Senate Health and Human Services Committee - February 24, 2026

Utah State Senate Health and Human Services Committee · February 24, 2026

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SB 285 (1st substitute) — children’s dental restricted account

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Senate sponsor (speaker 8) explained first substitute of SB 285 would create a restricted $5,000,000 account to provide dental and oral health services to uninsured K–12 children and shift the funding source to the general fund; sponsor cited rising Medicaid/CHIP losses and high rates of childhood tooth decay. Committee heard proponent testimony from Megan Neufe of Voices for Utah Children (supporting link between unmet dental needs and school absenteeism) and Danielle Evans of the Utah Dental Hygienists Association (urging broader provider access and citing 66% tooth decay stat). The sponsor,

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Health and Human Services committee considered six bills and recommended favorably on substitutes for SB 285, SB 305, HB 417, HB 339 (sub 1), HB 383 (sub 2) and HB 390 (first sub).

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