SB 285 Utah Senate · 2026 General Session

Uninsured Children Dental Care Amendments

SB 285 creates a new "Uninsured Children Dental Care Restricted Account" within Utah's General Fund and appropriates $5 million for fiscal year 2027 to fund dental care for uninsured children. The bill directs the University of Utah School of Dentistry's Oral Health Assistance Program to provide these services across all counties. Funds are nonlapsing for FY2027-28, with excess amounts over $200,000 lapsing to the General Fund starting FY2028-29. This bill directly affects uninsured children in Utah by expanding access to dental care through a dedicated funding mechanism.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 11, 2026 Last action Mar 7, 2026

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Introduced → Substitute #1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to add a specific $5,000,000 annual funding source from the General Fund to support dental care for uninsured children, replacing the previous reliance on sales tax revenue. The bill also updated the list of nonlapsing funds to include the new dental care account and clarified that funds in excess of $200,000 must be returned to the General Fund starting in fiscal year 2028-29.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to explicitly include a dedicated annual appropriation from the General Fund, ensuring a guaranteed funding stream for the program.

FISCAL

Added a mandatory annual transfer of $5,000,000 from the General Fund to the Uninsured Children Dental Care Restricted Account.

Modified the account composition to remove 'revenue deposited in accordance with Section 59-12-103' (sales tax revenue) and replace it with the new General Fund appropriation.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that any funds in the account exceeding $200,000 must lapse back to the General Fund beginning in fiscal year 2028-29.

DEFINITION

Added the Uninsured Children Dental Care Restricted Account to the official list of nonlapsing appropriations.

TIMELINE

Updated the effective date and fiscal year references to align with the new funding structure and sunset provisions.

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Committee

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate/ 3nd Reading Calendar to Rules [Senate Rules Committee]

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

upper

Feb 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Introduced

Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors