Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 256 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Plumb, Jen

Final action

Governor Signed 3/25/2025

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• repeals the Rural Health Care Facilities restricted account;
• appropriates money to the State Tax Commission (tax commission) for distribution to certain counties and municipalities to improve the delivery of health care in rural areas of the state;
• requires the insurance commissioner to update the state's essential health benefits plan with benefits mandated since January 1, 2012;
• allows the insurance commissioner to update the plan described above to incorporate federally mandated benefits under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act;
• repeals the tax commission's reporting requirements related to the tax commission's collection of the beer excise tax;
• authorizes the Labor Commission (commission) to use certain restricted account funds to pay the salary and benefits of a compliance officer for the commission's Division of Occupational Safety and Health;
• grants the Department of Government Operations (department) the authority to operate the department as an internal service fund agency to provide certain government-related services;
• establishes a process for an internal service fund agency to compensate the agency's employees at a rate that is equivalent to state agency employees by submitting a proposed increased rate schedule to the rate committee after the annual legislative session;
• requires the rate committee to convene a meeting within 30 days of receiving the rate schedule described above to review and approve or reject the increased rate schedule;
• repeals an outdated reference to the former Department of Administrative Services; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

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Bill text

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26B-1-308
31A-45-403
34A-2-701
34A-6-301
34A-6-302
59-1-210
59-15-109
63A-1-103
63A-1-109.5
63A-1-114
63B-1-304
63J-1-410
26B-1-308
31A-45-403
34A-2-701
34A-6-301
34A-6-302
59-1-210
59-15-109
63A-1-103
63A-1-109.5
63A-1-114
63B-1-304
63J-1-410
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General Government and Appropriations Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Jen Plumb
House Sponsor: Norman K Thurston
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions related to government departments and legislative 
appropriations.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
repeals the Rural Health Care Facilities restricted account;
appropriates money to the State Tax Commission (tax commission) for distribution to 
certain counties and municipalities to improve the delivery of health care in rural areas 
of the state;
requires the insurance commissioner to update the state's essential health benefits plan 
with benefits mandated since January 1, 2012;
allows the insurance commissioner to update the plan described above to incorporate 
federally mandated benefits under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act;
repeals the tax commission's reporting requirements related to the tax commission's 
collection of the beer excise tax;
authorizes the Labor Commission (commission) to use certain restricted account funds to 
pay the salary and benefits of a compliance officer for the commission's Division of 
Occupational Safety and Health; 
grants the Department of Government Operations (department) the authority to operate 
the department as an internal service fund agency to provide certain government-related 
services;
establishes a process for an internal service fund agency to compensate the agency's 
employees at a rate that is equivalent to state agency employees by submitting a 
proposed increased rate schedule to the rate committee after the annual legislative 
session;
requires the rate committee to convene a meeting within 30 days of receiving the rate 
schedule described above to review and approve or reject the increased rate schedule;
repeals an outdated reference to the former Department of Administrative Services; and
makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
This bill appropriates 
($218,900)
 in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal year 
2025, all of which is from the General Fund.
This bill appropriates 
($218,900)
 in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal year 2026, 
all of which is from the General Fund.
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
26B-1-308
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 310 and renumbered and 
amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 305
31A-45-403
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 319
34A-2-701
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 194
34A-6-301
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 72
34A-6-302
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 375
59-1-210
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 329
59-15-109
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 94
63A-1-103
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 344
63A-1-109.5
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 193
63A-1-114
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 169
63B-1-304
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 421
63J-1-410
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 236
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
26B-1-308
 is amended to read:
26B-1-308
. Rural health care funds -- Source of revenues -- Interest -- 
Distribution of revenues -- Expenditure of revenues -- Unexpended revenues lapse into 
the General Fund.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Emergency medical services" is as defined in Section 
53-2d-101
.
(b)
"Federally qualified health center" is as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395x.
(c)
"Fiscal year" means a one-year period beginning on July 1 of each year.
(d)
"Freestanding urgent care center" is as defined in Section 
59-12-801
.
(e)
"Nursing care facility" is as defined in Section 
26B-2-201
.
(f)
"Rural city hospital" is as defined in Section 
59-12-801
.
(g)
"Rural county health care facility" is as defined in Section 
59-12-801
.
(h)
"Rural county hospital" is as defined in Section 
59-12-801
.
(i)
"Rural county nursing care facility" is as defined in Section 
59-12-801
.
(j)
(h)
"Rural emergency medical services" is as defined in Section 
59-12-801
.
(i)
"Rural health care funds" means money appropriated by the Legislature to improve 
the delivery of quality health care in rural areas of the state.
(k)
(j)
"Rural health clinic" is as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395x.
(2)
There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the "Rural 
Health Care Facilities Account."
(3)
(a)
The restricted account shall be funded by amounts appropriated by the 
Legislature.
(b)
Any interest earned on the restricted account shall be deposited into the General 
Fund.
(4)
(2)
Subject to Subsections 
(5)
(3)
 and 
(6)
(4)
, the State Tax Commission shall for a 
fiscal year distribute 
money deposited into the restricted account
rural health care funds
to each:
(a)
county legislative body of a county that, on January 1, 2007, imposes a tax in 
accordance with Section 
59-12-802
 and has not repealed the tax; or
(b)
city legislative body of a city that, on January 1, 2007, imposes a tax in accordance 
with Section 
59-12-804
 and has not repealed the tax.
(5)
(3)
(a)
Subject to Subsection 
(6)
(4)
, for purposes of the distribution required by 
Subsection 
(4)
(2)
, the State Tax Commission shall:
(i)
estimate for each county and city described in Subsection 
(4)
(2)
 the amount by 
which the revenues collected from the taxes imposed under Sections 
59-12-802
and 
59-12-804
 for fiscal year 2005-06 would have been reduced had:
(A)
the amendments made by 
Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 288
, Sections 25 and 
26, to Sections 
59-12-802
 and 
59-12-804
 been in effect for fiscal year 2005-06; 
and
(B)
each county and city described in Subsection 
(4)
(2)
 imposed the tax under 
Sections 
59-12-802
 and 
59-12-804
 for the entire fiscal year 2005-06;
(ii)
(A)
for fiscal years ending before fiscal year 2018, calculate a percentage for 
each county and city described in Subsection 
(4)
(2)
 by dividing the amount 
estimated for each county and city in accordance with Subsection 
(5)(a)(i)
(3)(a)(i)
 by $555,000; and
(B)
beginning in fiscal year 2018, calculate a percentage for each county and city 
described in Subsection 
(4)
(2)
 by dividing the amount estimated for each 
county and city in accordance with Subsection 
(5)(a)(i)
(3)(a)(i)
 by 
$218,809.33;
(iii)
distribute to each county and city described in Subsection 
(4)
(2)
 an amount 
equal to the product of:
(A)
the percentage calculated in accordance with Subsection 
(5)(a)(ii)
(3)(a)(ii)
; 
and
(B)
the amount appropriated by the Legislature 
to the restricted account
as rural 
health care funds
 for the fiscal year.
(b)
The State Tax Commission shall make the estimations, calculations, and 
distributions required by Subsection 
(5)(a)
(3)(a)
 on the basis of data collected by 
the State Tax Commission.
(6)
(4)
If a county legislative body repeals a tax imposed under Section 
59-12-802
 or a city 
legislative body repeals a tax imposed under Section 
59-12-804
:
(a)
the 
commission
State Tax Commission
 shall determine in accordance with 
Subsection 
(5)
(3)
 the distribution that, but for this Subsection 
(6)
(4)
, the county 
legislative body or city legislative body would receive; and
(b)
after making the determination required by Subsection 
(6)(a)
(4)(a)
, the 
commission
State Tax Commission
 shall:
(i)
if the effective date of the repeal of a tax imposed under Section 
59-12-802
 or 
59-12-804
 is October 1:
(A)
(I)
distribute to the county legislative body or city legislative body 25% of 
the distribution determined in accordance with Subsection 
(6)(a)
(4)(a)
; and
(II)
deposit 75% of the distribution determined in accordance with Subsection 
(6)(a)
(4)(a)
 into the General Fund; and
(B)
beginning with the first fiscal year after the effective date of the repeal and for 
each subsequent fiscal year, deposit the entire amount of the distribution 
determined in accordance with Subsection 
(6)(a)
(4)(a)
 into the General Fund;
(ii)
if the effective date of the repeal of a tax imposed under Section 
59-12-802
 or 
59-12-804
 is January 1:
(A)
(I)
distribute to the county legislative body or city legislative body 50% of 
the distribution determined in accordance with Subsection 
(6)(a)
(4)(a)
; and
(II)
deposit 50% of the distribution determined in accordance with Subsection 
(6)(a)
(4)(a)
 into the General Fund; and
(B)
beginning with the first fiscal year after the effective date of the repeal and for 
each subsequent fiscal year, deposit the entire amount of the distribution 
determined in accordance with Subsection 
(6)(a)
(4)(a)
 into the General Fund;
(iii)
if the effective date of the repeal of a tax imposed under Section 
59-12-802
 or 
59-12-804
 is April 1:
(A)
(I)
distribute to the county legislative body or city legislative body 75% of 
the distribution determined in accordance with Subsection 
(6)(a)
(4)(a)
; and
(II)
deposit 25% of the distribution determined in accordance with Subsection 
(6)(a)
(4)(a)
 into the General Fund; and
(B)
beginning with the first fiscal year after the effective date of the repeal and for 
each subsequent fiscal year, deposit the entire amount of the distribution 
determined in accordance with Subsection 
(6)(a)
(4)(a)
 into the General Fund; 
or
(iv)
if the effective date of the repeal of a tax imposed under Section 
59-12-802
 or 
59-12-804
 is July 1, beginning on that effective date and for each subsequent 
fiscal year, deposit the entire amount of the distribution determined in accordance 
with Subsection 
(6)(a)
(4)(a)
 into the General Fund.
(7)
(5)
(a)
Subject to Subsection 
(7)(b)
(5)(b)
 and Section 
59-12-802
, a county 
legislative body shall distribute the money the county legislative body receives in 
accordance with Subsection 
(5)
(3)
 or 
(6)
(4)
:
(i)
for a county of the third or fourth class, to fund rural county health care facilities 
in that county; and
(ii)
for a county of the fifth or sixth class, to fund:
(A)
rural emergency medical services in that county;
(B)
federally qualified health centers in that county;
(C)
freestanding urgent care centers in that county;
(D)
rural county health care facilities in that county;
(E)
rural health clinics in that county; or
(F)
a combination of Subsections 
(7)(a)(ii)(A)
(5)(a)(ii)(A)
 through 
(E)
.
(b)
A county legislative body shall distribute the money the county legislative body 
receives in accordance with Subsection 
(5)
 or 
(6)
(3) or (4)
 to a center, clinic, 
facility, or service described in Subsection 
(7)(a)
(5)(a)
 as determined by the county 
legislative body.
(c)
A center, clinic, facility, or service that receives a distribution in accordance with this 
Subsection 
(7)
(5)
 shall expend that distribution for the same purposes for which 
money collected from a tax under Section 
59-12-802
 may be expended.
(8)
(6)
(a)
Subject to Subsection 
(8)(b)
(6)(b)
, a city legislative body shall distribute the 
money the city legislative body receives in accordance with Subsection 
(5)
 or 
(6)
(3) 
or (4)
 to fund rural city hospitals in that city.
(b)
A city legislative body shall distribute a percentage of the money the city legislative 
body receives in accordance with Subsection 
(5)
 or 
(6)
(3) or (4)
 to each rural city 
hospital described in Subsection 
(8)(a)
(6)(a)
 equal to the same percentage that the 
city legislative body distributes to that rural city hospital in accordance with Section 
59-12-805
 for the calendar year ending on the December 31 immediately preceding 
the first day of the fiscal year for which the city legislative body receives the 
distribution in accordance with Subsection 
(5)
 or 
(6)
(3) or (4)
.
(c)
A rural city hospital that receives a distribution in accordance with this Subsection 
(8)
(6)
 shall expend that distribution for the same purposes for which money 
collected from a tax under Section 
59-12-804
 may be expended.
(9)
Any money remaining in the Rural Health Care Facilities Account at the end of a fiscal 
year after the State Tax Commission makes the distributions required by this section 
shall lapse into the General Fund.
Section 2, Section 
31A-45-403
 is amended to read:
31A-45-403
. Essential health benefits.
(1)
The state designates the state's own essential health benefits 
benchmark plan 
and does 
not accept a federal determination of the essential health benefits 
benchmark plan 
under 
the PPACA.
(2)
Subject to Subsections 
(3)
 and 
(4)
, the
The
 commissioner shall make rules in 
accordance with 
Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act
, that 
designate the essential health benefits 
benchmark plan 
for the state.
(3)
(a)
The commissioner shall update the state's essential health benefits benchmark plan 
for plan years beginning on January 1, 2027.
(b)
The commissioner shall include in the plan described in Subsection 
(3)(a)
:
(i)
any state mandated health insurance benefit that applies to a health benefit plan 
effective on or after January 1, 2012, through January 1, 2025; and
(ii)
additional benefits mandated by the PPACA.
(4)
The commissioner may expand the state's essential health benefits plan if additional 
benefits are mandated by the PPACA.
(3)
Before the commissioner makes rules in accordance with Subsection 
(2)
:
(a)
the commissioner shall present a summary of the commissioner's planned rules to 
the Health Reform Task Force; and
(b)
the Health Reform Task Force shall recommend whether the commissioner makes 
rules in accordance with the presented summary.
(4)
The essential health benefits plan:
(a)
may not include a state mandate if the inclusion of the state mandate would require 
the state to contribute to premium subsidies under the PPACA; and
(b)
may add benefits in addition to the benefits included in a benchmark plan adopted in 
accordance with this section if the additional benefits are mandated under the 
PPACA.
Section 3, Section 
34A-2-701
 is amended to read:
34A-2-701
. Premium assessment restricted account for safety.
(1)
There is created in the General Fund a restricted account known as the "Workplace 
Safety Account."
(2)
(a)
An amount equal to 0.25% of the premium income remitted to the state treasurer 
pursuant to Subsection 
59-9-101(2)(c)(ii)
 shall be deposited in the Workplace Safety 
Account in the General Fund for use as provided in this section.
(b)
Beginning with fiscal year 2008-09, if the balance in the Workplace Safety Account 
exceeds $500,000 at the close of a fiscal year, the excess shall be transferred to:
(i)
the Employers' Reinsurance Fund, created under Subsection 
34A-2-702(1)
; or
(ii)
if the commissioner has made the notification described in Subsection 
34A-2-702(7)
, the Uninsured Employers' Fund created in Section 
34A-2-704
.
(3)
The Legislature shall appropriate from the restricted account money to one or both of 
the following:
(a)
money to the commission for use by the commission to:
(i)
improve safety consultation services available to Utah employers;
 or
(ii)
provide for electronic or print media advertising campaigns designed to promote 
workplace safety; 
and
or
(iii)
pay the salary and benefits of an employee of the commission who is an 
authorized representative of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health under 
Chapter 6, Part 3, Enforcement; and
(b)
subject to Subsection 
(7)
, money known as the "Eddie P. Mayne Workplace Safety 
and Occupational Health Funding Program":
(i)
to an institution within the state system of higher education, as defined in Section 
53B-1-102
; and
(ii)
to be expended by an education and research center that is:
(A)
affiliated with the institution described in Subsection 
(3)(b)(i)
; and
(B)
designated as an education and research center by the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health.
(4)
From money appropriated by the Legislature from the restricted account to the 
commission for use by the commission, the commission may fund other safety programs 
or initiatives recommended to it by its state workers' compensation advisory council 
created under Section 
34A-2-107
.
(5)
(a)
The commission shall annually report to the governor, the Legislature, and its 
state council regarding:
(i)
the use of the money appropriated to the commission under Subsection 
(3)
 or 
(4)
; 
and
(ii)
the impact of the use of the money on the safety of Utah's workplaces.
(b)
By no later than August 15 following a fiscal year in which an education and 
research center receives money from an appropriation under Subsection 
(3)(b)
, the 
education and research center shall report:
(i)
to:
(A)
the governor;
(B)
the Legislature;
(C)
the commission; and
(D)
the state workers' compensation advisory council created under Section 
34A-2-107
; and
(ii)
regarding:
(A)
the use of the money appropriated under Subsection 
(3)(b)
; and
(B)
the impact of the use of the money on the safety of Utah's workplaces.
(6)
The money deposited in the restricted account:
(a)
shall be:
(i)
used only for the activities described in Subsection 
(3)
 or 
(4)
; and
(ii)
expended according to processes that can be verified by audit; and
(b)
may not be used by the commission for:
(i)
administrative costs unrelated to the restricted account; or
(ii)
any activity of the commission other than the activities of the commission 
described in Subsection 
(3)
 or 
(4)
.
(7)
The total of appropriations under Subsection 
(3)(b)
 may not exceed for a fiscal year an 
amount equal to 20% of the premium income remitted to the state treasurer pursuant to 
Subsection 
59-9-101(2)(c)
 and deposited in the Workplace Safety Account during the 
previous fiscal year.
Section 4, Section 
34A-6-301
 is amended to read:
34A-6-301
. Inspection and investigation of workplace, worker injury, illness, or 
complaint -- Warrants -- Attendance of witnesses -- Recordkeeping by employers -- 
Employer and employee representatives -- Request for inspection -- Compilation and 
publication of reports and information -- Rules.
(1)
(a)
The division or 
its representatives
the division's authorized representative
, upon 
presenting appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge, may:
(i)
enter without delay at reasonable times any workplace where work is performed 
by an employee of an employer;
(ii)
inspect and investigate during regular working hours and at other reasonable 
times in a reasonable manner any workplace, worker injury, occupational disease, 
or complaint and all pertinent methods, operations, processes, conditions, 
structures, machines, apparatus, devices, equipment, and materials in the 
workplace; and
(iii)
question privately any such employer, owner, operator, agent, or employee.
(b)
The division, upon an employer's refusal to permit an inspection, may seek a warrant 
pursuant to the Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure.
(2)
(a)
The division or 
its representatives
the division's authorized representative
 may 
require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence 
under oath.
(b)
Witnesses shall receive fees and mileage in accordance with Section 
78B-1-119
.
(c)
(i)
If any person fails or refuses to obey an order of the division to appear, any 
district court within the jurisdiction of which such person is found, or resides or 
transacts business, upon the application by the division, shall have jurisdiction to 
issue to any person an order requiring that person to:
(A)
appear to produce evidence if, as, and when so ordered; and
(B)
give testimony relating to the matter under investigation or in question.
(ii)
Any failure to obey an order of the court described in this Subsection 
(2)(c)
 may 
be punished by the court as a contempt.
(3)
(a)
The commission shall make rules in accordance with 
Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah 
Administrative Rulemaking Act
, requiring employers:
(i)
to keep records regarding activities related to this chapter considered necessary for 
enforcement or for the development of information about the causes and 
prevention of occupational accidents and diseases; and
(ii)
through posting of notices or other means, to inform employees of their rights and 
obligations under this chapter including applicable standards.
(b)
The commission shall make rules in accordance with 
Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah 
Administrative Rulemaking Act
, requiring employers to keep records regarding any 
work-related death and injury and any occupational disease as provided in this 
Subsection 
(3)(b)
.
(i)
Each employer shall investigate or cause to be investigated all work-related 
injuries and occupational diseases and any sudden or unusual occurrence or 
change of conditions that pose an unsafe or unhealthful exposure to employees.
(ii)
Each employer shall, within eight hours of occurrence, notify the division of any:
(A)
work-related fatality;
(B)
disabling, serious, or significant injury; or
(C)
occupational disease incident.
(iii)
(A)
Each employer shall file a report with the Division of Industrial Accidents 
in accordance with Sections 
34A-2-407
 and 
34A-3-108
, after the employer's 
first knowledge of the occurrence, or after the employee's notification of the 
same, in the form prescribed by the Division of Industrial Accidents, of any 
work-related fatality or any work-related injury or occupational disease 
resulting in:
(I)
medical treatment;
(II)
loss of consciousness;
(III)
loss of work;
(IV)
restriction of work; or
(V)
transfer to another job.
(B)
(I)
Each employer shall file a subsequent report with the Division of 
Industrial Accidents of any previously reported injury or occupational 
disease that later resulted in death.
(II)
The subsequent report shall be filed with the Division of Industrial 
Accidents in accordance with Sections 
34A-2-407
 and 
34A-3-108
.
(iv)
A report is not required for minor injuries, such as cuts or scratches that require 
first aid treatment only, unless a treating physician files, or is required to file, the 
Physician's Initial Report of Work Injury or Occupational Disease with the 
Division of Industrial Accidents.
(v)
A report is not required:
(A)
for occupational diseases that manifest after the employee is no longer 
employed by the employer with which the exposure occurred; or
(B)
where the employer is not aware of an exposure occasioned by the 
employment which results in a compensable occupational disease as defined by 
Section 
34A-3-103
.
(vi)
Each employer shall provide the employee with:
(A)
a copy of the report submitted to the Division of Industrial Accidents; and
(B)
a statement, as prepared by the Division of Industrial Accidents, of the 
employee's rights and responsibilities related to the industrial injury or 
occupational disease.
(vii)
Each employer shall maintain a record in a manner prescribed by the 
commission of all work-related fatalities or work-related injuries and of all 
occupational diseases resulting in:
(A)
medical treatment;
(B)
loss of consciousness;
(C)
loss of work;
(D)
restriction of work; or
(E)
transfer to another job.
(viii)
The commission shall make rules in accordance with 
Title 63G, Chapter 3, 
Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act
, to implement this Subsection 
(3)(b)
consistent with nationally recognized rules or standards on the reporting and 
recording of work-related injuries and occupational diseases.
(c)
(i)
The commission shall make rules in accordance with 
Title 63G, Chapter 3, 
Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act
, requiring employers to keep records 
regarding exposures to potentially toxic materials or harmful physical agents 
required to be measured or monitored under Section 
34A-6-202
.
(ii)
(A)
The rules made under Subsection 
(3)(c)(i)
 shall provide for employees or 
their representatives:
(I)
to observe the measuring or monitoring; and
(II)
to have access to the records of the measuring or monitoring, and to 
records that indicate their exposure to toxic materials or harmful agents.
(B)
Each employer shall promptly notify employees being exposed to toxic 
materials or harmful agents in concentrations that exceed prescribed levels and 
inform any such employee of the corrective action being taken.
(4)
Information obtained by the division shall be obtained with a minimum burden upon 
employers, especially those operating small businesses.
(5)
A representative of the employer and a representative authorized by employees shall be 
given an opportunity to accompany the division's authorized representative during the 
physical inspection of any workplace. If there is no authorized employee representative, 
the division's authorized representative shall consult with a reasonable number of 
employees concerning matters of health and safety in the workplace.
(6)
(a)
(i)
(A)
Any employee or representative of employees who believes that a 
violation of an adopted safety or health standard exists that threatens physical 
harm, or that an imminent danger exists, may request an inspection by giving 
notice to the division's authorized representative of the violation or danger. 
The notice shall be:
(I)
in writing, setting forth with reasonable particularity the grounds for notice; 
and
(II)
signed by the employee or representative of employees.
(B)
A copy of the notice shall be provided the employer or the employer's agent 
no later than at the time of inspection.
(C)
Upon request of the person giving notice, the person's name and the names of 
individual employees referred to in the notice may not appear in the copy or on 
any record published, released, or made available pursuant to Subsection 
(7)
.
(ii)
(A)
If upon receipt of the notice the division's authorized representative 
determines there are reasonable grounds to believe that a violation or danger 
exists, the authorized representative shall make a special inspection in 
accordance with this section as soon as practicable to determine if a violation 
or danger exists.
(B)
If the division's authorized representative determines there are no reasonable 
grounds to believe that a violation or danger exists, the authorized 
representative shall notify the employee or representative of the employees in 
writing of that determination.
(b)
(i)
Prior to or during any inspection of a workplace, any employee or 
representative of employees employed in the workplace may notify the division or 
its representative
the division's authorized representative
 of any violation of a 
standard that they have reason to believe exists in the workplace.
(ii)
The division shall:
(A)
by rule, establish procedures for informal review of any refusal by 
a
an 
authorized
 representative of the division to issue a citation with respect to any 
alleged violation; and
(B)
furnish the employees or representative of employees requesting review a 
written statement of the reasons for the division's final disposition of the case.
(7)
(a)
The division may compile, analyze, and publish, either in summary or detailed 
form, all reports or information obtained under this section, subject to the limitations 
set forth in Section 
34A-6-306
.
(b)
The commission shall make rules in accordance with 
Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah 
Administrative Rulemaking Act
, necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this 
chapter, including rules for information obtained under this section, subject to the 
limitations set forth in Section 
34A-6-306
.
(8)
Any employer who refuses or neglects to make reports, to maintain records, or to file 
reports with the commission as required by this section is guilty of a class C 
misdemeanor and subject to citation under Section 
34A-6-302
 and a civil assessment as 
provided under Section 
34A-6-307
, unless the commission finds that the employer has 
shown good cause for submitting a report later than required by this section.
Section 5, Section 
34A-6-302
 is amended to read:
34A-6-302
. Citations issued by division -- Grounds -- Posting -- Limitation.
(1)
(a)
If upon inspection or investigation, the division or 
its
the division's
 authorized 
representative believes that an employer has violated a requirement of Section 
34A-6-201
, of any standard, rule, or order issued under Section 
34A-6-202
, or any 
rules under this chapter, it shall with reasonable promptness issue a citation to the 
employer.
(b)
Each citation shall:
(i)
be in writing; and
(ii)
describe with particularity the nature of the violation, including a reference to the 
provision of the chapter, standard, rule, or order alleged to have been violated.
(c)
The citation shall fix a reasonable time for the abatement of the violation. In the case 
of a review proceeding initiated by the employer in good faith, not for the purpose of 
delay or avoidance of the penalties, the time for abatement begins to run on the date 
of the final order of the commission.
(d)
The commission may prescribe procedures for the issuance of a notice in lieu of a 
citation with respect to violations that have no direct or immediate relationship to 
safety or health.
(2)
Each citation issued under this section or a copy shall be prominently posted by the 
employer, as required by rule, at or near each place a violation referred to in the citation 
occurred.
(3)
A citation may not be issued under this section after the expiration of six months 
following the occurrence of any violation.
Section 6, Section 
59-1-210
 is amended to read:
59-1-210
. General powers and duties.
The powers and duties of the commission are as follows:
(1)
to sue and be sued in its own name;
(2)
to adopt rules and policies consistent with the Constitution and laws of this state to 
govern the commission, executive director, division directors, and commission 
employees in the performance of their duties;
(3)
to adopt rules and policies consistent with the Constitution and laws of the state, to 
govern county boards and officers in the performance of any duty relating to assessment, 
equalization, and collection of taxes;
(4)
to prescribe the use of forms relating to the assessment of property for state or local 
taxation, the equalization of those assessments, the reporting of property or income for 
state or local taxation purposes, or for the computation of those taxes and the reporting 
of any information, statistics, or data required by the commission;
(5)
to administer and supervise the tax laws of the state;
(6)
to prepare and maintain from year to year a complete record of all lands subject to 
taxation in this state, and all machinery used in mining and all property or surface 
improvements upon or appurtenant to mines or mining claims;
(7)
to exercise general supervision over assessors and county boards of equalization 
including the authority to enforce Section 
59-2-303.1
, and over other county officers in 
the performance of their duties relating to the assessment of property and collection of 
taxes, so that all assessments of property are just and equal, according to fair market 
value, and that the tax burden is distributed without favor or discrimination;
(8)
to reconvene any county board of equalization which, when reconvened, may only 
address business approved by the commission and extend the time for which any county 
board of equalization may sit for the equalization of assessments;
(9)
to confer with, advise, and direct county treasurers, assessors, and other county officers 
in matters relating to the assessment and equalization of property for taxation and the 
collection of taxes;
(10)
to provide for and hold annually at such time and place as may be convenient a district 
or state convention of county assessors, auditors, and other county officers to consider 
and discuss matters relative to taxation, uniformity of valuation, and changes in the law 
relative to taxation and methods of assessment, to which county assessors and other 
officers called to attend shall attend at county expense;
(11)
to direct proceedings, actions, and prosecutions to enforce the laws relating to the 
penalties, liabilities, and punishments of public officers, persons, and officers or agents 
of corporations for failure or neglect to comply with the statutes governing the reporting, 
assessment, and taxation of property;
(12)
to cause complaints to be made in the proper court seeking removal from office of 
assessors, auditors, members of county boards, and other assessing, taxing, or disbursing 
officers, who are guilty of official misconduct or neglect of duty;
(13)
to require county attorneys to immediately institute and prosecute actions and 
proceedings in respect to penalties, forfeitures, removals, and punishments for violations 
of the laws relating to the assessment and taxation of property in their respective 
counties;
(14)
to require any person to furnish any information required by the commission to 
ascertain the value and the relative burden borne by all kinds of property in the state, and 
to require from all state and local officers any information necessary for the proper 
discharge of the duties of the commission;
(15)
to examine all records relating to the valuation of property of any person;
(16)
to subpoena witnesses to appear and give testimony and produce records relating to 
any matter before the commission;
(17)
to cause depositions of witnesses to be taken as in civil actions at the request of the 
commission or any party to any matter or proceeding before the commission;
(18)
to authorize any member or employee of the commission to administer oaths and 
affirmations in any matter or proceeding relating to the exercise of the powers and duties 
of the commission;
(19)
to visit periodically each county of the state, to investigate and direct the work and 
methods of local assessors and other officials in the assessment, equalization, and 
taxation of property, and to ascertain whether the law requiring the assessment of all 
property not exempt from taxation, and the collection of taxes, have been properly 
administered and enforced;
(20)
to carefully examine all cases where evasion or violation of the laws for assessment 
and taxation of property is alleged, to ascertain whether existing laws are defective or 
improperly administered;
(21)
to furnish to the governor from time to time such assistance and information as the 
governor requires;
(22)
to transmit to the governor and to each member of the Legislature recommendations as 
to legislation which will correct or eliminate defects in the operation of the tax laws and 
will equalize the burden of taxation within the state;
(23)
to correct any error in any assessment made by it at any time before the tax is due and 
report the correction to the county auditor, who shall enter the corrected assessment 
upon the assessment roll;
(24)
to compile and publish statistics relating to taxation in the state and prepare and submit 
an annual budget to the governor for inclusion in the state budget to be submitted to the 
Legislature;
(25)
to perform any further duties imposed by law, and exercise all powers necessary in the 
performance of its duties;
(26)
to adopt a schedule of fees assessed for services provided by the commission, unless 
otherwise provided by statute. The fee shall be reasonable and fair, and shall reflect the 
cost of services provided. Each fee established in this manner shall be submitted to and 
approved by the Legislature as part of the commission's annual appropriations request. 
The commission may not charge or collect any fee proposed in this manner without 
approval by the Legislature;
(27)
to comply with the procedures and requirements of 
Title 63G, Chapter 4, 
Administrative Procedures Act
, in its adjudicative proceedings; and
(28)
to distribute 
the money deposited into the Rural Health Care Facilities Account
money to improve the delivery of quality health care in rural areas of the state,
 as 
required by Section 
26B-1-308
.
Section 7, Section 
59-15-109
 is amended to read:
59-15-109
. Commission to deposit beer tax revenue.
(1)
Except as provided in Subsections (2) and (3), the commission shall deposit revenue 
collected under this chapter as follows:
(a)
the greater of the following shall be deposited into the Alcoholic Beverage 
Enforcement and Treatment Restricted Account created in Section 
32B-2-403
:
(i)
an amount calculated by:
(A)
determining an amount equal to 50% of the revenue collected for the fiscal 
year two years preceding the fiscal year for which the deposit is made; and
(B)
subtracting $30,000 from the amount determined under Subsection (1)(a)(i)(A); 
or
(ii)
$4,350,000; and
(b)
the revenue collected in excess of the amount deposited in accordance with 
Subsection (1)(a) shall be deposited into the General Fund.
(2)
The commission shall annually deposit into the Alcoholic Beverage Enforcement and 
Treatment Restricted Account created in Section 
32B-2-403
 an amount equal to the 
amount of revenue generated in the current fiscal year by the portion of the tax imposed 
under Section 
59-15-101
 that is equal to:
(a)
$0.30 per 31-gallon barrel for beer imported or manufactured on or after July 1, 
2003; and
(b)
a proportionate rate to the rate described in Subsection (2)(a) for:
(i)
any quantity of beer other than a 31-gallon barrel; or
(ii)
the fractional parts of a 31-gallon barrel.
(3)
Beginning fiscal year 2024-25, the commission shall annually deposit into the Alcoholic 
Beverage Control Act Enforcement Fund created in Section 
32B-2-305
 an amount equal 
to the amount of revenue generated in the current fiscal year by the portion of the tax 
imposed under Section 
59-15-101
 that exceeds:
(a)
$13.10 per 31-gallon barrel for beer imported or manufactured on or after July 1, 
2024; and
(b)
a proportionate rate to the rate described in Subsection (3)(a) for:
(i)
any quantity of beer other than a 31-gallon barrel; or
(ii)
the fractional parts of a 31-gallon barrel.
(4)
(a)
The commission shall notify the entities described in Subsection (4)(b) not later 
than the September 1 preceding the fiscal year of the deposit of:
(i)
the amount of the proceeds of the beer excise tax collected in accordance with 
this section for the fiscal year two years preceding the fiscal year of deposit; and
(ii)
an amount equal to 50% of the amount listed in Subsection (4)(a)(i).
(b)
The notification required by Subsection (4)(a) shall be sent to:
(i)
the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget; and
(ii)
the Legislative Fiscal Analyst.
Section 8, Section 
63A-1-103
 is amended to read:
63A-1-103
. Definitions.
As used in this title:
(1)
"Agency" means a board, commission, institution, department, division, officer, council, 
office, committee, bureau, or other administrative unit of the state, including the agency 
head, agency employees, or other persons acting on behalf of or under the authority of 
the agency head, the Legislature, the courts, or the governor, but does not mean a 
political subdivision of the state, or any administrative unit of a political subdivision of 
the state.
(2)
"Department" means the Department of Government Operations.
(3)
"Enterprise business management system" means the software system administered by 
the department to integrate, streamline, and centralize the department's business 
operations related to:
(a)
the state's accounting system;
(b)
payroll and human resources management;
(c)
vendor management; and
(d)
loan management and servicing.
(3)
(4)
"Executive director" means the executive director of the Department of 
Government Operations.
Section 9, Section 
63A-1-109.5
 is amended to read:
63A-1-109.5
. Department authority to operate the department, a division, or an 
office as an internal service fund agency.
(1)
Subject to 
Subsection 
(2)
, 
Section 
63A-1-114
,
 and provisions governing internal 
service funds or internal service fund agencies under 
Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary 
Procedures Act
, the department may
 operate a division or office described in Section 
63A-1-109
 as an internal service fund agency.
:
(a)
operate the department as an internal service fund agency; or
(b)
operate a division or office described in Section 
63A-1-109
 as an internal service 
fund agency.
(2)
(a)
The department may only operate the department as an internal service fund 
agency for the purpose of providing a service related to the enterprise business 
management system.
(b)
If the department operates the department as an internal service fund agency in 
accordance with this section, the department shall, before charging a rate, fee, or 
other amount for a service provided by the department's internal service fund to an 
executive branch agency, or to a subscriber of services other than an executive branch 
agency:
(i)
submit the proposed rate, fee, or other amount and cost analysis to the rate 
committee established in Section 
63A-1-114
; and
(ii)
obtain the approval of the Legislature as required under Section 
63J-1-410
.
Section 10, Section 
63A-1-114
 is amended to read:
63A-1-114
. Rate committee -- Membership -- Duties.
(1)
(a)
There is created a rate committee consisting of the executive directors, 
commissioners, or superintendents of seven state agencies, which may include the 
State Board of Education, that use services and pay rates to one of the department 
internal service funds, or their designee, that the governor appoints for a two-year 
term.
(b)
The department may not have a representative on the rate committee.
(c)
(i)
The committee shall elect a chair from the committee's members.
(ii)
Members of the committee who are state government employees and who do not 
receive salary, per diem, or expenses from their agency for their service on the 
committee shall receive no compensation, benefits, per diem, or expenses for the 
members' service on the committee.
(d)
The department shall provide staff services to the committee.
(2)
(a)
A division described in Section 
63A-1-109
 that manages an internal service fund 
shall submit to the committee a proposed rate schedule for services rendered by the 
division to an executive branch entity or an entity that subscribes to services rendered 
by the division.
A division described in Section 
63A-1-109
 that operates an internal 
service fund, or the department, if the department operates an internal service fund 
under Section 
63A-1-109.5
, shall submit to the rate committee:
(a)
a proposed rate schedule for the goods or services rendered by the department or the 
division to:
(i)
an executive branch entity; or
(ii)
an entity that subscribes to a service rendered by the department or the division; 
and
(b)
other information or analysis requested by the rate committee.
(b)
(3)
The
Subject to Subsection 
(4)
, the
 committee shall:
(i)
(a)
conduct 
all 
meetings in accordance with 
Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public 
Meetings Act
;
(ii)
(b)
meet at least once each calendar year to:
(A)
(i)
discuss the service performance of each internal service fund; 
(B)
(ii)
review the proposed rate schedules;
(C)
(iii)
at the rate committee's discretion, 
approve, increase, or decrease the rate 
schedules described in Subsection 
(2)(b)(ii)(B)
(3)(b)(ii)
; and
(D)
(iv)
discuss any prior or potential adjustments to the service level received by 
state agencies that pay rates to an internal service fund; 
(iii)
(c)
recommend a proposed rate schedule for each internal service fund to:
(A)
(i)
the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget; and
(B)
(ii)
each legislative appropriations subcommittee that, in accordance with 
Section 
63J-1-410
, approves the internal service fund agency's rates and budget; 
and
(iv)
(d)
review and approve, increase, or decrease an interim rate when an internal 
service fund agency begins a new service or introduces a new product between 
annual general sessions of the Legislature.
(4)
In addition to the meeting described in Subsection 
(3)
(b), if an internal service fund 
agency submits a proposed increased rate schedule to the rate committee in accordance 
with Subsection 
63J-1-410(4)(c)
, the committee shall, no later than 30 days after the day 
on which the committee receives the increased rate schedule, convene a meeting of the 
committee to:
(a)
review the proposed increased rate schedule; and
(b)
at the committee's discretion, approve or reject the proposed increased rate schedule.
(c)
(5)
The committee may in accordance with Subsection 
63J-1-410(4)
, decrease a rate 
that has been approved by the Legislature.
Section 11, Section 
63B-1-304
 is amended to read:
63B-1-304
. State Building Ownership Authority created -- Members -- 
Compensation.
(1)
There is created a body politic and corporate to be known as the State Building 
Ownership Authority composed of:
(a)
the governor;
(b)
the state treasurer; and
(c)
the executive director of the Department of Government Operations.
(2)
A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may 
receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(a)
Section 
63A-3-106
;
(b)
Section 
63A-3-107
; and
(c)
rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 
63A-3-106
 and 
63A-3-107
.
(3)
(a)
Upon request, the division shall provide staff support to the State Building 
Ownership Authority.
(b)
The State Building Ownership Authority may seek and obtain independent financial 
advice, support, and information from the state financial advisor created under 
Section 
67-4-16
.
Section 12, Section 
63J-1-410
 is amended to read:
63J-1-410
. Internal service funds -- Governance and review.
(1)
For purposes of this section:
(a)
"Agency" means a department, division, office, bureau, or other unit of state 
government, and includes any subdivision of an agency.
(b)
"Do not replace vehicles" means a vehicle accounted for in the Division of Fleet 
Operations for which charges to an agency for its use do not include amounts to 
cover depreciation or to accumulate assets to replace the vehicle at the end of its 
useful life.
(c)
"Internal service fund agency" means an agency that provides goods or services to 
other agencies of state government or to other governmental units on a capital 
maintenance and cost reimbursement basis, and which recovers costs through 
interagency billings.
(d)
"Revolving loan fund" means each of the revolving loan funds defined in Section 
63A-3-205
.
(2)
An internal service fund agency is not subject to this section with respect to its 
administration of a revolving loan fund.
(3)
(a)
An internal service fund agency may not bill another agency for services that it 
provides for each internal service fund operated by the agency, unless the Legislature 
has:
(i)
reviewed and approved each internal service fund's budget request;
(ii)
reviewed and approved each internal service fund's rates, fees, and other amounts 
that it charges those who use its services and included those rates, fees, and 
amounts in an appropriation act;
(iii)
approved the number of full-time
, permanent
 positions of each internal service 
fund as part of the annual appropriation process;
(iv)
review
reviewed
 the number of full-time equivalent contract employees of each 
internal service fund as part of the annual appropriation process; and
(v)
appropriated to the internal service fund agency each internal service fund's 
estimated revenue based upon the rates and fee structure that are the basis for the 
estimate.
(b)
If an internal service fund agency operates more than one internal service fund 
within the internal service fund agency, the internal service fund agency shall comply 
with the review and approval requirements under Subsection 
(3)(a)
 for each internal 
service fund.
(c)
If an internal service fund agency operates an internal service fund and does not get 
the approvals required under Subsection 
(3)(a)
 or 
(4)(b)
, the internal service fund 
agency shall rebate all rates, fees, and amounts collected to those who use the 
services for the rates, fees, and amounts collected that were not approved under 
Subsection 
(3)(a)
 or 
(4)(b)
.
(4)
(a)
Except as provided in 
Subsection 
(4)(b)
Subsections 
(4)(b)
 and (c)
, an internal 
service fund agency may not charge rates, fees, and other amounts that exceed the 
rates, fees, and amounts 
established
approved
 by the Legislature in 
the
an
appropriations act.
(b)
(i)
An internal service fund agency that begins a new service or introduces a new 
product between annual general sessions of the Legislature may, for that service 
or product:
(A)
establish and charge an interim rate or amount;
(B)
acquire contract employees, if necessary; or
(C)
do a combination of Subsections 
(4)(b)(i)(A)
 and 
(B)
.
(ii)
The internal service fund agency shall:
(A)
submit the interim rate or amount under Subsection 
(4)(b)(i)
 to the Legislature 
for approval at the next annual general session; and
(B)
report any change in the number of contract employees under Subsection 
(4)(b)(i)
 to the appropriate legislative appropriations subcommittee for review.
(c)
An internal service fund agency may, in a fiscal year, charge rates, fees, and other 
amounts that exceed the rates, fees, or amounts approved by the Legislature in an 
appropriations act, if:
(i)
during the immediately preceding annual general session, the Legislature 
appropriates money to each state agency to pay for an increase in the state 
agency's employee's compensation;
(ii)
within 90 days after the day on which the Legislature adjourns the general session 
sine die, the internal service fund agency submits a proposed increased rate 
schedule to the rate committee established in Section 
63A-1-114
 that adjusts the 
rates, fees, and amounts approved by the Legislature to reflect the percentage 
increase that the Legislature appropriated for state agency employee compensation 
under Subsection 
(4)(c)(i)
;
(iii)
the rate committee approves the proposed increased rate schedule described in 
Subsection 
(4)
(c)(ii)
 during the meeting described in Subsection 
63A-1-114(4)
; 
and
(iv)
the internal service fund agency uses all the revenue from the rate schedule 
increase under this Subsection 
(4)
 to increase the internal service fund agency's 
employee's compensation in an amount equivalent to the state agency employee 
compensation increase described in Subsection 
(4)(c)(i)
.
(5)
The internal service fund agency budget request shall separately identify the capital 
needs and the related capital budget.
(6)
In the fiscal year that the accounting change referred to in Subsection 
51-5-6(2)
 is 
implemented by the Division of Finance, the Division of Finance shall transfer equity 
created by that accounting change to any internal service fund agency up to the amount 
needed to eliminate any long-term debt and deficit working capital in the fund.
(7)
No new internal service fund agency may be established unless reviewed and approved 
by the Legislature.
(8)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(8)(f)
, an internal service fund agency may not 
acquire capital assets unless legislative approval for acquisition of the assets has been 
included in an appropriations act for the internal service fund agency.
(b)
An internal service fund agency may not acquire capital assets after the transfer 
mandated by Subsection 
(6)
 has occurred unless the internal service fund agency has 
adequate working capital.
(c)
The internal service fund agency shall provide working capital from the following 
sources in the following order:
(i)
first, from operating revenues to the extent allowed by state rules and federal 
regulations;
(ii)
second, from long-term debt, subject to the restrictions of this section; and
(iii)
last, from an appropriation.
(d)
(i)
To eliminate negative working capital, an internal service fund agency may 
incur long-term debt from the General Fund or Special Revenue Funds to acquire 
capital assets.
(ii)
The internal service fund agency shall repay all long-term debt borrowed from the 
General Fund or Special Revenue Funds by making regular payments over the 
useful life of the asset according to the asset's depreciation schedule.
(e)
(i)
The Division of Finance may not allow an internal service fund agency's 
borrowing to exceed 90% of the net book value of the agency's capital assets as of 
the end of the fiscal year.
(ii)
If an internal service fund agency wishes to purchase authorized assets or enter 
into equipment leases that would increase its borrowing beyond 90% of the net 
book value of the agency's capital assets, the agency may purchase those assets 
only with money appropriated from another fund, such as the General Fund or a 
special revenue fund.
(f)
(i)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(8)(f)(ii)
, capital assets acquired through 
agency appropriation may not be transferred to any internal service fund agency 
without legislative approval.
(ii)
Vehicles acquired by agencies from appropriated funds or money appropriated to 
agencies to be used for vehicle purchases may be transferred to the Division of 
Fleet Operations and, when transferred, become part of the Fleet Operations 
Internal Service Fund.
(iii)
Vehicles acquired with funding from sources other than state appropriations or 
acquired through the federal surplus property donation program may be 
transferred to the Division of Fleet Operations and, when transferred, become part 
of the Fleet Operations Internal Service Fund.
(iv)
Unless otherwise approved by the Legislature, vehicles acquired under 
Subsection 
(8)(f)(iii)
 shall be accounted for as "do not replace" vehicles.
(9)
The Division of Finance shall adopt policies and procedures related to the accounting 
for assets, liabilities, equity, revenues, expenditures, and transfers of internal service 
funds agencies.
Section 13. 
FY 2025 Appropriations.
The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 
2024, and ending June 30, 2025. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for 
fiscal year 2025. 
Subsection 13(a).
Operating and Capital Budgets
Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the 
Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts indicated for 
the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
General Government
Utah State Tax Commission
ITEM 1
Utah State Tax Commission - Rural Health Care Facilities Distribution
From General Fund, One-time
218,900
From General Fund Restricted - Rural Healthcare 
Facilities Acct, One-time
(218,900)
Subsection 13(b).
Restricted Fund and Account Transfers
The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer the following 
amounts between the following funds or accounts as indicated. Expenditures and outlays from 
the funds to which the money is transferred must be authorized by an appropriation.
General Government
ITEM 2
General Fund Restricted - Rural Health Care Facilities Fund
From General Fund, One-time
(218,900)
General Fund Restricted - Rural Health Care 
Facilities Fund
(218,900)
Section 14. 
FY 2026 Appropriations.
The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 
2025, and ending June 30, 2026. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for 
fiscal year 2026. 
Subsection 14(a).
Operating and Capital Budgets
Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the 
Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts indicated for 
the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
General Government
Utah State Tax Commission
ITEM 3
Utah State Tax Commission - Rural Health Care Facilities Distribution
From General Fund Restricted - Rural Healthcare 
Facilities Acct
(218,900)
Rural Health Care Facilities Distribution
(218,900)
ITEM 4
Utah State Tax Commission - Rural Health Care Facilities Distribution
From General Fund
218,900
Rural Health Care Facilities Distribution
218,900
Subsection 14(b).
Restricted Fund and Account Transfers
The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer the following 
amounts between the following funds or accounts as indicated. Expenditures and outlays from 
the funds to which the money is transferred must be authorized by an appropriation.
General Government
ITEM 5
General Fund Restricted - Rural Health Care Facilities Fund
From General Fund
(218,900)
General Fund Restricted - Rural Health Care 
Facilities Fund
(218,900)
Section 15. 
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on 
May 7, 2025
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