bill makes changes to provisions related to physician assistants.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 3, 2026:
0 Physician Assistant Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Stephen L. Whyte Senate Sponsor: Michael K. McKell LONG TITLE General Description: This bill makes changes to provisions related to physician assistants. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - makes technical changes to provisions related to physician assistants to conform to current code; - amends provisions related to insurance coverage for primary care related to physician assistants; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 26B-4-301 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 50, 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: Section 1. Section 26B-4-301 is amended to read: 26B-4-301 . Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services created in Section 53-2d-102 . (2) "Committee" means the Primary Care Grant Committee described in Section 26B-1-410 . (3) "Community based organization": (a) means a private entity; and (b) includes for profit and not for profit entities. (4) "Cultural competence" means a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or profession and enables that system, agency, or profession to work effectively in …
Sponsors
- Whyte, Stephen L. (R, 63) · primary sponsor
- Michael McKell (R, 25)
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/ passed 3rd reading (February 23, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 18, 2026): 3 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation (February 18, 2026): 3 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 9, 2026): 68 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 4, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation (February 4, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Business, Health Insurance, Health and Human Services, Occupational and Professional Licensing, Health Care Professionals, Commercial Health Insurance\Managed Care Contracts, Physician Assistants
Common questions
- What is HB171?
- HB171 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Physician Assistant Amendments.
- What does HB171 do?
- This bill makes changes to provisions related to physician assistants.
- What is the status of HB171?
- Signed into law as of March 17, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB171?
- Whyte, Stephen L. (R, 63), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB171?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0171.html
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