UT SB 297

died on adjournment

School Social Worker Amendments

Utah · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did UT SB 297 pass?

No. UT SB 297 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-07): Senate/ filed

What is UT SB 297 about?

UT SB 297 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “School Social Worker Amendments”.

Who sponsors UT SB 297?

Buss, Emily is the primary sponsor of UT SB 297, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-07 — Senate/ filed
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-07
Senate/ filed
filing
2026-03-07
Senate/ received from House
receipt
2026-03-07
House/ to Senate
2026-03-07
House/ strike enacting clause
2026-03-05
House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules [House Rules Committee]
2026-03-04
House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
2026-03-04
House Comm - Held [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
2026-03-03
House Comm - Not Considered [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
2026-03-02
House/ to standing committee [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
referral-committee
2026-03-02
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
introduction,reading-1
2026-02-27
House/ received from Senate
receipt
2026-02-27
Senate/ to House
2026-02-27
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
passage
2026-02-27
Senate/ 3rd reading
reading-3
2026-02-27
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
reading-2
2026-02-27
Senate/ uncircled
2026-02-27
Senate/ circled
2026-02-27
Senate/ 2nd reading
reading-2
2026-02-23
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0297S01
2026-02-23
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0297S01
2026-02-20
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-02-20
Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Education Committee]
2026-02-20
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Education Committee]
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-20
Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Education Committee]
substitution
2026-02-19
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0297S01
2026-02-19
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0297S01
2026-02-19
Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
receipt
2026-02-19
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0297
2026-02-18
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0297
2026-02-18
Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Education Committee]
referral-committee
2026-02-17
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
introduction,reading-1
2026-02-17
Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research
receipt
2026-02-16
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0297
2026-02-16
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0297
2026-02-16
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
2026-02-16
Bill Numbered but not Distributed

Versions

Substitute #1Compare
Comparison to Original BillCompare
Senate Amendment 1Compare
IntroducedCompare
(document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

Senate/ passed 2nd reading
2026-02-27 · pass · 29-0
Member-level votes (29)
- Adams, J. Stuart: yes
- Balderree, H.: yes
- Blouin, N.: yes
- Brammer, B.: yes
- Buss, E.: yes
- Cullimore, K. A.: yes
- Escamilla, L.: yes
- Fillmore, L.: yes
- Grover, K.: yes
- Harper, W.: yes
- Hinkins, D.: yes
- Ipson, D.: yes
- Johnson, J.: yes
- Kwan, K.: yes
- McCay, D.: yes
- McKell, M.: yes
- Millner, A.: yes
- Musselman, C.R.: yes
- Owens, D.R.: yes
- Pitcher, S.: yes
- Plumb, J.: yes
- Riebe, K.: yes
- Sandall, S.: yes
- Stevenson, J.: yes
- Stratton, K.: yes
- Vickers, E.: yes
- Weiler, T.: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Winterton, R.: yes
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-27 · pass · 26-0
Member-level votes (29)
- Balderree, H.: yes
- Blouin, N.: yes
- Brammer, B.: yes
- Buss, E.: yes
- Escamilla, L.: yes
- Fillmore, L.: yes
- Grover, K.: yes
- Harper, W.: yes
- Hinkins, D.: yes
- Ipson, D.: yes
- Johnson, J.: yes
- Kwan, K.: yes
- McKell, M.: yes
- Millner, A.: yes
- Musselman, C.R.: yes
- Owens, D.R.: yes
- Pitcher, S.: yes
- Plumb, J.: yes
- Riebe, K.: yes
- Sandall, S.: yes
- Stevenson, J.: yes
- Stratton, K.: yes
- Vickers, E.: yes
- Weiler, T.: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Winterton, R.: yes
- Adams, J. Stuart: other
- Cullimore, K. A.: other
- McCay, D.: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0297.html

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