# Utah H.B. 281: Health Curriculum and Procedures Amendments

Utah H.B. 281, Health Curriculum and Procedures Amendments, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Stephanie Gricius (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-26 (House/ to Governor) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB281-2025GS
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Utah H.B. 281
- State: Utah
- Session: 2025 General Session
- Title: Health Curriculum and Procedures Amendments
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-20
- Last action: 2025-03-26, House/ to Governor
- Sponsor: Stephanie Gricius (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Education, Student Health and Safety, K-12 Education, Health Care, Mental Health, State Board of Education, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Telehealth
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 27 (169 yes, 47 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Stephanie Gricius (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kirk A. Cullimore (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Katy Hall (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 21 | 7 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment failed | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 53 | 16 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed | fail | 2 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 48 | 19 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | House/ floor amendment failed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 11 | 2 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
|   | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
|   | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
|   | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment failed | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
|   | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
|   | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
|   | House | House/ floor amendment failed | fail |   |   |   |
|   | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
|   | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
|   | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (51)

- 2025-03-26: Governor Signed
- 2025-03-17: House/ to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-17: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House)
- 2025-03-14: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House)
- 2025-03-14: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- 2025-03-11: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- 2025-03-11: Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- 2025-03-07: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-07: House/ received from Senate (House)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ received from House (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: House/ to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-07: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House)
- 2025-03-07: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-07: House/ received from Senate (House)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ floor amendment failed (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ uncircled (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ circled (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Senate/ received from House (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: House/ to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-11: House/ passed 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-02-11: House/ floor amendment failed (House)
- 2025-02-11: House/ floor amendment (House)
- 2025-02-11: House/ floor amendment (House)
- 2025-02-11: House/ substituted (House)
- 2025-02-11: House/ uncircled (House)
- 2025-02-10: House/ circled (House)
- 2025-02-10: House/ 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-02-03: House/ 2nd reading (House)
- 2025-02-03: House/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended (House)
- 2025-01-31: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House)
- 2025-01-31: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (House)
- 2025-01-31: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (House)
- 2025-01-30: House/ to standing committee (House)
- 2025-01-23: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House)
- 2025-01-21: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House)
- 2025-01-21: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House)
- 2025-01-20: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0281.pdf)
- Substitute #3, 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0281S03.pdf)
- Amended 2/11/2025 15:02:895, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0281S02_2025-02-11_15-08-08.pdf)
- Substitute #2, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0281S02.pdf)
- Amended 2/3/2025 11:02:420, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0281S01_2025-02-03_11-02-09.pdf)
- Substitute #1, 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0281S01.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0281.pdf)

## Related bills

- S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements (signed)
- S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments (vetoed)
- S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0281.pdf)
- [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0281S03.pdf)
- [Amended 2/11/2025 15:02:895 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0281S02_2025-02-11_15-08-08.pdf)
- [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0281S02.pdf)
- [Amended 2/3/2025 11:02:420 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0281S01_2025-02-03_11-02-09.pdf)
- [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0281S01.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0281.pdf)

## Related
- [S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB199-2025GS)
- [H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB562-2025GS)
- [H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB493-2025GS)
- [H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB482-2025GS)
- [S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB197-2025GS)
- [S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB3-2025GS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB281-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).
