Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB440: School Lunch Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill enacts provisions related to school community councils, school meals, and recess in public school.
What the bill says
From the substitute text, February 21, 2026:
0 School Lunch Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Tiara Auxier Senate Sponsor: Keith Grover LONG TITLE General Description: This bill enacts provisions related to school community councils, school meals, and recess in public school. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - requires a local education agency to establish a share table program; - requires a school community council and a charter school's wellness committee or a charter trust land council to hold a school lunch planning meeting; - creates a reporting requirement; - creates certain requirements regarding recess in an elementary school; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 53F-2-423 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 203 53G-7-1202 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 66 53G-7-1205 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 161 ENACTS: 53G-7-1207 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 53G-9-216 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 53F-2-423 is amended to read: 53F-2-423 . School meal program. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Education model health and wellness policy on nutrition" means state board policy emphasizing that an LEA …
Sponsors
- Tiara Auxier (R, 4) · primary sponsor
- Keith Grover (R, 23)
- Chevrier, Kristen (R, 54)
- Matthews, Ashlee (D, 37)
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
- : Senate/ strike enacting clause
- : Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0440S02
- : Senate/ to standing committee
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0440S02
- : Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
Votes
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 23, 2026): 50 yea, 18 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 12, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 12, 2026): 7 yea, 5 nay, passed
- House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (February 12, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Board of Education, School Community Councils, Education, K-12 Education, Student Health and Safety, Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
Common questions
- What is HB440?
- HB440 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): School Lunch Amendments.
- What does HB440 do?
- This bill enacts provisions related to school community councils, school meals, and recess in public school.
- What is the status of HB440?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB440?
- Tiara Auxier (R, 4), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB440?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0440.html
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