Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 77 First Substitute (2022GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Dailey-Provost, J.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/22/2022

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• adds to the list of types of contraceptives that may be provided to inmates; and
• removes the repeal date from the statutory provisions requiring county jails to provide inmates with prescribed contraceptives.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

MEDICATION FOR INMATES
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Jennifer Dailey-Provost
Senate Sponsor: 
Luz Escamilla
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill removes the repeal date for provisions regarding providing inmates with
contraceptives and expands the types of contraceptives that may be provided.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ adds to the list of types of contraceptives that may be provided to inmates; and
▸ removes the repeal date from the statutory provisions requiring county jails to
provide inmates with prescribed contraceptives.
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 2021, Chapter 108
63I-2-217
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapters 64, 108, 363, and 385
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 (5), a sheriff shall:
(a) receive each individual committed to jail by competent authority;
(b) provide each prisoner with necessary food, clothing, and bedding in the manner
prescribed by the county legislative body;
(c) provide each prisoner medical care when:
(i) the prisoner's symptoms evidence a serious disease or injury;
(ii) the prisoner's disease or injury is curable or may be substantially alleviated; and
(iii) the potential for harm to the person by reason of delay or the denial of medical
care would be substantial; and
(d) provide each prisoner, as part of the intake process, with the option of continuing
any of the following medically prescribed methods of contraception:
(i) an oral contraceptive;
(ii) an injectable contraceptive; [
or
]
(iii) a patch;
(iv) a vaginal ring; or
[
(iii)
] 
(v)
 an intrauterine device, if the prisoner was prescribed the intrauterine device
because the prisoner experiences serious and persistent adverse effects when using the methods
of contraception described in Subsections (1)(d)(i) and (ii).
(2) A sheriff may provide the generic form of a contraceptive described in Subsection
(1)(d)(i) or (ii).
(3) A sheriff shall follow the provisions of Section 
64-13-46
 if a prisoner is pregnant
and gives birth, including the reporting requirements in Subsection 
64-13-45
(2)(c).
(4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), the expense incurred in providing the
services required by this section to prisoners shall be paid from the county treasury, except as
provided in Section 
17-22-10
.
(b) The expense incurred in providing the services described in Subsection (1)(d) to
prisoners shall be paid by the Department of Health.
(5) 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 the sheriff by
the contract between the county and the private contractor.
Section 2. Section 
63I-2-217
 is amended to read:
63I-2-217.
Repeal dates -- Title 17.
[
(1) (a) Subsections 
17-22-8
(1)(d) and (2) regarding contraceptives for inmates, is
repealed June 30, 2022.
]
[
(b) Subsection 
17-22-8
(4)(a), the language "Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b)"
is repealed June 30, 2022.
]
[
(c) Subsection 
17-22-8
(4)(b) regarding the Department of Health is repealed June 30,
2022.
]
[
(d) On July 1, 2022, when making the changes in this section, the Office of
Legislative Research and General Counsel shall in addition to its authority under Subsection
36-12-12
(3):
]
[
(i) make corrections necessary to ensure that sections and subsections identified in this
section are complete sentences and accurately reflect the office's understanding of the
Legislature's intent; and
]
[
(ii) make necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
]
[
(2)
] 
(1)
 Title 17, Chapter 35b, Consolidation of Local Government Units, is repealed
January 1, 2022.
[
(3)
] 
(2)
 On January 1, 2028, Subsection 
17-52a-103
(3), requiring certain counties to
initiate a change of form of government process by July 1, 2018, is repealed.
[
(4)
] 
(3)
 On June 1, 2022:
(a) Section 
17-52a-104
 is repealed;
(b) in Subsection 
17-52a-301
(3)(a), the language that states "or under a provision
described in Subsection 
17-52a-104
(1)(b) or (2)(b)," is repealed; and
(c) Subsection 
17-52a-301
(3)(a)(iv), regarding the first initiated process, is repealed.