UT SB 248
deadChild Care Expansion Act
Utah · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did UT SB 248 pass?
No. UT SB 248 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-07). Latest recorded action (2026-03-07): Senate/ filed
What is UT SB 248 about?
UT SB 248 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Child Care Expansion Act”.
Who sponsors UT SB 248?
Escamilla, Luz is the primary sponsor of UT SB 248, joined by 1 cosponsor.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-13
- Latest action
- 2026-03-07 — Senate/ filed
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Escamilla, Luzprimary
- Loubet, Anthony E.cosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-04
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-02-04
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
2026-02-04
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0248
2026-02-04
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0248
2026-02-04
Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research
receipt
2026-02-04
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-06
Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]
referral-committee
2026-02-06
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0248
2026-02-10
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0248
2026-02-10
Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
receipt
2026-02-13
Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation [Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]
amendment-introduction
2026-02-13
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-17
Senate/ comm rpt/ amended [Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]
amendment-passage
2026-02-17
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-02-24
Senate/ 2nd reading
2026-02-24
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
reading-2
2026-02-25
Senate/ 3rd reading
2026-02-25
Senate/ failed
failure
2026-02-25
Senate/ filed
filing
2026-02-25
Senate/ motion to reconsider
2026-02-25
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
passage
2026-02-25
Senate/ to House
2026-02-27
House/ received from Senate
receipt
2026-02-27
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-27
House/ to standing committee [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]
referral-committee
2026-03-03
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-04
House/ committee report favorable [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-04
House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact [House Rules Committee]
2026-03-04
House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
2026-03-04
House/ 2nd reading
2026-03-04
House/ 3rd reading
2026-03-04
House/ failed
failure
2026-03-04
House/ to Senate
2026-03-07
Senate/ strike enacting clause
2026-03-07
Senate/ filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
2026-02-24 · pass · 19-4
Member-level votes (29)
- Adams, J. Stuart: yes
- Blouin, N.: yes
- Buss, E.: yes
- Cullimore, K. A.: yes
- Escamilla, L.: yes
- Fillmore, L.: yes
- Grover, K.: yes
- Ipson, D.: yes
- Johnson, J.: yes
- Kwan, K.: yes
- McKell, M.: yes
- Owens, D.R.: yes
- Pitcher, S.: yes
- Plumb, J.: yes
- Riebe, K.: yes
- Stevenson, J.: yes
- Weiler, T.: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Winterton, R.: yes
- Brammer, B.: no
- Harper, W.: no
- Hinkins, D.: no
- Millner, A.: no
- Balderree, H.: other
- McCay, D.: other
- Musselman, C.R.: other
- Sandall, S.: other
- Stratton, K.: other
- Vickers, E.: other
Senate/ failed
2026-02-25 · fail · 13-9
Member-level votes (29)
- Blouin, N.: yes
- Buss, E.: yes
- Hinkins, D.: yes
- Ipson, D.: yes
- Kwan, K.: yes
- Pitcher, S.: yes
- Plumb, J.: yes
- Riebe, K.: yes
- Stevenson, J.: yes
- Stratton, K.: yes
- Vickers, E.: yes
- Weiler, T.: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Brammer, B.: no
- Escamilla, L.: no
- Fillmore, L.: no
- Grover, K.: no
- Johnson, J.: no
- McCay, D.: no
- Millner, A.: no
- Musselman, C.R.: no
- Owens, D.R.: no
- Adams, J. Stuart: other
- Balderree, H.: other
- Cullimore, K. A.: other
- Harper, W.: other
- McKell, M.: other
- Sandall, S.: other
- Winterton, R.: other
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-25 · pass · 17-9
Member-level votes (29)
- Adams, J. Stuart: yes
- Blouin, N.: yes
- Buss, E.: yes
- Cullimore, K. A.: yes
- Escamilla, L.: yes
- Hinkins, D.: yes
- Kwan, K.: yes
- McKell, M.: yes
- Pitcher, S.: yes
- Plumb, J.: yes
- Riebe, K.: yes
- Stevenson, J.: yes
- Stratton, K.: yes
- Vickers, E.: yes
- Weiler, T.: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Winterton, R.: yes
- Balderree, H.: no
- Fillmore, L.: no
- Grover, K.: no
- Harper, W.: no
- Johnson, J.: no
- McCay, D.: no
- Millner, A.: no
- Owens, D.R.: no
- Sandall, S.: no
- Brammer, B.: other
- Ipson, D.: other
- Musselman, C.R.: other
House/ failed
2026-03-04 · fail · 25-47
Member-level votes (75)
- Arthur, J.: yes
- Ballard, M.G.: yes
- Clancy, T.: yes
- Cutler, P.: yes
- Dailey-Provost, J.: yes
- Defay, A.: yes
- Dominguez, R.: yes
- Eliason, S.: yes
- Fitisemanu, J.: yes
- Gwynn, M.: yes
- Hayes, S.: yes
- Hollins, S.: yes
- Loubet, A.: yes
- Matthews, A.: yes
- Mauga, V.: yes
- Miller, G.: yes
- Miller, T.: yes
- Moss, C.: yes
- Nguyen, H.: yes
- Okerlund, C.: yes
- Owens, D.: yes
- Peterson, K.: yes
- Romero, A.: yes
- Stoddard, A.: yes
- Watkins, C.: yes
- Abbott, N.: no
- Albrecht, C.: no
- Auxier, T.: no
- Barlow, S.: no
- Bolinder, B.: no
- Brooks, W.: no
- Burton, J.: no
- Chevrier, K.: no
- Chew, S.: no
- Christofferson, K.: no
- Dunnigan, J.: no
- Elison, J.: no
- Fiefia, D.: no
- Gricius, S.: no
- Hall, K.: no
- Hansen, L.: no
- Hawkins, J.: no
- Ivory, K.: no
- Jack, C.: no
- Koford, J.: no
- Kohler, M.: no
- Kyle, J.: no
- Lee, T.: no
- MacPherson, M.: no
- Maloy, A. Cory: no
- Monson, L.: no
- Peck, N.: no
- Petersen, M.: no
- Peterson, T.: no
- Peterson, V.: no
- Pierucci, C.: no
- Roberts, C.: no
- Sawyer, J.: no
- Schultz, M.: no
- Shallenberger, D.: no
- Shelley, T.: no
- Shepherd, L.: no
- Shipp, R.P.: no
- Snider, C.: no
- Strong, M.A.: no
- Teuscher, J.: no
- Thurston, N.: no
- Walter, N.: no
- Ward, R.: no
- Welton, D.: no
- Whyte, S.: no
- Wilcox, R.: no
- Acton, C.K.: other
- Lisonbee, K.: other
- Thompson, J.: other
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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