SB0281 • 2026

Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Sen. Stratton, Keven J.
Last action: 2026-03-18
Official status: Governor Signed
Effective date: Not listed

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Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives

This bill creates an incentive for private donations for senior nutrition programs.

What This Bill Does

This bill creates an incentive for private donations for senior nutrition programs.

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Bill History

2026-03-18 Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Governor Signed
2026-03-11 Senate Secretary
Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
2026-03-11 Executive Branch - Governor
Senate/ to Governor
2026-03-07 Senate Secretary
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2026-03-07 Senate Secretary
Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
2026-03-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
2026-03-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-03-05 Senate President
Senate/ received from House
2026-03-05 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
2026-03-04 House Health and Human Services Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-03-04 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-03-04 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ 3rd reading
2026-03-04 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
2026-03-04 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ circled
2026-03-04 House Health and Human Services Committee
House/ committee report favorable
2026-03-04 House Speaker
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-03-04 House Rules Committee
House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact
2026-03-04 Senate President
House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
2026-03-04 Senate President
House/ to Senate
2026-03-04 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ uncircled
2026-03-03 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-03-03 Clerk of the House
House/ received from Senate
2026-03-03 House Health and Human Services Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-03-03 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0281S03
2026-03-03 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0281S03
2026-03-03 Clerk of the House
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
2026-03-03 Clerk of the House
Senate/ to House
2026-03-03 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ uncircled
2026-03-02 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0281S03
2026-03-02 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0281S03
2026-03-02 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ circled
2026-03-02 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ substituted
2026-03-02 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ uncircled
2026-02-28 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0281S02
2026-02-27 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0281S02
2026-02-27 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 3rd reading
2026-02-27 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ circled
2026-02-27 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ floor amendment
2026-02-26 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd reading
2026-02-26 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ circled
2026-02-26 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
2026-02-26 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ substituted
2026-02-26 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ uncircled
2026-02-24 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0281S02
2026-02-24 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0281S02
2026-02-23 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0281S01
2026-02-19 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0281S01
2026-02-18 Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-18 Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation
2026-02-18 Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted
2026-02-18 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-02-17 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0281S01
2026-02-17 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0281S01
2026-02-17 Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-02-13 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0281
2026-02-12 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0281
2026-02-12 Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
2026-02-10 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-02-10 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0281
2026-02-10 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0281
2026-02-10 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
2026-02-10 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-10 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research

Official Summary Text

This bill creates an incentive for private donations for senior nutrition programs.

Current Bill Text

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26B-6-115
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Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Keven J. Stratton
House Sponsor: David Shallenberger
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill creates an incentive for private donations for senior nutrition programs.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
establishes the Senior Nutrition Private Donation Matching Fund; and
creates a matching incentive for local area agencies that obtain qualifying private
donations.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
26B-6-115
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
26B-6-115
is enacted to read:
26B-6-115
. Senior nutrition private donation incentives.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Area need" means the food and nutrition needs of seniors in a geographical area
served by a local area agency, as determined by:
(i)
the total number of seniors receiving and on the waiting list for home delivered
meals; and
(ii)
the percentage of individuals described in Subsection
(1)(a)(i)
compared to the
total population.
(b)
"Fund" means the Senior Nutrition Private Donation Matching Fund.
(2)
(a)
There is created the Senior Nutrition Private Donation Matching Fund.
(b)
The fund shall consist of:
(i)
appropriations from the Legislature;
(ii)
private donations; and
(iii)
interest earned on money in the account.
(c)
Distributions from the fund shall be used:
(i)
to match private donations that a local area agency fundraises; and
(ii)
to support home delivered meals for seniors.
(d)
The fund may not include any donations or appropriations made before July 1, 2025.
(3)
(a)
The division may distribute funds, in accordance with Subsection
(4)
, to a local
area agency if the agency fundraises a private donation that:
(i)
is separate from funds used for matching as described in Section
26B-6-108
;
(ii)
is not an in kind donation; and
(iii)
is not donated by a recipient of agency services.
(b)
(i)
A private donation may include a donation from a public entity if the donation
is:
(A)
received after December 31, 2025; and
(B)
is more than the public entity donated in the previous fiscal year.
(ii)
Only the amount of the increase described in Subsection
(3)(b)(i)(B)
is eligible
for matching.
(4)
(a)
The division shall develop a formula to distribute money in the fund.
(b)
The formula described in Subsection
(4)(a)
shall:
(i)
be based on the area need; and
(ii)
account for:
(A)
the existing state formula;
(B)
the higher costs of providing service in a rural area; and
(C)
reduced capacity for fundraising in a rural area.
(c)
The division shall report the formula developed in accordance with this Subsection
(4)
to the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
3-6-26 10:50 PM