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Committee advances bill to stop public insurance paying for elective transgender procedures

Utah House Health and Human Services Committee · January 27, 2026
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Summary

The committee approved HB 193 (first substitute) 9‑4, a bill that would prohibit taxpayer‑funded insurance plans from covering elective transgender procedures while grandfathering some existing patients and allowing coverage for detransition care in limited circumstances.

The House Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday passed HB 193 (first substitute) by a 9‑4 vote, sending the bill out of committee. The proposal would bar publicly funded insurance from paying for elective transgender procedures and add a substituted provision that grandfathers certain ongoing treatments and requires public plans to cover detransition care in specified cases.

Sponsor testimony framed the bill as a…

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