Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB285: Uninsured Children Dental Care Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill provides funding for dental care for uninsured children.
What the bill says
From the substitute text, February 24, 2026:
0 Uninsured Children Dental Care Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Luz Escamilla House Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill provides funding for dental care for uninsured children. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - creates the Uninsured Children Dental Care Restricted Account; and - directs certain revenue to the Uninsured Children Dental Care Restricted Account. Money Appropriated in this Bill: This bill appropriates $5,000,000 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2027, all of which is from the various sources as detailed in this bill. This bill appropriates $5,000,000 in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal year 2027, all of which is from the General Fund. Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 63J-1-602.1 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 9 ENACTS: 53H-4-214 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 53H-4-214 is enacted to read: 53H-4-214 . Uninsured Children Dental Care Restricted Account. (1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the "Uninsured Children Dental Care Restricted Account." (2) The Division of Finance shall annually transfer $5,000,000 from the General Fund to the Uninsured Children Dental Care Restricted Account. (3) The Uninsured Children …
Sponsors
- Escamilla, Luz (D, 10) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Senate/ filed
- : Senate/ strike enacting clause
- : Senate/ 3nd Reading Calendar to Rules
- : Senate/ circled
- : Senate/ 3rd reading
- : Senate/ passed 2nd reading
- : Senate/ 2nd reading
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0285S01
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0285S01
- : Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
Votes
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 27, 2026): 16 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 24, 2026): 3 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 24, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Business, Health Insurance, Dentists and Dental Hygienists, Health and Human Services, Health Care Professionals, Education, Insurance, Higher Education
Common questions
- What is SB285?
- SB285 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Uninsured Children Dental Care Amendments.
- What does SB285 do?
- This bill provides funding for dental care for uninsured children.
- What is the status of SB285?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: Senate/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB285?
- Escamilla, Luz (D, 10).
- Where is the official record for SB285?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0285.html
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