Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB232: Medicaid Abortion Payment Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill changes the standards for determining which medical providers may qualify as an eligible Medicaid provider.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 12, 2026:
0 Medicaid Abortion Payment Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Nicholeen P. Peck Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill changes the standards for determining which medical providers may qualify as an eligible Medicaid provider. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - prohibits certain abortion providers from qualifying as an eligible Medicaid provider. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 26B-3-114 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 240 76-7-301 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 313 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 26B-3-114 is amended to read: 26B-3-114 . Department standards for eligibility under Medicaid -- Funds for abortions. (1) (a) The department may shall develop standards and administer policies relating to eligibility under the Medicaid program if the standards and policies comply with Section 26B-3-108 . (b) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c) , under the standards established in accordance with Subsection (1)(a) , a provider or a provider's affiliate may not be an eligible Medicaid provider if the provider or the provider's affiliate: (i) performs an elective abortion, as that term is defined in Section 76-7-301 ; and (ii) has an annual revenue of $500,000,000. (c) The restriction described in Subsection (1)(b) …
Sponsors
- Peck, Nicholeen P. (R, 28) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0232
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0232
- : House/ received bill from Legislative Research
- : LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0232
- : LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0232
- : Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
Subjects: Abortion, Crimes, Medicaid, Health Insurance, Health and Human Services, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Common questions
- What is HB232?
- HB232 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Medicaid Abortion Payment Amendments.
- What does HB232 do?
- This bill changes the standards for determining which medical providers may qualify as an eligible Medicaid provider.
- What is the status of HB232?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB232?
- Peck, Nicholeen P. (R, 28).
- Where is the official record for HB232?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0232.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.