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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah directs up to $7 million in Medicaid fund interest to reduce disabilities waitlist
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsor: Jen Dailey-Provost
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill addresses funding for Medicaid services.
The measure establishes a dedicated funding stream from Medicaid fund interest to address services for individuals with disabilities currently on state waitlists, altering how investment earnings from healthcare funds are distributed across state accounts.
- The Medicaid ACA Fund is a special revenue fund in Utah that holds revenues and savings related to various Medicaid expansion and waiver programs. context
- The Division of Services for People with Disabilities provides home and community-based services to individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities in Utah. context
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.
Eligible individuals on the Division of Services for People with Disabilities' waitlist
Department of Health and Human Services
The department is required to expend funds deposited into the restricted account to serve individuals on the waitlist.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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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
11 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
- Feb 20, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Feb 20, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0579
- Feb 20, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0579
- Feb 17, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
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- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Feb 17, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0579
- Feb 17, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0579
- Feb 17, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Feb 17, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Discoveries
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Redirecting Investment Income for Social Services
The legislation connects investment interest earned by a large healthcare fund directly to reducing a specific agency waitlist.
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Sources
le.utah.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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