Utah 2026 General Session Status: To Executive 1 I cosponsors

SB 320 — School-based Food Pantry Amendments

Last action — Senate/ filed

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 23, 2026. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Advancing 44% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 I).

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill exempts food distributed through school-based food pantries from existing food additive restrictions and verification of lawful presence requirements.

  • 53G-9-205.2

    This section does not apply to a charter school or school district that has 5,500 students or fewer. → This section does not apply to: (i) a charter school or school district that has 5,500 students or fewer; or (ii) an item distributed through a school-based food pantry, as that term is defined in Section 53G-7-228.

    Items from school-based food pantries are exempt from the restrictions on food additives.

  • 53G-7-228

    (2) If an LEA participates as a distribution point for a school-based food pantry, the LEA may not: (a) deny a student who is younger than 18 years old or a parent of the student from receiving a school-based food pantry item; or (b) if the student is 18 years old or older, require the student to provide evidence of lawful presence in the United States to receive a school-based food pantry item.

    LEAs cannot refuse food pantry items to students or require lawful presence verification for those 18 and older.

  • 53G-7-228

    (3) Sections 53G-9-205.2, 63G-12-402, and 76-14-207 do not apply to a school-based food pantry item, whether a school-based food pantry is administered by an LEA, a state agency, a non-profit or for profit organization, or any other political subdivision of the state that receives or administers state or federal funds to fulfill the purposes of a school-based food pantry.

    School-based food pantry items are not subject to the verification and lawful presence requirements of other sections.

Action History

  1. Senate/ filed

  2. Senate/ strike enacting clause

  3. Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules [Senate Rules Committee]

  4. Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules [Senate Education Committee]

  5. Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Education Committee]

  6. Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  7. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0320

  8. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0320

  9. Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  10. Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research

  11. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0320

  12. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0320

  13. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  14. Bill Numbered but not Distributed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 103 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (103)

103 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 320?
SB 320 is sponsored by Emily Buss (F).
What is the current status of SB 320?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 23, 2026. It awaits signature.
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