Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 275 (2019GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Dailey-Provost, J.

Final action

House/ filed 3/14/2019

Outcome

Failed / filed without passage

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• provides that jails must provide women prisoners with the option of continuing any medically prescribed method of contraception.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

CONTRACEPTION FOR WOMEN PRISONERS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Jennifer Dailey-Provost
Senate Sponsor: 
____________
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill requires that jails must continue to allow female prisoners access to
contraceptives.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ provides that jails must provide women prisoners with the option of continuing any
medically prescribed method of contraception.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
17-22-8
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 64
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
17-22-8
 is amended to read:
17-22-8.
Care of prisoners -- Funding of services -- Private contractor.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (3), the sheriff shall:
(a) receive all persons committed to jail by competent authority;
(b) provide [
them
] 
all prisoners
 with necessary food, clothing, and bedding in the
manner prescribed by the county legislative body; [
and
]
(c) provide medical care when:
(i) the [
person's
] 
prisoner's
 symptoms evidence a serious disease or injury;
(ii) the [
person's
] 
prisoner's
 disease or injury is curable or may be substantially
alleviated; and
(iii) the potential for harm to the [
person
] 
prisoner
 by reason of delay or the denial of
medical care would be substantial
; and
(d) provide female prisoners as part of the intake process with the option of continuing
any medically prescribed method of contraception
.
(2) The expense incurred in providing these services to prisoners shall be paid from the
county treasury, except as provided in Section 
17-22-10
.
(3) If the county executive contracts with a private contractor to provide the services
required by this section, the sheriff shall provide only those services required of him by the
contract between the county and the private contractor.