Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB180: School Nutrition Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill amends funding and eligibility regarding the school lunch program.
What the bill says
From the substitute text, February 11, 2026:
0 School Nutrition Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Luz Escamilla House Sponsor: Tyler Clancy LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends funding and eligibility regarding the school lunch program. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - allows the State Board of Education to use a certain percentage of liquor revenue to support the school meal program; - expands the definition of an eligible student under the school meal program; - enacts provisions related to reimbursement for eligible school meals; - enacts a certain exemption from the school meal program; - creates reporting requirements; - establishes certain repeal dates; 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: 32B-2-304 Effective 07/01/26 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 94 53E-1-201 Effective 07/01/26 Partially Repealed 07/01/27 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 9 53E-1-202 Effective 07/01/26 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 7 53F-2-423 Effective 07/01/26 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 203 53F-9-204 Effective 07/01/26 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 413, 433 63I-2-253 Effective 07/01/26 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter …
Sponsors
- Escamilla, Luz (D, 10) · primary sponsor
- Tyler Clancy (R, 60)
Latest actions
- : Senate/ filed
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : House Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed
- : House Comm - Held
- : House/ to standing committee
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
Votes
- House Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed (March 3, 2026): 3 yea, 6 nay, failed
- House Comm - Held (March 3, 2026): 8 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 26, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 24, 2026): 22 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 12, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 12, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Business, Alcohol, Education, K-12 Education, Student Health and Safety, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Revenue and Taxation
Common questions
- What is SB180?
- SB180 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): School Nutrition Amendments.
- What does SB180 do?
- This bill amends funding and eligibility regarding the school lunch program.
- What is the status of SB180?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: Senate/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB180?
- Escamilla, Luz (D, 10), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB180?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0180.html
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