Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB590: Child Therapy Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 19, 2026
This bill addresses continuity of mental health treatment and services for children in, and leaving, the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 12, 2026:
2 Child Therapy Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jennifer Dailey-Provost Senate Sponsor: Luz Escamilla LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses continuity of mental health treatment and services for children in, and leaving, the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - requires certain insurers to offer a single case agreement to allow certain children leaving the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services (division) to receive mental health treatment and services from the mental health therapist providing those services while the child was in the custody of the division; - requires the division to, under certain circumstances: - determine whether a child entering the custody of the division has a mental health therapist, and facilitate continuity of care for the child with that mental health therapist; and - coordinate with a child's parent or guardian or the Department of Health and Human Services when a child leaves the custody of the division to facilitate continuity of care for the child with the therapist that provided mental health treatment and services while the child was in the custody of the division; - provides rulemaking authority; and - defines terms. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: ENACTS: 31A-22-663 , Utah Code …
Sponsors
- Dailey-Provost, Jennifer (D, 22) · primary sponsor
- Escamilla, Luz (D, 10)
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
- : Senate/ to House
- : Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
Votes
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment (March 5, 2026): 67 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 4, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 4, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation (March 4, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 3, 2026): 71 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 27, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care, Health Insurance, Health and Human Services, Division of Child and Family Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Mental Health
Common questions
- What is HB590?
- HB590 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Child Therapy Amendments.
- What does HB590 do?
- This bill addresses continuity of mental health treatment and services for children in, and leaving, the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services.
- What is the status of HB590?
- Signed into law as of March 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB590?
- Dailey-Provost, Jennifer (D, 22), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB590?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0590.html
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