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UT HB0232

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

3/6/2026

Primary Sponsor

Nicholeen Peck

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 General Session

AI Summary

  • Providers or their affiliates that perform elective abortions and have annual revenue of $500,000,000 or more are disqualified from being eligible Medicaid providers
  • Hospitals are exempt from the new Medicaid provider restriction
  • Adds a statutory definition of "elective abortion" that excludes removal of dead fetus, ectopic pregnancy, abortions to avert death or serious physical harm to the woman, abortions of fetuses with uniformly lethal defects, and abortions in cases of rape or incest
  • Changes department authority from permissive ("may") to mandatory ("shall") for developing Medicaid eligibility standards
  • Effective date: May 6, 2026

Legislative Description

Medicaid Abortion Payment Amendments

Abortion

Last Action

House/ filed in House file for bills not passed

3/6/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/20/2026

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