Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB416: First Responder Health Modifications
Status: Signed into law, March 26, 2026
This bill addresses health coverage and resources for first responders.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 12, 2026:
0 First Responder Health Modifications 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher Senate Sponsor: Scott D. Sandall Cosponsor: James A. Dunnigan Mike Schultz Nelson T. Abbott Jake Fitisemanu Casey Snider Cheryl K. Acton Jill Koford Stephen L. Whyte John Arthur Jason B. Kyle Ryan D. Wilcox Emily Buss Trevor Lee Jennifer Dailey-Provost Calvin Roberts LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses health coverage and resources for first responders. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - changes the amount of revenue transferred to the Utah State Retirement Office from the insurance premiums tax and used to pay for certain firefighter retirement programs; - creates the Firefighter Cancer Benefit Trust Fund (trust fund); - creates a board of trustees; - establishes the duties of the board of trustees; - provides funding for the cancer screening program; - provides funding for the trust fund; - amends eligibility requirements for the Volunteer Emergency Medical Service Personnel Insurance Program; - requires the Department of Public Safety (department) to annually submit a report on first responder agencies' compliance with requirements to provide mental health resources to first responders and first responders' spouses to the: - Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee; and - State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice's public safety portal; - amends eligibility for receiving mental health …
Sponsors
- Jordan Teuscher (R, 44) · primary sponsor
- Sandall, Scott D. (R, 1)
- Nelson Abbott (R, 57)
- Cheryl Acton (R, 38)
- Arthur, John (D, 41)
- Buss, Emily (I, 11)
- Dailey-Provost, Jennifer (D, 22)
- Dunnigan, James A. (R, 36)
- Fitisemanu, Jake (D, 30)
- Jill Koford (R, 10)
- Kyle, Jason B. (R, 8)
- Lee, Trevor (R, 16)
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 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 6, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment (March 6, 2026): 58 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 5, 2026): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 26, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 18, 2026): 70 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 9, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Firefighters' Retirement, Public Retirement and Insurance, Workers' Compensation, Occupational Disease, Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is HB416?
- HB416 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): First Responder Health Modifications.
- What does HB416 do?
- This bill addresses health coverage and resources for first responders.
- What is the status of HB416?
- Signed into law as of March 26, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB416?
- Jordan Teuscher (R, 44), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB416?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0416.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.