H.B. 579
FailedMedicaid Funding Modifications
Medicaid Funding Modifications
Introduction
Feb 17
House Rules
House Committee
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
What This Bill Does
This bill addresses funding for Medicaid services.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- directs that interest earned on money in the Medicaid ACA Fund shall be deposited into:
- the Division of Services for People with Disabilities Restricted Account; and
- Medicaid Growth Reduction and Budget Stabilization Account, except in certain circumstances;
- directs money deposited into the Division of Services for People with Disabilities Restricted Account from the Medicaid ACA Fund to be used to provide services to eligible individuals who would otherwise remain on the Division of Services for People with Disabilities' waitlist for services; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
Starting in July 2026, this bill redirects up to $7 million of the interest earned annually on Utah's Medicaid ACA Fund — a state account that helps pay for Medicaid expansion programs — into a restricted account dedicated to the state's Division of Services for People with Disabilities, with any remaining interest going into a Medicaid budget stabilization account. The bill specifically requires that money deposited from the Medicaid ACA Fund into the disability services account be used to serve people who are eligible for disability services but are currently stuck on a waiting list.
H.B. 579
FailedMedicaid Funding Modifications
Introduction
Feb 17
House Rules
House Committee
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
IntroductionFeb 17
House Rules
House Committee
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
What This Bill Does
This bill addresses funding for Medicaid services.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- directs that interest earned on money in the Medicaid ACA Fund shall be deposited into:
- the Division of Services for People with Disabilities Restricted Account; and
- Medicaid Growth Reduction and Budget Stabilization Account, except in certain circumstances;
- directs money deposited into the Division of Services for People with Disabilities Restricted Account from the Medicaid ACA Fund to be used to provide services to eligible individuals who would otherwise remain on the Division of Services for People with Disabilities' waitlist for services; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
Starting in July 2026, this bill redirects up to $7 million of the interest earned annually on Utah's Medicaid ACA Fund — a state account that helps pay for Medicaid expansion programs — into a restricted account dedicated to the state's Division of Services for People with Disabilities, with any remaining interest going into a Medicaid budget stabilization account. The bill specifically requires that money deposited from the Medicaid ACA Fund into the disability services account be used to serve people who are eligible for disability services but are currently stuck on a waiting list.
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Action History11
House/ filed
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Clerk of the House
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
House Rules Committee
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Released
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Last updated Mar 26, 2026, 9:42 PM