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UT SB 297

died on adjournment

School Social Worker Amendments

Utah · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

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

Sponsors

  • Buss, Emilyprimary
  • Hayes, Saharacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-16

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

  2. 2026-02-16

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  3. 2026-02-16

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0297

  4. 2026-02-16

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0297

  5. 2026-02-17

    Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research

    receipt

  6. 2026-02-17

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  7. 2026-02-18

    Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Education Committee]

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-02-18

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0297

  9. 2026-02-19

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0297

  10. 2026-02-19

    Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    receipt

  11. 2026-02-19

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0297S01

  12. 2026-02-19

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0297S01

  13. 2026-02-20

    Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Education Committee]

    substitution

  14. 2026-02-20

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Education Committee]

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-02-20

    Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Education Committee]

  16. 2026-02-20

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

  17. 2026-02-23

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0297S01

  18. 2026-02-23

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0297S01

  19. 2026-02-27

    Senate/ 2nd reading

  20. 2026-02-27

    Senate/ circled

  21. 2026-02-27

    Senate/ uncircled

  22. 2026-02-27

    Senate/ passed 2nd reading

    reading-2

  23. 2026-02-27

    Senate/ 3rd reading

  24. 2026-02-27

    Senate/ passed 3rd reading

    passage

  25. 2026-02-27

    Senate/ to House

  26. 2026-02-27

    House/ received from Senate

    receipt

  27. 2026-03-02

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  28. 2026-03-02

    House/ to standing committee [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]

    referral-committee

  29. 2026-03-03

    House Comm - Not Considered [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]

  30. 2026-03-04

    House Comm - Held [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]

  31. 2026-03-04

    House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]

  32. 2026-03-05

    House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules [House Rules Committee]

  33. 2026-03-07

    House/ strike enacting clause

  34. 2026-03-07

    House/ to Senate

  35. 2026-03-07

    Senate/ received from House

    receipt

  36. 2026-03-07

    Senate/ filed

    filing

Versions

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

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:35:26.931453Z

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