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Committee votes to send HB 257 (printing cost shift) forward after substitute

Utah House Health and Human Services Committee · February 20, 2026
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Summary

The committee adopted a substitute to HB 257 to stop state printing of a required informational pamphlet and instead provide the material in electronic form for private distributors to print and distribute; the committee gave the substituted bill a favorable recommendation unanimously.

A sponsor (identified in the transcript as Speaker 17) introduced House Bill 257 as a brief budget‑savings measure. The sponsor said the bill would stop the state from printing and paying for a pamphlet that the state still will produce and make available (for example, as a PDF). Private entities — pharmacies, dispensers or other covered sellers — would be responsible for printing and distributing the pamphlet as required by law. The sponsor estimated the change would save about $14,700 per year.

Public comment from the Utah Academy of Family Physicians (Mary Ann Martin) indicated the substitute addressed earlier concerns about inconsistent materials and that providing a uniform definition (i.e., a single approved PDF) remedied the prior risk of uneven messaging. Committee members moved to adopt the substitute and then to favorably recommend the bill to the full House; both motions passed by voice vote and the committee voted unanimously in favor.

Next steps: HB 257 (substituted) was given a favorable recommendation and will be forwarded to the full House for further consideration.

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