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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah allows trust fund to reimburse employers for certain surviving-spouse health coverage costs after line-of-duty deaths
Last action · March 23, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Derrin Owens and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
Utah authorizes the Local Public Safety and Firefighter Surviving Spouse Trust Fund Board of Trustees to use trust fund money to reimburse employers for health coverage premium costs or contributions paid for surviving spouses and dependent children between May 1, 2024, and May 7, 2025. The measure takes effect on May 6, 2026.
Local public safety agencies and fire departments that previously covered health insurance premiums or contributions for surviving families following line-of-duty deaths during a specific past window can now receive retroactive reimbursements from the state trust fund.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Local employers
Employers who paid health coverage premiums or health savings account contributions for surviving spouses and dependent children between May 1, 2024, and May 7, 2025, become eligible for reimbursement from the trust fund.
Surviving spouses and dependent children
Their health coverage and associated employer costs following a line-of-duty death are the subject of the trust fund disbursements and employer reimbursements.
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
37 actions- Mar 23, 2026Lieutenant Governor's office for filingEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 11, 2026SenateSenate/ to Governor
- Mar 11, 2026SenateSenate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 6, 2026Senate SecretaryEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- Feb 27, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
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- Feb 27, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingBill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- Feb 25, 2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- Feb 25, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Feb 25, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 25, 2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
- Feb 25, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 25, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Feb 23, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Feb 23, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar
- Feb 23, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation
- Feb 23, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Feb 17, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Feb 17, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Feb 17, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- Feb 17, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- Feb 13, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Jan 29, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Jan 29, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Jan 28, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 26, 2026SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 23, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0166
- Jan 23, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Jan 23, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0166
- Jan 21, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 20, 2026SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 20, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0166
- Jan 20, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0166
- Jan 20, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 20, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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