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Proposal to sweep unspent agency funds into restricted account fails on House floor
Utah House of Representatives · February 24, 2026
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Summary
Representative Matthews’ bill to capture half of lapsing agency funds for behavioral health and child care failed 23–42 after floor debate over fiscal tradeoffs and overlaps with existing programs.
A House proposal that would have directed 50% of annual lapsing agency funds into a restricted account for behavioral health and child care failed on Tuesday.
Representative Matthews, the sponsor, used a car‑repair analogy to explain the bill. "What this bill does is at the end of every fiscal…
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