HB 255 Utah House · 2026 General Session

Health Care Sharing Ministry Amendments

HB 255 requires health care sharing ministries in Utah to provide clear disclosures to consumers. Specifically, ministries must include a written "Notice" on applications, guidelines, and advertising materials stating they are not insurance, have no obligation to pay medical bills, and participants remain personally responsible for all expenses. This directly affects health care sharing ministries and their members by mandating transparency about their non-insurance status. The bill amends Utah Code to add these disclosure requirements, ensuring consumers understand these arrangements differ fundamentally from traditional health insurance.

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Last action Mar 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

Amended 2/26/2026 09:02:459 → Substitute #1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted to remove redundant line breaks and fix a typo in the required disclaimer, changing the phrase 'We are not' to 'We are not obligated to'. The effective date was updated from February 26, 2026, to May 6, 2026, and the document's internal timestamp was changed to reflect the new version date.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's requirements remains unchanged; only the formatting of the text and the effective date were modified.

REQUIREMENT

Corrected a typo in the mandatory notice text for health care sharing ministries, changing 'We are not' to 'We are not obligated to' to ensure the full warning is displayed.

TIMELINE

Updated the bill's effective date from February 26, 2026, to May 6, 2026.

TECHNICAL

Removed unnecessary line breaks and fixed a timestamp in the document header.

Floor votes · House Feb 18, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate/ comm rpt/ amended [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Introduced

Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

upper

Feb 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Comm - Held [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Introduced

Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

House/ passed 3rd reading

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Health and Human Services Committee]

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Health and Human Services Committee]

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Committee

House/ to standing committee [House Health and Human Services Committee]

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor