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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah bill requires state agencies and local mental health authorities to provide guardianship resources and training
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsor: Jen Dailey-Provost
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill requires local mental health authorities, the Office of Public Guardian, and specific Department of Health and Human Services divisions to provide information and referrals regarding and to anyone who contacts them. It also permits the Office of Public Guardian to provide training and assistance to the public, amends s to include guardian preferences, and updates provisions related to the HOME Court Pilot Program.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Local mental health authorities
Local mental health authorities must provide mandated guardianship and conservatorship information, referrals, and resource directories to all individuals contacting them.
Office of Public Guardian
The office is designated as a covered entity required to distribute resources and is newly authorized to provide public training and assistance related to guardianship.
Individuals seeking guardianship or mental health resources
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What information must agencies provide when contacted about guardianship?
Can employees of the Office of Public Guardian provide legal advice during training sessions?
What new option is available in an advance mental health care directive?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
9 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
- Feb 19, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0578
- Feb 17, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Feb 17, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0578
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- Feb 17, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0578
- Feb 17, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Feb 17, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 55)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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