HB0379 • 2026

Child Care Provider Food Preparation Amendments

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Tracy
Last action: 2026-03-19
Official status: Governor Signed
Effective date: Not listed

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Child Care Provider Food Preparation Amendments

This bill amends provisions related to food safety and sanitation for child care providers.

What This Bill Does

This bill amends provisions related to food safety and sanitation for child care providers.

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Bill History

2026-03-19 Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Governor Signed
2026-03-16 Clerk of the House
House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
2026-03-16 Executive Branch - Governor
House/ to Governor
2026-03-12 Clerk of the House
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2026-03-12 Clerk of the House
House/ enrolled bill to Printing
2026-03-10 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Bill Received from House for Enrolling
2026-03-10 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-03-06 House Speaker
House/ received from Senate
2026-03-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
2026-03-06 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2026-03-06 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-03-06 Senate President
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2026-03-06 House Speaker
Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
2026-03-06 House Speaker
Senate/ to House
2026-03-04 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
2026-03-02 Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-03-02 Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
Senate/ committee report favorable
2026-03-02 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-02-27 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-27 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received from House
2026-02-27 Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
2026-02-26 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 3rd reading
2026-02-26 Senate Secretary
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-26 Senate Secretary
House/ to Senate
2026-02-22 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0379S02
2026-02-20 House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-20 House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
2026-02-20 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-02-20 House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
House/ comm rpt/ substituted
2026-02-20 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0379S02
2026-02-18 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0379S02
2026-02-18 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0379S02
2026-02-16 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0379S01
2026-02-16 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0379S01
2026-02-12 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0379S01
2026-02-12 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0379S01
2026-02-04 House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-01-29 House Rules Committee
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-29 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0379
2026-01-29 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0379
2026-01-27 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-27 Clerk of the House
House/ received bill from Legislative Research
2026-01-26 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-01-26 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0379
2026-01-26 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0379
2026-01-26 Legislative Research and General Counsel
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Official Summary Text

This bill amends provisions related to food safety and sanitation for child care providers.

Current Bill Text

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26B-7-417
2
Child Care Provider Food Preparation Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Tracy J. Miller
Senate Sponsor: Heidi Balderree
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions related to food safety and sanitation for
child care providers.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
exempts child care food preparation kitchens from food service establishment regulations
under certain circumstances;
requires the Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with child care
provider associations, to make rules for child care food preparation kitchens:
for food safety and sanitation; and
to qualify for certain exemptions; and
defines terms.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
26B-7-417
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
26B-7-417
is enacted to read:
26B-7-417
. Special requirements for child care food preparation kitchens.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Center based child care" means the same as that term is defined in Section
26B-2-401
.
(b)
"Child care food preparation kitchen" means the kitchen in the center based child
care facility of a licensed provider:
(i)
where food is prepared only for qualifying children in the care of the licensed
provider and the licensed provider's employees; and
(ii)
that is not open to the public.
(c)
"Child care provider association" means an association:
(i)
that has functioned as a child care provider association in the state for at least
three years; and
(ii)
that is affiliated with a national child care provider association.
(d)
"Exempt kitchen" means a child care food preparation kitchen that meets the
requirements for exemption established by the department as described in Subsection
(2)
.
(e)
"Food handler" means the same as that term is defined in Section
26B-7-413
.
(f)
"Food handler permit" means the same as that term is defined in Section
26B-7-413
.
(g)
"Licensed provider" means a person who holds a license from the department under
Section
26B-2-403
.
(h)
"Qualifying child" means the same as that term is defined in Section
26B-2-401
.
(2)
(a)
In collaboration with representatives of each child care provider association in the
state, the department shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
Administrative Rulemaking Act, to establish:
(i)
exemptions from this part and rules the department makes in accordance with this
part, for a child care food preparation kitchen; and
(ii)
for an exempt kitchen, rules to establish sanitation and food safety requirements.
(b)
The exemptions described in Subsection
(2)(a)(i)
:
(i)
shall be based on:
(A)
volume of food prepared;
(B)
type of food prepared;
(C)
type of food preparation; and
(D)
food storage; and
(ii)
may not be based on the number of qualifying children for whom food is prepared
in the child care food preparation kitchen.
(3)
Rules the department makes in accordance with this section may not require, in a child
care food preparation kitchen:
(a)
that is an exempt kitchen, the use of:
(i)
a commercial grade:
(A)
dishwasher;
(B)
oven, range, or hood;
(C)
freezer; or
(D)
refrigerator; or
(ii)
a floor sink, if dishes are not stored in other sinks in the exempt kitchen;
(b)
a certified food safety manager if every food handler has a food handler permit;
(c)
a three compartment sink, if the child care food preparation kitchen:
(i)
does not prepare raw meat, raw fish, or raw poultry; and
(ii)
has a two compartment sink that is sanitized regularly; or
(d)
a separate handwashing sink.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
3-11-26 8:51 AM