SB0166 • 2026

Line-of-Duty Death Benefit Amendments

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Sen. Owens, Derrin R.
Last action: 2026-03-23
Official status: Governor Signed
Effective date: Not listed

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Line-of-Duty Death Benefit Amendments

This bill modifies provisions related to line-of-duty death benefits.

What This Bill Does

This bill modifies provisions related to line-of-duty death benefits.

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Bill History

2026-03-23 Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Governor Signed
2026-03-11 Senate Secretary
Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
2026-03-11 Executive Branch - Governor
Senate/ to Governor
2026-03-06 Senate Secretary
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2026-03-06 Senate Secretary
Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
2026-02-27 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
2026-02-27 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-02-25 House Consent Calendar
House/ 3rd reading
2026-02-25 House Speaker
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-25 Senate President
House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
2026-02-25 Senate President
House/ to Senate
2026-02-25 Senate President
Senate/ received from House
2026-02-25 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
2026-02-23 House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation
2026-02-23 House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-23 House Consent Calendar
House/ 2nd reading
2026-02-23 House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
House/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar
2026-02-18 House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-02-17 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-17 Clerk of the House
House/ received from Senate
2026-02-17 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2026-02-17 Clerk of the House
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2026-02-17 Clerk of the House
Senate/ to House
2026-02-13 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd reading
2026-01-29 Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
Senate/ committee report favorable
2026-01-29 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-01-28 Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-01-26 Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-23 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0166
2026-01-23 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0166
2026-01-23 Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
2026-01-21 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-20 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-01-20 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0166
2026-01-20 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0166
2026-01-20 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
2026-01-20 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research

Official Summary Text

This bill modifies provisions related to line-of-duty death benefits.

Current Bill Text

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53-17-401
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Line-of-Duty Death Benefit Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Derrin R. Owens
House Sponsor: Jefferson S. Burton
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies provisions related to line-of-duty death benefits.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
provides that the Local Public Safety and Firefighter Surviving Spouse Trust Fund Board
of Trustees may use money in the Local Public Safety and Firefighter Surviving Spouse
Trust Fund to pay for certain previously incurred employer costs related to health
coverage for a surviving spouse and dependent children following a line-of-duty death.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53-17-401
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 56
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
53-17-401
is amended to read:
53-17-401
. Local Public Safety and Firefighter Surviving Spouse Trust Fund.
(1)
There is created a private purpose trust fund entitled the "Local Public Safety and
Firefighter Surviving Spouse Trust Fund."
(2)
The trust fund consists of:
(a)
fees established in Subsection
53-17-402(2)(a)
;
(b)
appropriations made to the fund by the Legislature, if any;
(c)
private donations and grants; and
(d)
other revenue received from other sources.
(3)
The department:
(a)
shall account for the receipt and expenditures of trust fund money; or
(b)
may enter into contract with a third-party administrator to administer the fund and
account for the receipt and expenditure of trust fund money.
(4)
The trust fund shall earn interest.
(5)
The revenue and interest in the account, less actual administrative costs to the
department, shall be used to lower fees paid by an employer under Section
53-17-201
.
(6)
The board of trustees created in Section
53-17-402
may expend money from the trust
fund:
(a)
as provided in Subsection
53-17-201(1)
;
and
(b)
to reimburse an employer for any amount paid:
(i)
under Section
53-17-201
for:
(A)
premium costs; or
(B)
contribution into a health savings account; and
(ii)
on or after May 1, 2024, and before May 7, 2025; and
(b)
(c)
for reasonable administrative costs that the department and the board of trustees
incur in performing their duties for administering the trust fund.
(7)
Money deposited into the trust fund is irrevocable and is expended only for the purposes
described in this chapter.
(8)
Assets of the trust fund are dedicated for the purposes established by statute and
administrative rule.
(9)
Creditors of the board of trustees and of employers liable for the benefits paid under this
chapter may not seize, attach, or otherwise obtain assets of the trust fund.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
3-6-26 8:13 AM