Bills / S.B. 305
S.B. 305 Hospital Quality Incentive Amendments
- Introduced
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- House committee
- House vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
This bill would let Utah hospitals impose a new assessment on the portion of federal Medicaid payments above the current cap. The assessment would bring in roughly $70 million a year to hospitals to partly replace revenue lost after federal changes, with administrative costs paid from the assessment so the state pays nothing.
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Official description
- addresses provisions related to the calculation of:
- the Medicaid hospital provider assessment
- the Medicaid accountable care organization rate structure to include certain quality incentive arrangements
- permits funds from the Hospital Provider Assessment Expendable Revenue Fund to be used to support the implementation of provisions of this bill
- makes technical and conforming changes
What it costs you
- The official fiscal note on residents and businesses:
Enactment of this legislation may result in hospitals paying $26,040,200 more in assessments, ongoing beginning in FY 2027.
From the bill's latest official fiscal note, counting the state's tax funds (General, Income Tax, Education, Uniform School, and Transportation) in the first full budget year after the session. Some bills take effect partway through that year, so later years can be larger; the note shows each year. Household count: U.S. Census Bureau. An average is a starting point, not your bill.
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Every vote
- 5 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Health and Human Services Committee: vote to change the bill · Feb 24, 2026Who voted how
- 5 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Health and Human Services Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 24, 2026Who voted how
- 29 yes, 0 noFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 27, 2026Who voted how
- 26 yes, 0 no, 3 absentFinal Senate vote · Mar 2, 2026Who voted how
- 7 yes, 1 no, 3 absentHouse Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to approve it · Mar 3, 2026Who voted how
- 62 yes, 5 no, 8 absentFinal House vote · Mar 6, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 24, 2026 Senate Health and Human Services Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (16 turns) →
- Feb 27, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (8 turns) →
- Mar 2, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (4 turns) →
- Mar 3, 2026 House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (27 turns) →
- Mar 6, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (30 turns) →