Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 31 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Ballard, Melissa G.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/24/2025

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• requires the Division of Technology Services to make a version of the single sign-on citizen portal available for certain individuals who are or were offenders that contains:
• if possible, an electronic copy of, or link to, the individual's digital verifiable credentials and records; and
• if available, information on certain debts the individual may have; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

3
63A-16-803
1
Offender Information Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Melissa G. Ballard
Senate Sponsor: Kirk A. Cullimore
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill concerns electronic access to personal and financial information for an offender.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
requires the Division of Technology Services to make a version of the single sign-on 
citizen portal available for certain individuals who are or were offenders that contains:
 if possible, an electronic copy of, or link to, the individual's digital verifiable 
credentials and records; and
if available, information on certain debts the individual may have; and
makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63A-16-803
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 34, 329
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
63A-16-803
 is amended to read:
63A-16-803
. Single sign-on citizen portal -- Creation.
(1)
The division shall, in consultation with the entities described in Subsection 
(4)
, design 
and create a single sign-on citizen portal that is:
(a)
a web portal through which an individual may access information and services 
described in Subsection 
(2)
, as agreed upon by the entities described in Subsection 
(4)
; 
and
(b)
secure, centralized, and interconnected.
(2)
The division shall ensure that the single sign-on citizen portal allows an individual, at a 
single point of entry, to:
(a)
access and submit an application for:
(i)
medical and support programs including:
(A)
a medical assistance program administered under 
Title 26B, Chapter 3, Health 
Care - Administration and Assistance
, including Medicaid;
(B)
the Children's Health Insurance Program under 
Title 26B, Chapter 3, Part 9, 
Utah Children's Health Insurance Program
;
(C)
the Primary Care Network as defined in Section 
26B-3-211
; and
(D)
the Women, Infants, and Children program administered under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 
1786;
(ii)
unemployment insurance under 
Title 35A, Chapter 4, Employment Security Act
;
(iii)
workers' compensation under 
Title 34A, Chapter 2, Workers' Compensation Act
;
(iv)
employment with a state agency;
(v)
a driver license or state identification card renewal under 
Title 53, Chapter 3, 
Uniform Driver License Act
;
(vi)
a birth or death certificate under 
Title 26B, Chapter 8, Part 1, Vital Statistics
; and
(vii)
a hunting or fishing license under 
Title 23A, Chapter 4, Licenses, Permits, 
Certificates of Registration, and Tags
;
(b)
access the individual's:
(i)
transcripts from an institution of higher education described in Section 
53B-2-101
; 
and
(ii)
immunization records maintained by the Department of Health and Human 
Services;
(c)
register the individual's vehicle under 
Title 41, Chapter 1a, Part 2, Registration
, with 
the Motor Vehicle Division of the State Tax Commission;
(d)
file the individual's state income taxes under 
Title 59, Chapter 10, Individual Income 
Tax Act
, beginning December 1, 2020;
(e)
access information about positions available for employment with the state; and
(f)
access any other service or information the department determines is appropriate in 
consultation with the entities described in Subsection 
(4)
.
(3)
The division shall develop the single sign-on citizen portal using an open platform that:
(a)
facilitates participation in the portal by a state entity;
(b)
allows for optional participation in the portal by a political subdivision of the state; 
and
(c)
contains a link to the State Tax Commission website.
(4)
In developing the single sign-on citizen portal, the department shall consult with:
(a)
each state executive branch agency that administers a program, provides a service, or 
manages applicable information described in Subsection 
(2)
;
(b)
the Utah League of Cities and Towns;
(c)
the Utah Association of Counties; and
(d)
other appropriate state executive branch agencies.
(5)
The division shall ensure that the single sign-on citizen portal is fully operational no 
later than January 1, 2025.
(6)
(a)
As used in this Subsection 
(6)
:
(i)
"Digital verifiable credential" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
63A-16-108
.
(ii)
"Digital verifiable record" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
63A-16-108
.
(iii)
 "Offender" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
64-13-1
.
(b)
No later than January 1, 2027, the division shall ensure that a version of the single 
sign-on citizen portal is made available to an individual who:
(i)
is a Utah resident; and
(ii)
(A)
is an offender; or
(B)
previously was an offender resulting from a conviction that occurred on or 
after January 1, 2027.
(c)
The portal described in Subsection 
(6)(b)
 shall include:
(i)
if possible, an electronic copy of, or link to, the individual's digital verifiable 
credentials and digital verifiable records; and
(ii)
if available:
(A)
information on the individual's debts such as restitution, court costs, fines, tax 
obligations, alimony, child support, other court-ordered payments, and similar 
debts; and
(B)
links or another method to access more information concerning the debts 
listed in Subsection 
(6)(c)(ii)
(A).
Section 2. 
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on 
May 7, 2025
.
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