# Utah S.B. 162: Talent Connect Utah S.B. 162, Talent Connect, is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Ann Millner (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB162-2025GS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah S.B. 162 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Talent Connect - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-23 - Last action: 2025-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Ann Millner (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Economic Development, Education, Higher Education, Department of Workforce Services, Workforce Services, Utah Board of Higher Education, Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, Utah System of Higher Education - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 12 (139 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Paid college work placements for students: benefit, medium. From July 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027, Utah's cooperative education program provides paid work for college credit. Participating schools are Weber State University, University of Utah, Southern Utah University, Utah State University, Utah Tech University, and Utah Valley University. Students… - New portal connects Utah job seekers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Utah High-Demand Talent Portal connects students, recent graduates, and job seekers with Utah employers. Qualifying jobs must show above-average projected Utah growth, pay at least the state median wage, and meet state star-ranking criteria. They must also show high soci… - Utah funds job matching and placements: benefit, low. The law provides a one-time $500,000 from Utah's Income Tax Fund to the Board of Higher Education–Talent Ready Utah. Funding is for fiscal year 2026, running from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. It supports the job portal, placement management system, program design, promotional materials, and… - Employers take on student placement liability: cost, low. For co-op placements from July 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027, employers must maintain appropriate insurance. They must also protect participating schools against claims arising from placements through required indemnity agreements. The Utah System of Higher Education and participating schools… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ann Millner (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Moss, Jefferson ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-04 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 68 | 0 | | | 2025-02-21 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (38) - 2025-03-25: Governor Signed - 2025-03-17: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-05: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-05: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2025-03-05: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-03-04: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-02-21: House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact (House) - 2025-02-21: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2025-02-21: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-18: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-02-13: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-02-12: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-12: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ floor amendment (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/SB0162.pdf) - Amended 2/11/2025 15:02:645, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_SB0162S01_2025-02-11_15-07-11.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0162S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0162.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/SB0162.pdf) - [Amended 2/11/2025 15:02:645 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_SB0162S01_2025-02-11_15-07-11.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0162S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0162.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) - [Utah bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah/bills) - [Utah state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB162-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).