Bills / H.B. 317
H.B. 317 Social Health in Public Education Curriculum
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote (stopped here)
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill would add a formal definition of the term "social health" to Utah's public education standards. Under the definition, social health means tools for building healthy, mutually beneficial relationships, and the bill places existing instruction, such as situational awareness, under that label.
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Official description
- defines terms
- includes instruction in social health within the required health curriculum in the public education system
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 12 yes, 0 no, 3 absentHouse Education Committee: vote to change the bill · Feb 4, 2026Who voted how
- 12 yes, 0 no, 3 absentHouse Education Committee: Amendment Recommendation · Feb 4, 2026Who voted how
- 8 yes, 4 no, 3 absentHouse Education Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 4, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 4, 2026 House Education Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (114 turns) →
- Feb 17, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (5 turns) →
- Feb 23, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (5 turns) →