Budgetary Amendments

HB 406 requires Utah's Department of Health and Human Services to annually report to the Executive Appropriations Committee starting in 2025 on funding for wages and benefits of specific public health and social service providers. It directly affects local health departments, mental health authorities, substance abuse authorities, area agencies, and contractors serving state divisions like Child and Family Services and Juvenile Justice. The bill mandates the report include inflation-adjusted wage/benefit funding needs (based on the Chained Consumer Price Index), historical funding comparisons, and an evaluation of whether current funding is sufficient to retain staff. The reporting requirement expires on January 1, 2031, unless renewed by the legislature. No new funding is appropriated; this is solely a reporting obligation.