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State Government / Utah / Legislation / SB 297

SB 297Session 2026SenatePassed a vote

School Social Worker Amendments

Official source overview

This bill amends provisions related to a social service worker in a public school.

Published by Utah State Legislature for S.B. 297 S1. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 7, 2026

Senate/ filed

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Feb 16, 2026
Latest passage
Feb 27, 2026
Key provisionsTopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Official highlighted provisions

What the bill would do

These points come from the Utah Legislature’s published bill overview.

  • amends a definition related to personnel providing health and counseling support to a student;
  • requires the State Board of Education to provide certain guidance based on requirements the Division of Professional Licensing sets; and
  • makes technical and conforming changes.
Verify this overview with the Utah Legislature ↗

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

EducationElections & GovernmentLabor & Employment

Source subjects

EducationGovernment Operations (State Issues)K-12 EducationLocal Education Agencies (LEAs)School DistrictsSchool FinanceSchool PersonnelState Board of Education

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorBuss, Emily
cosponsorHayes, Sahara

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

View full action timeline36 actions⌄
  1. Mar 7, 2026

    Senate/ filed

    FilingSenate
  2. Mar 7, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  3. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  4. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ strike enacting clause

    House
  5. Mar 5, 2026

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

    House
  6. Mar 4, 2026

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

    House
  7. Mar 4, 2026

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

    House
  8. Mar 3, 2026

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

    House
  9. Mar 2, 2026

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

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  10. Mar 2, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  11. Feb 27, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  12. Feb 27, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  13. Feb 27, 2026

    Senate/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageHouse
  14. Feb 27, 2026

    Senate/ 3rd reading

    Senate
  15. Feb 27, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd reading

    Reading 2Senate
  16. Feb 27, 2026

    Senate/ uncircled

    Senate
  17. Feb 27, 2026

    Senate/ circled

    Senate
  18. Feb 27, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd reading

    Senate
  19. Feb 23, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0297S01

    Utah State Legislature
  20. Feb 23, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0297S01

    Utah State Legislature
  21. Feb 20, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  22. Feb 20, 2026

    Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Education Committee]

    Senate
  23. Feb 20, 2026

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Education Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  24. Feb 20, 2026

    Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Education Committee]

    SubstitutionSenate
  25. Feb 19, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0297S01

    Utah State Legislature
  26. Feb 19, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0297S01

    Utah State Legislature
  27. Feb 19, 2026

    Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptSenate
  28. Feb 19, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0297

    Utah State Legislature
  29. Feb 18, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0297

    Utah State Legislature
  30. Feb 18, 2026

    Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Education Committee]

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  31. Feb 17, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  32. Feb 17, 2026

    Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptSenate
  33. Feb 16, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0297

    Utah State Legislature
  34. Feb 16, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0297

    Utah State Legislature
  35. Feb 16, 2026

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  36. Feb 16, 2026

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

    Utah State Legislature

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State legislative data provided by Open States and linked legislature sources when available.

Bill overview text and highlighted provisions are published by the Utah State Legislature and are not rewritten by Civixly.

Civixly tracks state bill actions, passage dates, and sponsors. Member-level state roll-call histories are not included.

Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.