Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB98: Substance Use Rehabilitation Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 25, 2026
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a recovery ready workplace certification program.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 4, 2026:
0 Substance Use Rehabilitation Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jen Plumb House Sponsor: Tyler Clancy LONG TITLE General Description: This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a recovery ready workplace certification program. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (department) to establish, in consultation with the Department of Workforce Services, a certification program for employers to be certified as a recovery ready workplace (program); - if the department establishes the program, requires the department to establish an application process and criteria; - provides that funds may be appropriated by the Legislature from the Electronic Cigarette Substance and Nicotine Product Proceeds Restricted Account for the program; - grants the department rulemaking authority; - defines terms; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 59-14-807 Effective 05/06/26 Partially Repealed 07/01/30 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 173, 366 ENACTS: 26B-7-126 Effective 05/06/26 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 26B-7-126 is enacted to read: 26B-7-126 Effective 05/06/26 . Recovery ready workplace certification program. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Employee" means a person who performs a …
Sponsors
- Plumb, Jen (D, 9) · primary sponsor
- Tyler Clancy (R, 60)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Senate/ to Governor
- : Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- : Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
Votes
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 26, 2026): 69 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 24, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 17, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 13, 2026): 18 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (January 28, 2026): 3 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 28, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, Health and Human Services, Appropriations, Department of Workforce Services, New Rulemaking Authority, Workforce Services, Public Health, Substance Abuse
Common questions
- What is SB98?
- SB98 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Substance Use Rehabilitation Amendments.
- What does SB98 do?
- This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a recovery ready workplace certification program.
- What is the status of SB98?
- Signed into law as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB98?
- Plumb, Jen (D, 9), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB98?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0098.html
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