Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 547 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Dominguez, Rosalba

Final action

Governor Signed 3/24/2025

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• requires the Department of Health and Human Services (department) to, within appropriations, award grants to nonprofit entities who provide free diapering supplies;
• provides rulemaking authority to the department to govern the awarding of grants;
• creates the Diapering Supplies Fund;
• allows individual taxpayers to make contributions to the Diapering Supplies Fund on tax returns; and
• requires reporting related to awarded grants.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

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26B-7-125
59-10-1304
59-10-1322
0
Diaper Program Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Rosalba Dominguez
Senate Sponsor: Luz Escamilla
Cosponsor:
Jake Fitisemanu
Hoang Nguyen
Cheryl K. Acton
Sahara Hayes
Doug Owens
Melissa G. Ballard
Sandra Hollins
Angela Romero
Gay Lynn Bennion
Anthony E. Loubet
Jake Sawyer
Tyler Clancy
Ashlee Matthews
David Shallenberger
Jennifer Dailey-Provost
Verona Mauga
Lisa Shepherd
Ariel Defay
Grant Amjad Miller
Casey Snider
Joseph Elison
Carol S. Moss
Andrew Stoddard
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses grants for entities that provide free diapering supplies to individuals.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
defines terms;
requires the Department of Health and Human Services (department) to, within 
appropriations, award grants to nonprofit entities who provide free diapering supplies;
provides rulemaking authority to the department to govern the awarding of grants;
creates the Diapering Supplies Fund;
allows individual taxpayers to make contributions to the Diapering Supplies Fund on tax 
returns; and
requires reporting related to awarded grants.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides retrospective operation.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
59-10-1304
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 419, 
513 and 534
ENACTS:
26B-7-125
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 Utah Code Annotated 1953
59-10-1322
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
Applies beginning 
01/01/25
 Utah Code Annotated 
1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
26B-7-125
 is enacted to read:
26B-7-125
Effective 
05/07/25
. Diapering supplies grant program -- Rulemaking 
-- Reporting.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Diaper distribution center" means a community-based diaper bank or distribution 
center, a public health agency, or a nonprofit organization with a minimum of ten 
years' experience distributing baby or toddler products.
(b)
"Diapering supplies" means diapers, diaper wipes, and diaper cream.
(2)
Within appropriations specified by the Legislature for this purpose, funds dispersed to 
the department from the Diapering Supplies Fund under Section 
59-10-1322
, and any 
grants, gifts, or donations under Subsection 
(3)
, the department shall make grants to one 
or more diaper distribution centers that provide, either directly or through a network of 
partners, diapering supplies at no cost to parents, guardians, or family members of a 
child or an individual with a disability who needs diapering supplies.
(3)
The department may accept grants, gifts, and donations of money or property for use by 
the grant program.
(4)
A person who receives a grant under this section shall use the funds for the purchase 
and distribution of diapering supplies in the state.
(5)
To be eligible for a grant under this section, a person shall:
(a)
demonstrate a capacity for regularly distributing diapering supplies in the state;
(b)
demonstrate the ability to engage in building community awareness of the need for 
diapering supplies; and
(c)
meet any other criteria or satisfy any other qualifications required by the department 
by rule made in accordance with Subsection 
(6)
.
(6)
The department shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah 
Administrative Rulemaking Act, governing the application form, process, and criteria to 
be used in awarding grants under this section.
(7)
An entity that receives a grant from the department under this section shall:
(a)
retain records documenting expenditure of the grant money; and
(b)
report to the department on or before August 1 in the year following receipt of the 
grant regarding the quantity of diapering supplies the entity distributed, or the 
number of individuals to whom the person distributed diapering supplies.
(8)
The department shall provide a written report regarding grants awarded under this 
section to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee on or before October 1 
each year, that shall include, for the preceding fiscal year:
(a)
the total amount of grants awarded; and
(b)
a summary of reports made to the department under Subsection (7)(b).
(9)
The department may use funds collected under Subsections 
(2)
 and (3) to pay the 
administrative costs associated with making grants under this section.
Section 2, Section 
59-10-1304
 is amended to read:
59-10-1304
Effective 
05/07/25
. Removal of designation and prohibitions on 
collection for certain contributions on income tax return -- Conditions for removal and 
prohibitions on collection -- Commission publication requirements.
(1)
(a)
If a contribution or combination of contributions described in Subsection 
(1)(b)
generate less than $30,000 per year for three consecutive years, the commission shall 
remove the designation for the contribution from the individual income tax return and 
may not collect the contribution from a resident or nonresident individual beginning 
two taxable years after the three-year period for which the contribution generates less 
than $30,000 per year.
(b)
The following contributions apply to Subsection 
(1)(a)
:
(i)
the contribution provided for in Section 
59-10-1306
;
(ii)
the sum of the contributions provided for in Subsection 
59-10-1307(1)
;
(iii)
the contribution provided for in Section 
59-10-1308
;
(iv)
the contribution provided for in Section 
59-10-1319
;
(v)
the contribution provided for in Section 
59-10-1320
;
 or
(vi)
the contribution provided for in Section 
59-10-1321
.
; or
(vii)
the contribution provided for in Section 
59-10-1322
.
(2)
If the commission removes the designation for a contribution under Subsection 
(1)
, the 
commission shall report to the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee by electronic 
means that the commission removed the designation on or before the November interim 
meeting of the year in which the commission determines to remove the designation.
(3)
(a)
Within a 30-day period after the day on which the commission makes the report 
required by Subsection 
(2)
, the commission shall publish a list in accordance with 
Subsection 
(3)(b)
 stating each contribution that the commission will remove from the 
individual income tax return.
(b)
The list shall:
(i)
be published on:
(A)
the commission's website; and
(B)
the public legal notice website in accordance with Section 
45-1-101
;
(ii)
include a statement that the commission:
(A)
is required to remove the contribution from the individual income tax return; 
and
(B)
may not collect the contribution;
(iii)
state the taxable year for which the removal described in Subsection 
(3)(a)
 takes 
effect; and
(iv)
remain available for viewing and searching until the commission publishes a new 
list in accordance with this Subsection 
(3)
.
Section 3, Section 
59-10-1322
 is enacted to read:
59-10-1322
Effective 
05/07/25
Applies beginning 
01/01/25
. Contribution to 
Diapering Supplies Fund.
(1)
As used in this section, "fund" means the Diapering Supplies Fund created in 
Subsection (2).
(2)
There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Diapering Supplies 
Fund."
(3)
The fund consists of amounts deposited into the fund in accordance with Subsection (4).
(4)
Except as provided in Section 
59-10-1304
, a resident or nonresident individual who 
files an income tax return under this chapter may designate on the resident or 
nonresident individual's income tax return a contribution to be:
(a)
deposited into the Diapering Supplies Fund; and
(b)
expended as provided in Subsection (5).
(5)
(a)
Each year, the commission shall:
(i)
disburse from the Diapering Supplies Fund all money deposited into the fund 
since the last disbursement; and
(ii)
transfer the money to the Department of Health and Human Services for 
distribution in accordance with Section 
26B-7-125
.
(b)
The commission shall complete the transfer of funds to the Department of Health and 
Human Services by August 15 of each year.
Section 4. 
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on 
May 7, 2025
.
Section 5. 
Retrospective operation.
Section 
59-10-1322
Effective 
05/07/25
Applies beginning 
01/01/25
 has retrospective 
operation for a taxable year beginning on or after 
January 1, 2025
.
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