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State Government / Utah / Legislation / HB 21

HB 21Session 2026HouseBecame law

Senior Care Facility Amendments

Official source overview

This bill addresses the closure, qualifying sale, change of use, or acquisition sale of an assisted living facility.

Published by Utah State Legislature for H.B. 21 S1. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 17, 2026

Governor Signed

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Dec 4, 2025
Latest passage
Feb 10, 2026
Key provisionsTopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

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What the bill would do

These points come from the Utah Legislature’s published bill overview.

  • defines terms;
  • requires an assisted living facility to meet certain requirements if the assisted living facility intends to close, complete a qualifying sale, or undertake a change of use;
  • provides that an assisted living facility may not accept new residents if the facility intends to close, complete a qualifying sale, or undertake a change of use;
  • prescribes requirements for an assisted living facility that intends to complete an acquisition sale;
  • allows a county attorney or the attorney general to seek the appointment of a receiver if an assisted living facility does not comply with certain requirements; and
  • makes technical and conforming changes.
Verify this overview with the Utah Legislature ↗

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

HealthElections & Government

Source subjects

Administrative RulemakingAdministrative Rulemaking and ProceduresAttorney GeneralConstitutional OfficersDepartment of Health and Human ServicesGovernment Operations (State Issues)Health CareHealth Care FacilitiesHealth and Human ServicesJudicial OperationsNursing HomesOffice of Licensing and Background ChecksSkilled Nursing Facilities

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorAuxier, Tiara
cosponsorWeiler, Todd

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

View full action timeline51 actions⌄
  1. Mar 17, 2026

    Governor Signed

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Mar 3, 2026

    House/ to Governor

    Executive ReceiptOffice of the Governor
  3. Mar 3, 2026

    House/ received enrolled bill from Printing

    ReceiptHouse
  4. Feb 25, 2026

    House/ enrolled bill to Printing

    House
  5. Feb 25, 2026

    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

    EnrolledHouse
  6. Feb 12, 2026

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

    Utah State Legislature
  7. Feb 12, 2026

    Bill Received from House for Enrolling

    ReceiptUtah State Legislature
  8. Feb 10, 2026

    House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

    PassageHouse
  9. Feb 10, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  10. Feb 10, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  11. Feb 10, 2026

    Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

    PassageHouse
  12. Feb 10, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  13. Feb 10, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  14. Feb 10, 2026

    House/ concurs with Senate amendment

    Amendment PassageSenate
  15. Feb 9, 2026

    House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar

    House
  16. Feb 9, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  17. Feb 6, 2026

    Senate/ to House with amendments

    House
  18. Feb 6, 2026

    Senate/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageHouse
  19. Feb 6, 2026

    Senate/ uncircled

    Senate
  20. Feb 6, 2026

    Senate/ circled

    Senate
  21. Feb 6, 2026

    Senate/ 3rd reading

    Senate
  22. Feb 5, 2026

    Senate/ placed back on 3rd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  23. Feb 2, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0021S01

    Utah State Legislature
  24. Jan 29, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table

    Senate
  25. Jan 29, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd reading

    Reading 2Senate
  26. Jan 29, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd reading

    Senate
  27. Jan 28, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0021S01

    Utah State Legislature
  28. Jan 27, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  29. Jan 27, 2026

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

    Senate
  30. Jan 26, 2026

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

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  31. Jan 26, 2026

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

    SubstitutionSenate
  32. Jan 26, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0021S01

    Utah State Legislature
  33. Jan 26, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0021S01

    Utah State Legislature
  34. Jan 23, 2026

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

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  35. Jan 21, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  36. Jan 21, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  37. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  38. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  39. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ floor amendment

    House
  40. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  41. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  42. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar

    House
  43. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  44. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptHouse
  45. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptHouse
  46. Jan 13, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0021

    Utah State Legislature
  47. Jan 12, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0021

    Utah State Legislature
  48. Dec 4, 2025

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0021

    Utah State Legislature
  49. Dec 4, 2025

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0021

    Utah State Legislature
  50. Dec 4, 2025

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  51. Dec 4, 2025

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

    Utah State Legislature

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Bill overview text and highlighted provisions are published by the Utah State Legislature and are not rewritten by Civixly.

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Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.