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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah requires hospital emergency departments to adopt pediatric care policies, assign coordinators, and report readiness assessments
Last action · March 23, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Jen Plumb and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
Utah hospital emergency departments are required to establish pediatric care policies, designate an emergency care coordinator, conduct readiness assessments, and report results to the state by December 31 of assessment years, starting May 6, 2026. The legislation reallocates $278,000 ongoing within the Department of Public Safety to fund a direct grant to the Utah Pediatric Trauma Network, resulting in a net fiscal impact of zero.
Hospital emergency departments must implement specialized pediatric triage, medication dosing, equipment protocols, and staff training while reporting readiness data to the state.
- The National Pediatric Readiness Project establishes clinical guidelines and assessments to improve emergency care for children in hospital emergency departments. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Hospital emergency departments
Hospital emergency departments must adopt specific pediatric care policies, designate care coordinators, conduct staff training and emergency drills, and report readiness assessments to the state.
Utah Pediatric Trauma Network
The network is slated to receive a direct award grant of $278,000 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2027 to support pediatric readiness.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
37 actions- Mar 23, 2026Lieutenant Governor's office for filingEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 3, 2026SenateSenate/ to Governor
- Mar 3, 2026SenateSenate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- Mar 2, 2026SenateSenate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 2, 2026Senate SecretaryEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- Feb 23, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
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- Feb 23, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingBill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- Feb 19, 2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- Feb 19, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Feb 19, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 19, 2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 19, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 13, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Feb 10, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 10, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Feb 10, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Feb 10, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 10, 2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
- Feb 9, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd reading
- Feb 9, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Jan 27, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Jan 27, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Jan 26, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 21, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 20, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0127
- Jan 20, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 17, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0127
- Jan 14, 2026SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 13, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0127
- Jan 13, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0127
- Jan 13, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 13, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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Revenue Neutral Reallocation
The bill reallocates existing General Fund appropriations within the Department of Public Safety to fund a direct grant to the Utah Pediatric Trauma Network, resulting in a net fiscal impact of zero.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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