2025 Utah Legislature Updates
The 2025 Legislative session in Utah runs from January 21, 2025 to March 7, 2025.
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January 28, 2025
1. Eliminate Social Security Tax
In 2023, the Utah legislature voted to increase the Social Security income cap to $45,000 for single filers and $75,000 for married couples filing jointly. Individuals and households with qualifying incomes are eligible for a tax refund.
Although the income caps were a step in the right direction, Utah is one of 9 states that still taxes Social Security benefits. Senator Wayne Harper has introduced SB 71, Social Security Tax Revisions, which would eliminate the Utah state tax on Social Security benefits.
Status: Awaiting Committee Assignment
2. Secure Meals on Wheels Funding
Meals on Wheels delivers more than 2 million meals to home-based Utahns annually. Progress is still needed as there are hundreds, if not more, of older Utahns on the Meals on Wheels waitlist.
Aging and Adult Services has requested $4.5 million to help ensure all eligible older Utahns can access home-delivered meals.
Status: Awaiting staff presentation
3. Adopt the Health-Care Decisions Act Amendment
There is a movement to replace the Utah Advance Health Care Directive Act with the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act. The act allows people to appoint agents to make health care decisions for them in the event they are unable to make those decisions themselves.
Status: Favorable Recommendation - Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Want to get involved with AARP during the 2025 legislative session? Contact Joe Hirabayashi at jhirabayashi@aarp.org for more details.
This page will be updated by AARP Utah's Advocacy Director Joe Hirabayashi, throughout the legislative session to ensure you know what's happening in Utah!
