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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah Imposes Work Requirements, Strict Eligibility Verifications, and Citizenship Mandates for Medicaid and SNAP
Last action · March 24, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Logan Monson and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
Utah enacts HB 471 to establish mandatory work requirements, tighter income and citizenship verification rules, and residency checks for Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients, effective across multiple dates in 2026 and 2027.
Enrollees face stricter eligibility standards, shorter retroactive coverage windows, and mandatory work compliance checks, while state agencies must implement regular database cross-checks and multi-state enrollment tracking.
- HB 471 was passed during the 2026 General Session of the Utah Legislature and signed into law by the governor. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Medicaid enrollees
Enrollees are subject to mandatory work requirements, more frequent eligibility redeterminations, stricter proof of citizenship and income, and shorter retroactive coverage windows.
SNAP participants
Participants must provide documentary proof of citizenship and have household income calculations modified to include ineligible members.
Department of Health and Human Services
The agency must enforce new verification checks, cross-reference databases, adjust redetermination schedules, and submit annual implementation reports.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
44 actions- Mar 24, 2026Lieutenant Governor's office for filingEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 11, 2026HouseHouse/ to Governor
- Mar 11, 2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- Mar 7, 2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 7, 2026Clerk of the HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- Mar 6, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
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- Mar 6, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingBill Received from House for Enrolling
- Mar 4, 2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- Mar 4, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
- Mar 4, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- Mar 3, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Mar 3, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Mar 2, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 26, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Feb 25, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 24, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Feb 24, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 24, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 24, 2026HouseHouse/ floor amendment
- Feb 24, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Feb 23, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0471S01
- Feb 20, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0471S01
- Feb 19, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Feb 19, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ amended
- Feb 18, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 18, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Amendment Recommendation
- Feb 17, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Feb 17, 2026House Rules CommitteeBill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm
- Feb 17, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0471S01
- Feb 17, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0471S01
- Feb 10, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0471
- Feb 9, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0471
- Feb 9, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Feb 9, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0471
- Feb 8, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0471
- Feb 4, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 3, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Feb 3, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0471
- Feb 3, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0471
- Feb 3, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Feb 3, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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Phased Implementation Dates
The legislation staggers its effective dates between May 6, 2026, and January 1, 2027, allowing administrative lead time for new verification systems.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy70Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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