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The bill matters because it changes what medical care and housing decisions correctional facilities may provide or approve for people in custody, including juveniles. Supporters said the measure protects security and averts taxpayer-funded, irreversible medical procedures while people are detained; opponents warned the language could create safety issues and prompt litigation.

HB 252, as described on the House floor, does three principal things. First, it makes it unlawful for juvenile detention center staff to have sexual relations with a person in juvenile custody up to age 25; sponsors said current law did not criminalize such conduct after age 21. Second, the bill requires assignment of housing in county jails, state prisons and juvenile secure facilities based on a person’s biological sex, using the definition adopted previously in SB 18. Third, it prohibits initiation of cross-sex hormone treatment, surgeries to alter primary or secondary sex characteristics, and (as added by amendment) puberty-inhibiting drug treatment while a person is in custody.

Representative Lisenby, speaking as sponsor, summarized the bill on the floor: “HB 252 does 3 things… we are just prohibiting the ones that I named in my presentation.” The sponsor told colleagues the prohibition on certain treatments extends to state prison, county jails and juvenile facilities and that the bill includes language directing health and corrections officials to provide psychotherapy and other appropriate mental-health care for people with gender dysphoria.

Opponents raised concerns about safety, administrative discretion and potential litigation. Representative Miller said he appreciated parts of the bill but added, “I do worry about the other components of the bill,” citing his experience as a public defender and saying that housing placements can expose transgender and gender-diverse juveniles to harassment or violence. Miller urged more careful consideration of how placement rules would affect vulnerable youth.

Representative Peck voiced support, saying facilities should focus on the reason a youth is detained and avoid medical decisions as part of detention care: “the best thing that you can do is face the problem that they're there for.” Representative Romero and Representative Shelley also spoke during debate; Shelley noted court decisions vary and said legislative clarification can help the judiciary.

An amendment to add puberty-inhibiting drug treatment for minors to the list of prohibited interventions in juvenile detention was offered by Representative Lisenby as House Amendment 1. That amendment was adopted on a voice vote before final passage of the 1st substitute.

Supporters told the House the bill incorporates prior legislative language (they cited SB 18) to define biological sex for housing decisions and that corrections agencies will still be expected to address mental-health needs. Representative Lisenby said discussions with DHHS (Department of Health and Human Services) and corrections informed the measure and that it directs psychotherapy and appropriate mental-health treatments even while some medical procedures remain prohibited.

The bill passed 60-14 and will move to the Utah Senate for consideration.

Votes at a glance: 1st substitute HB 252 — passed 60 yes, 14 no.

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HB 150 — Emergency communications modifications (1st substitute)
Sponsor: Representative Shallenberger. Summary: Allows the Utah Communications Authority board to meet in closed session for sensitive matters and changes how end-of-year bonus payments are allocated so individual 911 dispatch centers can receive bonuses based on their own performance rather than countywide performance. House result: 1st substitute HB 150 passed 73 yes, 0 no; sent to the Senate.

HB 105 — Criminal code modifications
Sponsor: Representative Gwen. Summary: Three-part recodification-related bill that raises the floor sentence for attempted murder from 3 years to 5 years to align with other first-degree felonies; prohibits consensual sexual relationships between teachers and adult high-school students; and prohibits the disrobing of another person. House result: HB 105 passed 74 yes, 0 no; sent to the Senate.

HB 127 — Sexual crime amendments
Sponsor: Representative Strong. Summary: For certain incapacitated adults (those with intellectual, physical, neurological or cognitive impairments who cannot appraise, resist or report a sexual act under specified conditions), the bill permits sentencing under the more severe penalty range that would apply to sexual offenses against minors (with judicial carve-outs to reduce sentences under defined circumstances). House result: HB 127 passed 72 yes, 0 no; sent to the Senate.

HB 157 — Energy education amendments (2nd substitute)
Sponsor: Representative Jack. Summary: Establishes an industry-funded advisory group to assist the Office of Energy Development in creating voluntary K–12 energy curriculum and teacher professional development; ties to workforce programs such as TalentReady; sponsor said no fiscal note. House result: 2nd substitute HB 157 passed 73 yes, 0 no; sent to the Senate.

HB 252 — State custody amendments (1st substitute)
Sponsor: Representative Lisenby. Summary: Prohibits certain medical interventions (cross-sex hormones, surgeries, and, by amendment, puberty blockers in juvenile detention), requires housing by biological sex per prior SB 18 language, and bars sexual relations between juvenile-detention staff and people in custody up to age 25. House result: 1st substitute HB 252 passed 60 yes, 14 no; sent to the Senate.

Other committee and referral actions were announced on the floor, assigning additional bills to standing committees for consideration; those committee referrals did not include final recorded floor votes during this session.

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The bill matters because it creates a permanent mechanism for industry input into energy-related curriculum and workforce connections while avoiding the creation of a new state board, commission or task force. Sponsors and supporters said the change will provide free curriculum materials to K–12 science teachers, offer professional-development opportunities for educators, and tie into workforce programs such as TalentReady.

On the House floor, Representative Jack said the second substitute resolves a naming and structure question raised during prior consideration: the group will be an “advisory group,” not a board, commission, or task force. “Industry will man the advisory group at their own expense, and they appoint it themselves, which alleviates the burden on the executive branch and on the legislature,” Jack said. He described curriculum materials as voluntary and free to teachers and said the bill includes pathways into energy-sector jobs, noting employers report demand for engineers and technical workers.

Representative Thurston praised the sponsor for avoiding creation of another board or commission, saying the Legislature has worked to decommission some entities and should avoid adding workload. “I do appreciate the sponsor’s willingness to take care of the bill in a way that does not create a new board commissioner task force,” Thurston said.

Representative Perucci also supported the bill, framing it as basic energy literacy for students: “I think this is really important that our students understand how the lights turn on for them,” she said.

Sponsor remarks on fiscal effect said there is no fiscal note and that the industry will fund advisory-group activities. The bill also includes a workforce-development component intended to coordinate with TalentReady and other initiatives so high-school graduates can prepare for energy-sector jobs.

The House approved the second substitute 73-0 and the bill will go to the Senate for consideration.

Votes at a glance: 2nd substitute HB 157 — passed 73 yes, 0 no.

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House passes HB 252 restricting certain medical treatments and housing placements for people in custody

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