HB0468 • 2026

Mobile Mammography Amendments

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Rep. Watkins, Christine F.
Last action: 2026-03-18
Official status: Governor Signed
Effective date: Not listed

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Mobile Mammography Amendments

This bill amends provisions related to mobile mammography insurance coverage.

What This Bill Does

This bill amends provisions related to mobile mammography insurance coverage.

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Bill History

2026-03-18 Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Governor Signed
2026-03-12 Clerk of the House
House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
2026-03-12 Executive Branch - Governor
House/ to Governor
2026-03-10 Clerk of the House
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2026-03-10 Clerk of the House
House/ enrolled bill to Printing
2026-03-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Bill Received from House for Enrolling
2026-03-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-03-06 House Speaker
House/ received from Senate
2026-03-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
2026-03-06 Senate Consent Calendar
Senate/ 3rd reading
2026-03-06 Senate President
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
2026-03-06 House Speaker
Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
2026-03-06 House Speaker
Senate/ to House
2026-03-03 Senate Consent Calendar
Senate/ 2nd reading
2026-03-03 Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Senate/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar
2026-03-02 Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation
2026-03-02 Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-27 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 3rd reading
2026-02-27 Senate Secretary
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-27 Senate Secretary
House/ to Senate
2026-02-27 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-27 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received from House
2026-02-27 Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
2026-02-25 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-02-25 House Health and Human Services Committee
House/ comm rpt/ substituted
2026-02-24 House Health and Human Services Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-24 House Health and Human Services Committee
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
2026-02-24 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0468S02
2026-02-23 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0468S01
2026-02-23 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0468S02
2026-02-22 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0468S02
2026-02-22 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0468S02
2026-02-20 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0468S01
2026-02-19 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0468S01
2026-02-19 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0468S01
2026-02-12 House Health and Human Services Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-02-09 House Rules Committee
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-02-09 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0468
2026-02-06 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0468
2026-02-03 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-02-03 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-03 Clerk of the House
House/ received bill from Legislative Research
2026-02-03 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0468
2026-02-03 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0468
2026-02-03 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

Official Summary Text

This bill amends provisions related to mobile mammography insurance coverage.

Current Bill Text

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31A-22-630.1
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Mobile Mammography Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Christine F. Watkins
Senate Sponsor: David P. Hinkins
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions related to mobile mammography insurance coverage.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
defines terms; and
requires a health benefit plan to cover mobile mammography screenings in certain
circumstances.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
31A-22-630.1
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
31A-22-630.1
is enacted to read:
31A-22-630.1
. Mobile mammography screening coverage.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Approved mobile mammography unit" means a mobile mammography bus or
vehicle that is:
(i)
equipped with mammography equipment to perform a mobile mammography
screening; and
(ii)
approved by an accrediting body designated by the federal Food and Drug
Administration to perform mammography screenings.
(b)
"Rural area" means a county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class as classified
under Section
17-60-104
.
(2)
A health benefit plan that covers a mammography screening shall provide coverage of a
mobile mammography screening if the mobile mammography screening is performed:
(a)
by an approved mobile mammography unit; and
(b)
in a rural area.
(3)
Coverage described in Subsection
(2)
shall reimburse the approved mobile
mammography unit at the same rate that a health benefit plan reimburses for an
in-network mammography screening performed in another setting.
(4)
An approved mobile mammography unit:
(a)
shall accept the amount reimbursed in Subsection
(3)
and any applicable enrollee
cost sharing as payment in full; and
(b)
may only provide mammography screening services for an enrollee in accordance
with the United States Preventative Services Task Force Guidelines on age and
frequency.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
January 1, 2027
.
3-10-26 12:33 PM