This bill addresses social services interventions, including for behavioral health, mental health, and homelessness.
This bill:
- changes the entity that administers and reports on the Governor's Suicide Prevention Fund from the governor to the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health (office);
- requires the Office of Licensing within the Department of Health and Human Services (department) to make rules related to a behavioral health receiving center's communication with prosecutors and law enforcement regarding a justice involved individual's participation in the behavioral health receiving center's treatment program;
- requires the department to provide a list of mental health and substance use disorder screening tools used in jails;
- requires the department to create a standard form for justice involved individuals to consent to disclosure of a mental health disorder or substance use disorder to certain persons, including health care providers, first responders, courts, local health authorities, county pretrial and parole services, and the Division of Adult Probation and Parole;
- permits first responders to provide an electronic list of local mental health services to certain individuals under certain circumstances;
- creates a community-based peer support specialist program;
- amends provisions related to involuntary commitment and court ordered assisted outpatient treatment for mental illness;
- requires the department to maintain a database of involuntary commitments;
- amends the duties of the Behavioral Health Commission (commission), including adding certain duties that were previously assigned to the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Committee;
- changes the name of the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Committee to the Utah Behavioral Health Policy Review Committee and amends the committee's duties and other related provisions;
- requires the commission's Legislative Policy Committee to form a working group to investigate and make recommendations to the Legislature regarding a statewide central authority for coordinating behavioral health initiatives;
- creates a family outreach specialist within the department to:
engage with the family of an individual who has recently died by suicide or overdose; and assist the medical examiner with suicide intervention, prevention, and postvention;
- permits a service provider to expand a congregate shelter's bed capacity limit under certain conditions;
- changes provisions related to participating local government tax revenue distributions for homeless shelters;
- makes changes to responsibilities related to the Underage Drinking Prevention Media and Education Campaign Restricted Account;
- amends the duties and membership of the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Committee;
- defines terms; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.Statutes affected:
Introduced: 26B-2-135, 26B-5-121, 26B-5-331, 26B-5-332, 26B-5-351, 53-6-202
Substitute #1: 17-72-408, 26B-1-325, 26B-1-425, 26B-1-427, 26B-1-428, 26B-2-135, 26B-5-121, 26B-5-306, 26B-5-326, 26B-5-331, 26B-5-332, 26B-5-351, 26B-5-372, 26B-5-611, 26B-5-703, 26B-5-704, 26B-5-705, 26B-5-801, 26B-5-802, 26B-5-803, 32B-2-306, 32B-2-402, 32B-2-404, 32B-2-405, 32B-7-305, 53-6-202, 63C-18-202, 63C-18-203, 63I-1-226, 63I-1-232, 63I-1-263, 64-13-45, 77-18-106
Substitute #2: 17-72-408, 26B-1-325, 26B-1-425, 26B-1-427, 26B-1-428, 26B-2-135, 26B-5-121, 26B-5-326, 26B-5-331, 26B-5-332, 26B-5-351, 26B-5-372, 26B-5-611, 26B-5-703, 26B-5-704, 26B-5-705, 26B-5-801, 26B-5-802, 26B-5-803, 32B-2-306, 32B-2-402, 32B-2-404, 32B-2-405, 32B-7-305, 63C-18-202, 63C-18-203, 63I-1-226, 63I-1-232, 63I-1-263, 64-13-45, 77-18-106
Substitute #3: 17-72-408, 26B-1-325, 26B-1-425, 26B-1-427, 26B-1-428, 26B-2-135, 26B-5-121, 26B-5-331, 26B-5-332, 26B-5-351, 26B-5-611, 26B-5-703, 26B-5-704, 26B-5-705, 26B-5-801, 26B-5-802, 26B-5-803, 32B-2-306, 32B-2-402, 32B-2-404, 32B-2-405, 32B-7-305, 63C-18-202, 63C-18-203, 63I-1-226, 63I-1-232, 63I-1-263, 64-13-45
Substitute #4: 17-72-408, 26B-1-325, 26B-1-425, 26B-1-427, 26B-1-428, 26B-2-135, 26B-5-121, 26B-5-331, 26B-5-332, 26B-5-351, 26B-5-611, 26B-5-703, 26B-5-704, 26B-5-705, 26B-5-801, 26B-5-802, 26B-5-803, 32B-2-306, 32B-2-402, 32B-2-404, 32B-2-405, 32B-7-305, 63C-18-202, 63C-18-203, 63I-1-226, 63I-1-232, 63I-1-263, 64-13-45
Substitute #5: 17-72-408, 26B-1-325, 26B-1-425, 26B-1-427, 26B-1-428, 26B-2-135, 26B-5-121, 26B-5-331, 26B-5-332, 26B-5-351, 26B-5-611, 26B-5-703, 26B-5-704, 26B-5-705, 26B-5-801, 26B-5-802, 26B-5-803, 32B-2-306, 32B-2-402, 32B-2-404, 32B-2-405, 32B-7-305, 63C-18-202, 63C-18-203, 63I-1-226, 63I-1-232, 63I-1-263, 64-13-45
Enrolled: 17-72-408, 26B-1-325, 26B-1-425, 26B-1-427, 26B-1-428, 26B-2-135, 26B-5-121, 26B-5-331, 26B-5-332, 26B-5-351, 26B-5-611, 26B-5-703, 26B-5-704, 26B-5-705, 26B-5-801, 26B-5-802, 26B-5-803, 32B-2-306, 32B-2-402, 32B-2-404, 32B-2-405, 32B-7-305, 35A-16-212, 35A-16-401, 59-12-205, 63C-18-202, 63C-18-203, 63I-1-226, 63I-1-232, 63I-1-263, 64-13-45
Amended 3/5/2026 10:03:561: 17-72-408, 26B-1-325, 26B-1-425, 26B-1-427, 26B-1-428, 26B-2-135, 26B-5-121, 26B-5-331, 26B-5-332, 26B-5-351, 26B-5-611, 26B-5-703, 26B-5-704, 26B-5-705, 26B-5-801, 26B-5-802, 26B-5-803, 32B-2-306, 32B-2-402, 32B-2-404, 32B-2-405, 32B-7-305, 35A-16-212, 35A-16-401, 59-12-205, 63C-18-202, 63C-18-203, 63I-1-226, 63I-1-232, 63I-1-263, 64-13-45
Substitute #6: 17-72-408, 26B-1-325, 26B-1-425, 26B-1-427, 26B-1-428, 26B-2-135, 26B-5-121, 26B-5-331, 26B-5-332, 26B-5-351, 26B-5-611, 26B-5-703, 26B-5-704, 26B-5-705, 26B-5-801, 26B-5-802, 26B-5-803, 32B-2-306, 32B-2-402, 32B-2-404, 32B-2-405, 32B-7-305, 35A-16-212, 35A-16-401, 59-12-205, 63C-18-202, 63C-18-203, 63I-1-226, 63I-1-232, 63I-1-263, 64-13-45